Hamblin, Jacob, 1819-1886

Jacob Hamblin (1819-1886) was a Mormon pioneer, missionary, and federal Indian agent in Southern Utah. He was president of the Indian Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southern Utah and northern Arizona.

From the description of Jacob Hamblin diaries and autobiography, 1819-1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435477

From the guide to the Jacob Hamblin diaries and autobiography, 1819-1886, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Pioneer Mormon who played a significant role in the development of Mormon policy towards the Indians of the Southwest in the mid-nineteenth century.

From the description of Papers of Jacob Hamblin, 1857-1948 (bulk 1857-1885). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122386600

Jacob Hamblin (1819-1886) was a missionary in southern Utah and became a well-known Indian agent and peacemaker. He mediated between the settlers and the Indians and helped to work out treaties between them.

From the description of Papers, 1857-1885. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 54848883

From the description of Papers, 1857-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367768424

From the guide to the Jacob Hamblin papers, 1857-1885, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Biography

Jacob Hamblin was born on April 2, 1819 in Salem, Ohio. In 1850, after his conversion to Mormonism, he travelled west to Salt Lake City, Utah to join fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in establishing the Mormon community. At this time, the Mormons were under the leadership of Brigham Young (1801-1877), who encouraged the settlement of the Intermountain West. Jacob Hamblin was called upon by Young to aid in the colonization of southern Utah and the exploration of the Southwest. Today, Hamblin is best known as a peacemaker and a missionary, especially to the Hopi and Navajo tribes. His years of work not only helped to establish Young's policy of coexistence between the Mormons and Indians, but also earned Hamblin a place in Mormon history as the apostle to the Lamanites. After a long and productive life, he died in Pleasanton, New Mexico on August 31, 1886.

From the guide to the Jacob Hamblin Collection, 1857-1948, (The Huntington Library)