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Daniel Hanmer Wells (October 27, 1814 – March 24, 1891) was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the third mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, as well as a polygamist. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (784x992, 63 KB)Daniel H. Wells, Salt Lake City mayor 1866–1876. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (784x992, 63 KB)Daniel H. Wells, Salt Lake City mayor 1866–1876. ...
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...
1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1989 - Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaskas Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground. ...
1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
In Mormonism, an Apostle is a person ordained to be a traveling councilor bearing witness of Jesus Christ. ...
The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...
This is a list of mayors of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Salt Lake City was incorporated on January 6, 1851. ...
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Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by: Idaho (at 42°N) and Wyoming (at 41°N and 111°W) in the north, by Colorado (at 109°W) in the east, at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast (at the Four Corners Monument...
The term polygamy (literally many marriage in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology. ...
He lived in Commerce—later Nauvoo—Illinois and was a "Jack Mormon", a term originally applied to non-members who nontheless defended the Saints. Wells was not baptized into the LDS Church until August 9, 1846, The references in this article would be clearer with a different style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...
State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official language(s) English Area 149,998 km² (25th) - Land 143,968 km² - Water 6,030 km² (4. ...
The term Jack Mormon is a pejorative term that originated in the 19th century. ...
Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism, and has its origins with the Jewish ritual of mikvah. ...
1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Mobs invaded Nauvoo after the assassination of Church founder Joseph Smith, Jr.. Wells defended the city and fought as a Lieutenant General of the Nauvoo Legion, and also provided shelter for evacuees. Wells traveled west with the Mormon pioneers and helped settle the Salt Lake Valley. Joseph Smith, Jr. ...
The Nauvoo Legion was a private militia employed by Joseph Smith, Jr. ...
Salt Lake Valley is a valley in north-central Utah located in Salt Lake County. ...
Well respected for his integrity and loyal service, he was elected Attorney General of State of Deseret in 1849. When Jedediah M. Grant died in 1856, Wells was ordained an Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and set apart as Second Counselor to President Brigham Young. Although serving as an Apostle, President Wells was never sustained as a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Upon Young's death in 1877, Wells was sustained as a Counselor to the Twelve Apostles. The boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret (orange) as proposed in 1849. ...
Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816–1856) (commonly known as Jedediah M. Grant) was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...
Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was the second prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism). ...
In 1866, Wells was elected mayor of Salt Lake City as a member of the newly-formed People's Party and re-elected in both 1872 and 1874. In 1871 he was arrested by U.S. marshals on charges of polygamy. In 1852, Wells married feminist and LDS Relief Society President Emmeline B. Wells as a seventh wife. She bore him three daughters. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
The Peoples Party was a political party in Utah Territory during the late 1800s. ...
1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Relief Society, or Female Relief Society, is a womens organization in the Latter Day Saint movement. ...
Wells died in Salt Lake City in 1891 in Salt Lake City at the age of seventy-six. Wells' son, Heber Manning Wells, by Martha G. Harris was the first governor of the state of Utah, serving from 1896 to 1905. Heber Manning Wells (1859 1938) was the first governor of the state of Utah serving from 1896 to 1905. ...
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