John C. Bennett

John C. Bennett
Engraving of John C. Bennett as Major General of the Nauvoo Legion (in a hand-in-waistcoat pose)
Assistant President of the Church
April 8, 1841 (1841-04-08) – May 11, 1842 (1842-05-11)[1]
Called byJoseph Smith
End reasonExcommunicated and removed from position
1st Mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois
In office
February 1, 1841 (1841-02-01)[2] – May 17, 1842 (1842-05-17)[1]
SuccessorJoseph Smith
Personal details
BornJohn Cook Bennett
(1804-08-04)August 4, 1804
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States
DiedAugust 5, 1867(1867-08-05) (aged 63)
Polk City, Iowa, United States
Resting placePolk City Cemetery
41°46′23″N 93°42′07″W / 41.773°N 93.702°W / 41.773; -93.702 (Polk City Cemetery)
Spouse(s)
  • Mary A. Barker
    (m. 1826; div. 1842)
  • Sarah Rider
    (m. 1843)
Children3, Mary A. Bennett, Joseph Barker Bennett, and George G. Bennett
ParentsJohn Bennett
Abigail Cook

John Cook Bennett (August 4, 1804 – August 5, 1867) was an American physician and briefly a ranking and influential leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, who acted as mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois, and Major-General of the Nauvoo Legion in the early 1840s.

  1. ^ a b Givens, George W; Givens, Sylvia (2010). 500 Little-Known Facts About Nauvoo. Cedar Fort. p. 247. ISBN 978-1462100330. Retrieved 23 July 2013. - Bennett was "Disfellowship from the Church" on May 11, 1842, meaning he could no longer "serve in a church calling," and resignation on May 17, 1842
  2. ^ Garr, Arnold K. "Joseph Smith: Mayor of Nauvoo" (PDF). Mormon Historic Sites Foundation. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 22 July 2013.