Hosea Stout
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Hosea Stout (September 18, 1810 ā March 2, 1889) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, a Mormon pioneer, soldier, chief of police, lawyer, missionary, and politician in Utah Territory.
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Born | (1810-09-18)September 18, 1810 Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | March 2, 1889(1889-03-02) (aged 78) Utah, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | soldier, chief of police, bodyguard, lawyer, missionary, politician, diarist |
Employer(s) | U.S government, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, self-employed |
Known for | Founding first Mormon mission in China in 1850s |
Spouse(s) | Samantha Peck and five others |
Parent(s) | Joseph Stout and Ann Smith |
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Stout was from Kentucky and one of the few early Mormons to come from The South. The Latter Day Saint Church occasionally opposed slavery which largely discouraged converts from this region of the U.S.