Who succeeded Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church, after he was shot and killed on 27 June 1844?
Polygamy of plural marriage began to be practiced, publicly condemned polygamy. This scripture was used by John Taylor in 1850 to quash Mormon polygamy rumors in Liverpool, England. Polygamy was made illegal in the state of Illinois during the 1839–44 Nauvoo era when several top Mormon leaders, including Smith, Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball took multiple wives. Mormon elders who publicly taught that all men were commanded to enter plural marriage were subject to harsh discipline. On 7 June 1844 the "Nauvoo Expositor" criticized Smith for plural marriage. After Joseph Smith was killed by a mob on 27 June 1844,
Joseph Smith 1844 presidential campaign Joseph Smith 1844 presidential campaign The campaign of Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith and his vice presidential running mate, LDS First Presidency First Counselor Sidney Rigdon took place in 1844. The United States presidential election of that year was scheduled for 1 November to 4 December, but Smith was killed in Cathage, Illinois on 27 June. Smith was the first Mormon to seek the presidency, and the first American presidential candidate to be killed. In 1844, Smith was the mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois, which was the second most populous city in Illinois with 12,000 residents. Mormon leaders requested