Doniphan, Alexander William, 1808-1887
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Name (Latin)
Doniphan, Alexander William, 1808-1887
Other forms of name
Doniphan, Alexander William
Doniphan, A. W
Doniphan, Will
Date of birth
1808-07-09
Date of death
1887-08-08
Place of birth
Mason County (Ky.)
Place of death
Richmond (Mo.)
Place of residence/headquarters
Lexington (Mo.)
Liberty (Mo.)
Independence (Mo.)
Richmond (Mo.)
Field of activity
Law
Associate group
Augusta College (Augusta, Ky.)
Occupation
Lawyers
Soldiers
Politicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Alexander William Doniphan (July 9, 1908-August 8, 1887) was a 19th-century American attorney, soldier and politician from Missouri who is best know today as the man who prevented the summary execution of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Jr. at the close of the 1838 Mormon War. He also achieved renown as a leader of American troops during the Mexican-American War, as author of a legal code that still forms the basis of New Mexico's Bill of Rights, and as a successful defense attorney in the Missouri towns of Liberty, Richmond and Independence.
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Sources of Information
- Data from Social Studies School Service for Alexander William Doniphan [VR] 1983, c1965 (subj.)(Alexander William Doniphan, Alexander Doniphan; lawyer, general)
- Dawson, J.G. Doniphan's epic march, 1999:CIP galleys (Alexander William Doniphan; died in Richmond, Aug. 8, 1887)
- Wikipedia, website viewed 19 September 2013(Alexander William Doniphan; born July 9, 1808, Mason County, Kentucky; died August 8, 1887, Richmond Missouri; lawyer; soldier; graduated from Augusta College in 1824 and admitted to the bar in 1830; began law practice in Lexington, Missouri, but soon moved to Liberty; Lawyer in Independence, Missouri; Missouri state legislator, 1836, 1840, and 1854; friend of the Mormons; colonel of the 1st Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers in the Mexican-American War; reopened law office in Richmond, Missouri after the war)
- Nauvoo journal, 1998:vol. 10, no. 2, page 3 (A.W. Doniphan; Alexander William Doniphan; known to his friends as Will)
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Wikipedia description:
Alexander William Doniphan (July 9, 1808 – August 8, 1887) was a 19th-century American attorney, soldier and politician from Missouri who is best known today as the man who prevented the summary execution of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, at the close of the 1838 Mormon War in that state. He also achieved renown as a leader of American troops during the Mexican–American War, as the author of a legal code that still forms the basis of New Mexico's Bill of Rights, and as a successful defense attorney in the Missouri towns of Liberty, Richmond and Independence.
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