Brayman, Mason, 1813-1895
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An attorney for the state of Illinois.
Mason Brayman was a special agent for Governor Ford dealing with the Mormon difficulties 1843-46. He was an Illinois attorney general who attempted unsuccessfully to indict the murderers of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. He was also the governor of Idaho territory during the Nez Pierce and Bannock Wars. He "censured the anti-Mormons for attempting to take vengeance on the non-Mormon residents for defending Nauvoo from attack." - Dictionary of American Biography.
Brayman was a newspaper editor; lawyer (part of the time in Springfield, Illinois); major and colonel of the 29th Illinois infantry, as well as a brigadier general, during the Civil War, serving 1861-August 1865; and Idaho Territorial governor (1876-1880).
Governor of Idaho.
Lawyer and governor of Idaho.
Brayman was appointed by President Grant in 1876 and became embroiled with a Territorial "Ring." His daughter and son-in-law served his as intelligence agents and personal lobbyists in Washington during the Grant and Hayes administrations.
Mason Brayman was a special agent for Governor Ford dealing with Mormon difficulties.
Mason Brayman was a special agent for Governor Ford dealing with the Mormon difficulties 1843-46. He was an Illinois attorney general who attempted unsuccessfully to indict the murderers of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. He was also the governor of Idaho territory during the Nez Pierce and Bannock Wars. For Brayman’s involvement and reports to Governor Ford regarding Mormon sufferings, see History of the Church V: 293, 527, 532; and B. H. Roberts, Comprehensive history of the Church II: 174, 529; III: 17-18, 21. He "censured the anti-Mormons for attempting to take vengeance on the non-Mormon residents for defending Nauvoo from attack." - Dictionary of American Biography.
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