Jacob Hamblin
Jacob Vernon Hamblin (April 2, 1819 – August 31, 1886) was a Western pioneer, Mormon missionary, and 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 Mormon settlers and the Natives. He is sometimes referred to as the "Buckskin Apostle," or the "Apostle to the Lamanites."
Read more about Jacob Hamblin: Early Life, Marriage and Family, Conversion To Mormonism and Migration West, Utah War and The Mountain Meadows Massacre, Later Missions To The Native Americans
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