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Polygamy
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1906 Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy
1896 Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state 1893 U.S. President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy 1890 Mormon Church outlaws polygamy 1890 President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned 1890 Mormon Church renounces polygamy 1882 Edmunds Act adopted by U.S. to suppress polygamy in the territories 1862 Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah 1843 Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy |
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