Sylvester Emmons

Sylvester Emmons (28 February 1808 – 15 November 1881) was an American attorney, local politician in Illinois, and newspaper publisher.

He was born in New Jersey.[1]

Life in Nauvoo, Illinois

Emmons moved to Illinois in 1840, and in 1843 was elected to the Nauvoo City Council, despite being a non-Mormon in an LDS-majority town.[2][3][4]

On June 7, 1844, Emmons became editor of the Nauvoo Expositor, which published a single issue that made statements critical of then-Mayor Joseph Smith and other LDS church leaders. After Smith ordered the destruction of the press, Smith was arrested, and subsequently killed by a mob while awaiting trial.

Later life

Emmons moved Beardstown, Illinois, and became the editor of the town's Gazette. He died in November 1881.

References

  1. ↑ "Emmons, Sylvester - Details". Josephsmithpapers.org. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Nauvoo City Officers" (PDF). Josephsmithpapers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Church History ch 21-25". Ldsces.org. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Church History In The Fulness Of Times Student Manual Chapter Twenty-Two: The Martyrdom". churchofjesuschrist.org. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
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