Thomas Reynolds Lithograph, unknown artist, no date. (Courtesy Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.)
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Reynolds, Thomas
Biography
12 Mar. 1796–9 Feb. 1844. Attorney, politician, judge. Born at Mason Co. (later Bracken Co.), Kentucky. Son of Nathaniel Reynolds and Catherine Vernon. Admitted to Kentucky bar, 1817. Moved to Illinois, by 1818. Served as clerk of Illinois House of Representatives, 1818–1822. Served as chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court, 1822–1825. Married Eliza W. Young, 2 Sept. 1823, in Fayette Co., Kentucky. Served as representative in and speaker of Illinois House of Representatives, 1826–1828. Moved to Fayette, Howard Co., Missouri, ca. 1829. Served as representative in and speaker of Missouri House of Representatives, 1832–1834; as judge of Second Judicial District of Missouri, 1837–1840; and as governor of Missouri, 1840–1844. Committed suicide in Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 October 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Affidavit, 2 January 1843, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Appendix 1: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents, Introduction
- Decision, 5 January 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 9 December 1843, as Reported by Nauvoo Neighbor
- Docket Entry, Petition and Order for Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from Calvin A. Warren, 13 July 1842
- Letter from Isaac Galland, 11 March 1843
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 1 October 1842
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 27 March 1843
- Letter from Mason Brayman, 29 July 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 12 December 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 17 March 1843
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 18 March 1843
- Letter to Richard S. Blennerhassett, 17 March 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 6 December 1843
- Letter, Thomas Carlin to Emma Smith, 7 September 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Letter, Thomas Ford to Jacob B. Backenstos, circa 6 July 1843
- Letterbook 2
- Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorandum of Proclamation, 19 September 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–9 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842, Draft [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Proclamation, 11 May 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, William Clayton First Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, William Clayton Second Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, as Published in Illinois Register [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, Murder, 18 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in Reports [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in the Sangamo Journal [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- “Persecution,” 15 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]