Porter Rockwell
| Porter Rockwell | |
|---|---|
| Members of the Council of Fifty | |
| March 19, 1844 – June 9, 1878 | |
| Called by | Joseph Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orrin Porter Rockwell c. June 28, 1813 Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | June 9, 1878 (aged 64) Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′34″N 111°51′43″W / 40.776°N 111.862°W |
| Known For | Personal bodyguard to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Deputy US Marshal Known as "The Destroying Angel of Mormondom" and "Modern-day Samson" |
| Occupation | businessman, bodyguard, lawman, frontiersman, scout |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Neff (1854) Christina Olsen Luana Hart Beebe |
| Children | At least 7 |
| Parents | Orin and Sarah Rockwell |
Orrin Porter Rockwell (June 28, 1813 or June 25, 1815 – June 9, 1878) was a figure of the Wild West period of American history. A lawman in the Utah Territory, he was nicknamed Old Port, The Destroying Angel of Mormondom and Modern-day Samson.
Rockwell served as a bodyguard, and was a personal friend, of Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith. After Smith's death in 1844, Rockwell became a bodyguard of his successor, Brigham Young, and traveled with him and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to the Salt Lake Valley in the present-day U.S. state of Utah.