Colonel William Horne Dame (July 1819 – August 1884) was an American politician and Mormon military commander. He was one of the perpetrators of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
| William H. Dame | |
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| Military career | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commanded | Mountain Meadows Massacre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Horne Dame July 1819 Farmington, New Hampshire |
| Died | August 1884 (aged 65) |
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| Parents | Jeremiah Dame (father) Susan Horne Dame (mother) |
Biography
editWilliam Horne Dame was born in July 1819 in Farmington, New Hampshire to Jeremiah and Susan Horne Dame. In 1841, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1]
Dame served as mayor of Parowan, Utah. He was a colonel, and controlled the military in Iron County, Utah.[1][2] He was also a stake president of Parowan, Utah for The Mormon Church, alongside Isaac C. Haight. They were also both commanders of the Nauvoo Legion[3] along with John D. Lee.[4] In 1854, Dame and Haight said that they received a patriarchal blessing to massacre the Native Americans as redemption of Zion.[5] During the Mountain Meadows Massacre, he ordered the women to be stripped, which they were.[2] Dame was acquitted of his charges.[1]
Dame served as a member of the territorial council for the 4th and 6th Utah Territorial Legislature in 1854 and 1856.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Dame, William Horne, 1819-1884 | BYU Library - Special Collections". archives.lib.byu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ a b "Mormon Agency in Last Year's Massacre at Mountain Meadows". Evening Bulletin. 12 August 1847.
- ^ "Mountain Meadow Massacre". Corrine Journal Reporter. 24 September 1872.
- ^ Walker, Ronald W.; Turley, Richard E.; Leonard, Glen M. (2008). Massacre at Mountain Meadows: an American tragedy. New York, NY: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516034-5.
- ^ Griffiths, Leonard (2020-05-20). The First 9 11 in America: September 11, 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre (A Senseless, Sad Tragedy). Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-0980-1601-2.
- ^ "Regular Ticket". Discrete News. 3 August 1954.