Brigham Young

Brigham Young (1801–1877) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States. He was the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death and was the founder of Salt Lake City and the first governor of Utah Territory.

Within the Church, Young is remembered for his almost single-handed efforts to make the LDS Church viable and successful. Outside of the Church, Young is remembered for his advocacy of polygamy, his racists policies against blacks, and his brutal tactics during the Utah War.

Brigham Young in Southern Victory
Brigham Young died a few years prior to the Second Mexican War and the concurrent rebellion in Utah. However, his influence on the Mormon community continued well past his death, almost certainly inspiring the rebels to action in 1881. Gentiles had little use for Young in life or death.