Prior to being called as an apostle of the LDS Church, Smoot had run for a Senate position, but withdrew before the election. After becoming an apostle in 1900, he received the … See more

President Joseph F. Smith on April 6, 1904, issued a "Second Manifesto," which reaffirmed the first regarding polygamy. He also declared that … See more

• Utah War (1857–58)
• Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act (1862)
• Poland Act (1874)
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• "The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage", churchofjesuschrist.org, LDS Church, retrieved 2014-10-22 See more

Within days of his election, controversy brewed as Smoot was charged with being "one of a self-perpetuating body of fifteen men who, constituting the ruling authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or 'Mormon' Church, claim, and by their … See more

1. ^ United States Congress (1905). Testimony of Important Witnesses as Given in the Proceedings Before the Reed Smoot Hearings See more