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Almon Whiting Babbitt〔First name also found as "Alman"; surname also found as "Babbit".〕 (9 October 1812〔Birth date also found as 1 October; birth year also found as 1813.〕 – c. 7 September 1856) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, a Mormon pioneer, and the first secretary and treasurer of the Territory of Utah. He was killed in a raid by Cheyenne Native Americans in Nebraska Territory while travelling on government business between Utah and Washington, D.C. ==Early life and church service== Babbitt was born in Cheshire, Massachusetts.〔A. Gary Anderson, "Almon W. Babbitt and the Golden Calf" in H. Dean Garrett (ed.) (1995). ''Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Illinois'' (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, ISBN 0-8425-2330-8) pp. 35–54.〕 He graduated from Ohio State University at Cincinnati and became licensed to practice law in six states.〔Susan Easton Black, ("The Choice" ), speech at Brigham Young University–Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho, 2 November 2004.〕 He married Julia Ann Johnson on 23 November 1833〔Johnson was the older sister of prominent Latter Day Saint Benjamin F. Johnson.〕 and is thought to have joined the Latter Day Saint church sometime in 1833.〔 In 1834, he was a member of Zion's Camp, and on 28 February 1835 he was ordained as one of the first seventies in the church by Joseph Smith, Jr.〔 Babbitt later became a high priest in the church. In 1837 and 1838, Babbitt was a missionary for the church in Upper Canada. He attempted to move to Missouri in 1838 but was among the Latter Day Saints who were driven out by unfriendly residents, eventually settling in Nauvoo, Illinois. At a conference of the church in May 1839, Babbitt, Robert B. Thompson, and Erastus Snow were appointed to be a traveling committee that was charged with "gather() up and obtain() all the libelous reports and publications which had been circulated against the Church."〔Joseph Smith (1902, B. H. Roberts ed.) ''History of the Church'', vol. 3, p. 345.〕 In 1841, Babbitt was appointed as the president of the church's Kirtland Stake, where he was charged with shepherding the Latter Day Saints who did not have the financial resources to move to Nauvoo. In 1843, Babbitt's tenure ended in Kirtland and he began actively practicing law in Nauvoo; he was frequently employed to defend Latter Day Saints in legal disputes. While in Nauvoo, Babbitt was also selected by Joseph Smith, Jr. to become a member of two select groups: the Anointed Quorum and Council of Fifty. In 1844, Babbitt was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. In February 1846, Babbitt, Joseph L. Heywood and John S. Fullmer were together given charge over the affairs of the church in Nauvoo after the departure of the church apostles. After the Battle of Nauvoo in September 1846, Babbitt and the two other men signed the treaty that "surrendered" the city of Nauvoo's charter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Almon W. Babbitt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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