Sidney Rigdon

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Sidney Rigdon was an early 19th-century American Restorationist preacher and prominent leader in the Latter Day Saint movement who served as a close associate of Joseph Smith.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian Restorationist preacher
Latter Day Saint leader
human
religious leader
burialPlace Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
closeAssociateOf Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
convertedTo Latter Day Saint movement in 1830
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1793-02-19
dateOfDeath 1876-07-14
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Rigdon NERFINISHED
founded Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite) NERFINISHED
givenName Sidney NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
memberOf Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) NERFINISHED
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite) NERFINISHED
First Presidency of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) NERFINISHED
movement Latter Day Saint movement NERFINISHED
Restorationism NERFINISHED
notableFor close associate of Joseph Smith
leadership claim after the death of Joseph Smith
major theological influence on early Mormonism
role in development of Latter Day Saint communal and political ideas
notableWork influence on early Latter Day Saint theology
sermons and theological discourses
numberOfChildren 12
occupation preacher
religious reformer
participatedIn Kirtland period of Latter Day Saint history NERFINISHED
Missouri period of Latter Day Saint history NERFINISHED
Nauvoo period of Latter Day Saint history NERFINISHED
partnerInReligionWith Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence Kirtland, Ohio NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED
positionHeld counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
religion Baptist (early life)
Campbellite Restorationist
Latter Day Saint NERFINISHED
roleIn Latter Day Saint political and civic speeches
development of Latter Day Saint doctrine of Zion
sexOrGender male
spouse Phebe Brooks NERFINISHED

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