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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".[1] In 1958, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.[2]
- ^ Early Latter-day Saints referred to Native Americans as "Lamanites," a term derived from the Book of Mormon.
- ^ "Hall of Great Westerners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved November 22, 2019.