the Council of Fifty

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._Joseph_Smith
gptkb:Wilford_Woodruff
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:created gptkb:the_Constitution_of_the_State_of_Deseret
gptkbp:disbanded after the Utah War
gptkbp:discusses issues of governance
gptkbp:dissolved 1857
gptkbp:established gptkb:J._Joseph_Smith
gptkbp:formed a legislative body
gptkbp:founded 1850
gptkbp:has_member in secret
in the Nauvoo Temple
gptkbp:historical_significance early governance in Utah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Council of Fifty
gptkbp:includes non-Mormon members
gptkbp:influenced Mormon political thought
gptkbp:influenced_by Mormon theology
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:the_Journal_of_Discourses
gptkbp:is_involved_in political decisions
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Brigham_Young
gptkb:J._Joseph_Smith
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkbp:membership comprised of church leaders
gptkbp:operates_in during the 1850s
gptkbp:purpose to establish a theocratic government
gptkbp:related_to the Utah War
gptkbp:successor the State of Deseret
gptkbp:type gptkb:church
gptkbp:was a secretive organization
a response to the need for governance in a new settlement
a governing body for the State of Deseret
a precursor to the Utah Territory government
a significant part of early Utah history
comprised of influential leaders in the LDS Church
dissolved in 1857 due to political pressures
influential in the establishment of Salt Lake City
a council that sought to establish a theocratic government in Utah.