1890s (LDS)

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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s

Years: 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

Contents 1 Overview 2 1890 3 1891 4 1893 5 1896 6 1898 7 See also

[edit] Overview

Suffering under the Edmunds Act and the Edmunds-Tucker Act, the church entered the 1890s. The Supreme Court rules against the church in May of 1890, and Wilford Woodruff bans polygamy shortly thereafter. This is the decade that Utah achieves statehood, and the church begins to prosper in the absence of persecution.

[edit] 1890

• May 19: The Supreme Court upholds the Edmunds-Tucker Act in The Late Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. United States
• September 24: President Woodruff records the 1890 Manifesto.
• September 25: President Wilford Woodruff issues the 1890 Manifesto ending the official practice of polygamy.
• October 6: At a General Conference, President Lorenzo Snow submits the manifesto for a vote; it is approved unanimously.
• The Liberal Party wins the Salt Lake City, Utah elections, taking control of that city in addition to Ogden, Utah.

[edit] 1891

• June - The People's Party disbands and members of the church join one of the two national parties as the effort continues to achieve statehood. With three effective parties in the territory, The Deseret News calls the Liberal Party the "bastard party" even though it is able to take a third of the seats in the state legislature.

[edit] 1893

• April 6 - The Salt Lake Temple is dedicated, exactly 40 years after construction began.
• All polygamists are given executive pardon in preparation for statehood. This restores their right to vote.
• The Liberal Party (Utah) disbands as members join the national parties in anticipation of statehood.

[edit] 1896

• January 4 - Utah is recognized by the federal government and achieves statehood as the 45th state. Women's suffrage is continued and polygamy is explicitly banned in the state constitution.

[edit] 1898

• September 2: Wilford Woodruff passes away. Lorenzo Snow assumes leadership of the church.

[edit] See also

• 1890s (worldwide)