1850s (LDS)
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| Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century |
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| Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s - 1850s - 1860s 1870s 1880s |
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| Years: 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
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[edit] 1850
- The Compromise of 1850 creates the Utah territory, designating Fillmore, Utah as its capitol. The Utah Territory is to be neutral towards slavery, deciding its own fate once it achieves statehood.
[edit] 1853
- February 4 - The temple site for the Salt Lake Temple is dedicated.
- April 6 - The groundbreaking ceremony is held for the Salt Lake Temple.
[edit] 1854
- March 11 - President Willard Richards, second counselor in the First Presidency, passes away in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- April - Jedediah M. Grant is called an apostle and into the First Presidency as second counselor.
[edit] 1856
- Jedediah M. Grant, Second Counselor to President Brigham Young, is sent to preach in the Reformation of 1856.
- Salt Lake City, Utah replaces Fillmore, Utah as the capitol of the Utah territory.
- December 1, 1856 - Jedediah M. Grant dies.
[edit] 1857
- The federal government sends troops to Utah known as the "Utah Expedition" to replace Brigham Young as governor. This results in the Utah War.
- May 13 - Apostle Parley P. Pratt is murdered by Hector McLean and two others near Van Buren, Arkansas. Pratt had married McLean's former wife in plural marriage. Pratt was acquitted on charges of interfering in McLean's marriage a few days earlier.
- September 11 - The Mountain Meadows Massacre occurs as travellers passing through Utah from Missouri are murdered near Mountain Meadows, Utah.
[edit] See also
- 1850s (worldwide)
