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Brigham Young

1801–1877 · 19th century

Brigham Young was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leading it from 1844. He organised the migration of the Mormons from Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 and directed the settlement of much of the Great Basin. He headed the proposed State of Deseret and was the first governor of Utah Territory from 1850 to 1858.

Brigham Young
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State of Deseret

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