Benjamin Warrington
Benjamin Warrington was a resident and City Council member in 19th-century Nauvoo, Illinois.
Nauvoo
Warrington owned property near what became part of Nauvoo before 1843.[1][2] He was among several landowners who subdivided their land and sold it to the influx of residents around 1840.[3]
Warrington was elected to the Nauvoo City Council, despite not being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served on the Council from 1834 to 1855.[3][4] In 1844, he was the lone council member to vote against the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor press, arguing instead for fining the publishers $3,000 for libel and giving them a chance to desist.[3][5][6] Backlash against the order to destroy the Expositor press led to Smith's arrest and ultimately, his death at the hands of a mob while awaiting trial.
Due to his being a non-Mormon but having a reputation for being neutral or sympathetic to the Mormons, Warrington was later made a member of the grand jury that eventually indicted nine men for Smith's murder.[4]
References
- ↑ Jenson, A. (1889). The Historical Record. Andrew Jenson. p. 747. Retrieved 2018-11-08. Search this book on
- ↑ Flanders, R.B. (1975). Nauvoo: Kingdom on the Mississippi. University of Illinois Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-252-00561-9. Retrieved 2018-11-08. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wells, Q.T. (2016). Defender: The Life of Daniel H. Wells. Utah State University Press. p. 55,62. ISBN 978-1-60732-547-5. Retrieved 2018-11-08. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oaks, D.H.; Hill, M.S. (1979). Carthage Conspiracy: The Trial of the Accused Assassins of Joseph Smith. University of Illinois Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-252-09875-8. Retrieved 2018-11-08. Search this book on
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-08.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Whitney, O.F. (1892). History of Utah. p. 224. Retrieved 2018-11-08. Search this book on
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