Jacob Hamblin
Jacob Hamblin | |
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A restored photo of Hamblin, originally taken c. 1860 | |
| Born | April 2, 1819 Ashtabula County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1886 (aged 67) Pleasanton, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Lucinda Taylor, Rachel Judd, Sarah Priscilla Leavitt, Louisa Boneli |
Jacob Hamblin (April 2, 1819 – August 31, 1886) was a Western pioneer, a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and a diplomat to various Native American tribes of the Southwest and Great Basin. He aided European-American settlement of large areas of southern Utah and northern Arizona, where he was seen as an honest broker between Latter-day Saint settlers and the Natives. He is sometimes referred to as the "Buckskin Apostle", or the "Apostle to the Lamanites". In 1958, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.