John D. Lee

John D. Lee

John Doyle Lee (September 12, 1812 – March 23, 1877) was a prominent early Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) who was executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre.

Read more about John D. Lee:  Early Mormon Leader, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Descendants, Film Portrayals

Famous quotes containing the words john d, john and/or lee:

    So must pure lovers’ souls descend
    T’affections, and to faculties,
    Which sense may reach and apprehend,
    Else a great Prince in prison lies.
    John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

    His spiritual life has been exaggerated by a chronic attack of mental gallstones.
    —Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878–1957)

    You see what you’ve done, don’t you?... You’ve committed the supreme blasphemy.
    —John Lee Mahin (1902–1984)