Paul Elden Kingston
Paul Elden Kingston | |
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| Trustee-in-Trust of the Davis County Cooperative Society | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 25, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | John Ortell Kingston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1959 Utah, United States |
| Spouse | At least 27 |
| Children | 300+ |
| Parent | John Ortell Kingston |
Paul Elden Kingston (born 17 December 1959) is an accountant and attorney. Since 1987 he has served as the Trustee-in-Trust (Leader) of the Latter Day Church of Christ (LDCC), also known as Davis County Cooperative Society (DCCS) or the Kingston Group, a Mormon fundamentalist denomination.[1][2] The DCCS is a financial cooperative established by his uncle Elden Kingston in 1935.
Life
Paul Elden Kingston was born in 1959 as a son of John Ortell Kingston and LaDonna Peterson.
Kingston studied at the University of Utah Law School and was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 1990.[3]
He succeeded his father John Ortell Kingston as the Trustee-in-Trust (Leader) of the DCCS upon his father's death in 1987. During his tenure, members have continued the practice of plural, and intra-family marriage.[4]
Wives and children
Kingston practices polygamy, accruing at least 27 wives and fathering more than 300 children. Three of his wives are his half-sisters and two are his nieces.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "United by fundamentalist Mormon beliefs, one polygamous group helps another by bringing truckloads of food". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ Hales, Brian C. "John Ortell Kingston". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Paul Kingston : UTAH Bar". services.utahbar.org. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (February 27, 2003), "Young Brides Stir New Outcry on Utah Polygamy", The New York Times, retrieved 2013-09-10 Late Edition - Final Section A, page 1, column 2
- ↑ Bennion, Janet (2012). Polygamy in Primetime. ISBN 9781611682960. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ↑ "Inside 'The Order,' One Mormon Cult's Secret Empire". Rolling Stone. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ↑ "Blood Cult". Southern Poverty Law Center. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2025-11-26.