Appointment of William Adams Hickman to the Council of Fifty
1844
Organizational AppointmentDescription
William Adams 'Wild Bill' Hickman was appointed as a member of the Council of Fifty, serving as a theocratic enforcer and associate of Brigham Young.
Significance
Formalizes the direct ancestral connection to the highest levels of early Mormon theocratic governance.
Location: Nauvoo, Illinois
Themes
Hickman LineageCouncil of FiftyTheocratic EnforcementTHEOLOGYDEMOGRAPHICSPOLITICSINTELLIGENCE/ENFORCEMENT