Blackburn, Elias Hicks, 1827-1908

Elias Hicks Blackburn was born on September 17, 1827, in Bedford, Pennsylvania. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo in 1845 and experienced the Mormon exodus of 1846. He spent the next year aiding the families of the Mormon Battalion and in 1849 traveled to Provo, Utah, where he served as Provo's first bishop. He spent from 1859 until 1862 as president of the British Mission (partially to avoid arrest for polygamy) and upon his return to Utah worked as an emigration agent for British Mormons. He was appointed as a religious healer in 1889 and spent most of the rest of his life administering to the sick. Blackburn died on April 6, 1908, in Loa, Utah.

From the description of A sketch or summary of the life and labors of Elias Hicks Blackburn, c.1829-1900. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 697633088

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