Jacob Gates (March 9, 1811 – April 14, 1892) was an early Mormon leader and member of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy[broken anchor] of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He served six separate missions over the course of his life:[1] In October 1844, he was made president of the fourth quorum of Seventy.

My eyes saw, my ears heard, and my understanding was touched, and I know that whereof I testified is true.

It was no dream, no vain imagination of the mind-it was real.While in Liverpool, England, on a mission in 1859, Brigham Young wrote Gates to inform him he'd been called as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy.

Gates served in the Utah Territorial Legislature, representing Washington and Kane counties, from 1864 to 1867.