Hosea Stout
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Photograph of Hosea Stout, circa 1850s
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| Born |
September 18, 1810 Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 1889 (aged 78) Utah, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | soldier, chief of police, bodyguard, lawyer, missionary, politician, diarist |
| Employer | U.S government, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, self-employed |
| Known for | Founding first Mormon mission in China in 1850's |
| Spouse(s) | Samantha Peck |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Stout and Ann Smith |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
| Service/branch | Mormon militia |
| Unit |
United States Mounted Ranger Battalion (1832-1833) Mormon Danites (1838) |
| Battles/wars | Missouri Mormon War |
United States Mounted Ranger Battalion (1832-1833)
Hosea Stout (September 18, 1810 – 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. Stout was from Kentucky and one of the few Mormons to come from The South. The Latter Day Saint Church opposed slavery which discouraged converts from this region of the U.S. from wanting to join the Mormon Church.
Stout was born in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky into the large family of Joseph Stout and Ann Smith, both strict quakers. As a child, Stout was temporarily put in a Shaker school due to his family's financial hardships. However, after four years in the school, his father's circumstances improved and removed him from the school.
In 1832, Hosea Stout enlisted with United States Mounted Ranger Battalion under Major Henry Dodge to fight in the Black Hawk War. The U.S. Rangers recruited from frontiersmen who served a one year enlistment and had to provide their own rifles and horses.
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