Brigham Young

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Brigham Young

Brigham Young (1 june 1801 - 29 august 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877.


In the Sherlock Holmes stories

A Study in Scarlet (1887)

  • Brigham Young, a stout, sandy-haired middle-aged man. (1812)
  • John Ferrier, a pioneer rescued by the Mormons, met Brigham Young who told him he was not following the Mormons faith right. (1816)


In Conan Doyle essays

  • Our African Winter (1929) : In the Voortrekker Museum, relics of the early Boer pioneers reminded Conan Doyle of the Mormon relics in Salt Lake City, especially a tilted wagon, exactly like the prairie schooners with which Brigham Young crossed the plains.