Hosea Stout

Hosea Stout
Stout c. 1850s
Born	(1810-09-18)September 18, 1810 Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	March 2, 1889(1889-03-02) (aged 78) Utah, U.S.
Occupation(s)	soldier, chief of police, bodyguard, lawyer, missionary, politician, diarist
Employer(s)	U.S government, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, self-employed
Known for	Founding first Mormon mission in China in 1850s
Spouse(s)	Samantha Peck and five others
Parent(s)	Joseph Stout and Ann Smith
Military career
Allegiance	United States Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Service / branch	United States Army Mormon militia
Unit	United States Mounted Ranger Battalion (1832-1833) Mormon Danites (1838)
Battles / wars	Black Hawk War Missouri Mormon War

Hosea Stout (September 18, 1810 – March 2, 1889) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, a Mormon pioneer, soldier, chief of police, lawyer, missionary, and politician in Utah Territory.

Stout was from Kentucky and one of the few early Mormons to come from The South. The Latter Day Saint Church occasionally opposed slavery which largely discouraged converts from this region of the U.S.