Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order)

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Missouri Executive Order 44, commonly known as the Extermination Order, was an 1838 directive by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs authorizing state militia to expel or exterminate Mormons from Missouri, leading to severe persecution and the forced removal of Latter-day Saints from the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive order
historical government document
legal document
alsoKnownAs Boggs Extermination Order
appliesToTerritory State of Missouri
authorizedAction expulsion of Mormons from Missouri
treatment of Mormons as enemies
use of militia force against Mormons
characterization anti-Mormon measure
state-sanctioned religious persecution
violation of religious freedom
commonName Extermination Order
consequence contributed to Mormon migration to Illinois
forced removal of Latter-day Saints from Missouri
mass displacement of Latter-day Saints
severe persecution of Mormons in Missouri
country United States
dateRescinded 1976-06-25
dateSigned 1838-10-27
historicalContext Mormon War (1838)
historicalSignificance one of the most extreme acts of religious intolerance in U.S. state history
humanRightsImpact deaths and violence against Mormons
forced migration
loss of property by Latter-day Saints
issuedDuring administration of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs
jurisdiction State of Missouri
language English
legalEffect authorized state militia operations against Mormons
legalStatus rescinded
locationSigned Missouri
mentionedIn histories of Missouri
histories of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
relatedEvent Haun's Mill massacre
expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri
religiousFreedomImpact denial of free exercise of religion for Mormons in Missouri
rescindedBy Christopher S. Bond
Missouri Executive Order rescinding Extermination Order
rescindedByOfficeholder Governor Christopher S. Bond
rescissionStatement recognized as unconstitutional and unjust
signatoryOffice Governor of Missouri
signedBy Lilburn W. Boggs
statedRationale Mormons as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state
subjectOf Latter-day Saint historical commemorations
scholarly articles on religious persecution in America
targetGroup Latter-day Saints
linked to: Latter Day Saint

Mormons
linked to: Latter Day Saint
targetReligiousGroup Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members
year 1838

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Far West, Missouri reasonForDecline Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order)
Mormon–Missouri conflict result Missouri Executive Order 44
linked to: Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order)
Mormon–Missouri conflict legalOutcome Missouri Executive Order 44
linked to: Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order)
Missouri Executive Order 44 rescindedBy Missouri Executive Order rescinding Extermination Order
linked to: Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order)