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Brigham Young

American religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory (1801-1877) · United States · Politicians · Died at 76

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He marched thousands of persecuted Mormons across the frontier to Utah, founded Salt Lake City, and governed the territory as a theocrat with 56 wives - then ordered massacres that stained the Mormon settlement in blood.

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1877Died29 August 18771856“You say, "That man ought to die for transgressing the law of God." Let me suppose a case.”In their words16 March 1856Journal of Discourses, 3:247 (March 16, 1856)

“I will tell you what this people need, with regard to preaching; you need, figuratively, to have it rain pitchforks, tines downwards, from this pulpit, Sunday after Sunday.”In their words2 March 1856Journal of Discourses 3:222 (March 2, 1856)

1854“Will the Constitution be destroyed?”In their words4 July 1854Journal of Discourses 7:15 (July 4, 1854)

“I can sum up all the arguments used against Joseph Smith and "Mormonism” in a very few words, the merits of which will be found in "OLD JOE SMITH. IMPOSTOR, MONEY DIGGER.”In their wordsJournal of Discourses (1854), ed. G. D. Watt, Vol. 1, pp. 109-110 (scanned image)

1853“Some of you may doubt the truth of what I now say, and argue that the Lord could teach him. This is a mistake.”In their words23 October 1853Journal of Discourse 2:6-7 (October 23, 1853)

1846“The great severity of the weather, and ...”In their wordsFebruary 28, 1846, quoted in National Park Service, Mormon Pioneer Trail, 2018

1801Born1 June 1801

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The five sons of John and Abigail Young.From left to right: Lorenzo Dow, Brigham, Phineas H., Joseph, and John.The five sons of John and Abigail Young.From left to right: Lorenzo Dow, Brigham, Phineas H., Joseph, and John.Chair made by Young, who was a carpenter early in his lifeChair made by Young, who was a carpenter early in his life1845 portrait displayed in the Nauvoo Temple celestial room. Young titled the painting, Delivering the Law of the Lord. On the table are a Book of Mormon and Bible, and a third book titled, "Law of the Lord,"1845 portrait displayed in the Nauvoo Temple celestial room. Young titled the painting, Delivering the Law of the Lord. On the table are a Book of Mormon and Bible, and a third book titled, "Law of the Lord,"Young, c. 1857Young, c. 1857Young's home property, surveyed in 1862Young's home property, surveyed in 18621853 daguerreotype of Young1853 daguerreotype of Young

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  1. You say, "That man ought to die for transgressing the law of God." Let me suppose a case.

    Mar 16, 1856, Journal of Discourses, 3:247 (March 16, 1856), Own words

  2. I would rather that this people should starve to death in the mountains, than to have the Lord Almighty hand us over to a cursed, infernal mob.

    Mar 2, 1856, Journal of Discourses 3:224 (March 2, 1856), Own words

  3. I will tell you what this people need, with regard to preaching; you need, figuratively, to have it rain pitchforks, tines downwards, from this pulpit, Sunday after Sunday.

    Mar 2, 1856, Journal of Discourses 3:222 (March 2, 1856), Own words

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Born in Vermont in 1801, Young worked as a painter and carpenter before becoming a full-time church leader in 1835. When Missouri's governor signed the Mormon Extermination Order in 1838, he organized the Saints' migration to Illinois, where Joseph Smith's 1844 murder by a mob ignited a succession crisis. Elected church president in 1847, Young led the Mormon exodus west via the Mormon Trail to the Salt Lake Valley, where he founded Salt Lake City and was appointed Utah's first territorial governor in 1850. He allowed polygamy, supported slavery's expansion, formalized the ban on black men in the priesthood, and ruled through what he called theodemocracy. When President Buchanan appointed a new governor, Young declared martial law, triggering the Utah War - during which the territorial militia massacred at least 120 members of the Baker-Fancher wagon train at Mountain Meadows, and Young ordered the Aiken massacre the following month. He surrendered in 1858, resigning as governor in exchange for a presidential pardon, and died in 1877 with 57 children and a legacy written across the West.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1801 to 1877 · aged 76

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