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American polygamist
Rulon Clark Allred
Rulon C. Allred in 1975Allred in 1975
President of the Priesthood of
the Apostolic United Brethren
March 29, 1954 (1954-03-29) – May 10, 1977 (1977-05-10)
Called byJoseph White Musser
PredecessorJoseph White Musser
SuccessorOwen A. Allred (AUB)
Gerald Peterson (Righteous Branch)
First Counselor to the President of the Priesthood
September 18, 1950 (1950-09-18) – 1954
Called byJoseph White Musser
Personal details
Born(1906-03-29)March 29, 1906
Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexico
DiedMay 10, 1977(1977-05-10) (aged 71)
Murray, Utah, U.S.
Cause of deathHomicide
Resting placeLarkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery
40°44′28″N 111°49′23″W / 40.741°N 111.823°W / 40.741; -111.823 (Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery)
Occupationhomeopath
chiropractor
Spouse(s)18
ChildrenAt least 48
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Rulon Clark Allred (March 29, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was an American homeopath and chiropractor in Salt Lake City and the leader of what is now the Apostolic United Brethren, a breakaway sect of polygamous Mormon fundamentalists in Utah, Colorado, and Arizona, United States. He was murdered on the orders of Ervil LeBaron, the head of a rival polygamous sect.

See also

References

  1. ^ Brian C, Brian C. "Rulon C. Allred". Mormon Fundamentalism. MormonFundamentalism.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. Sager, Jessica (January 9, 2024). "Daughters of the Cult: Who Was Polygamous Cult Leader Ervil Morrell LeBaron?". People. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

Further reading

  • Dorothy Allred Solomon. In My Father's House. (Franklin Watts, 1984)
  • Dorothy Allred Solomon. Predators, Prey, and Other Kinfolk: Growing Up in Polygamy. (W.W. Norton, 2003)
  • Dorothy Allred Solomon. Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy. (W.W. Norton, 2003).
  • Dorothy Allred Solomon. The Sisterhood: Inside the Lives of Mormon Women. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)
  • Irene Spencer. Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife.
  • Ben Bradlee, Jr. and Dale Van Atta, Prophet of Blood: The Untold Story of Ervil LeBaron and the Lambs of God (G.G. Putnam's Sons, 1981)

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Apostolic United Brethren titles
Preceded byJoseph White Musseras Senior Member of the Priesthood Council  President of the Priesthood
March 29, 1954 (1954-03-29)–May 10, 1977 (1977-05-10) 		Succeeded byOwen A. Allred
As President of the Priesthood
of the Apostolic United Brethren
Succeeded byGerald Peterson, Sr.
As President of the Priesthood of the
Righteous Branch of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Leaders in the Mormon fundamentalist movement
Recognized leaders
Disputed leaders
Early fundamentalist leaders
Leaders of the fundamentalist sects
Apostolic United Brethren
FLDS Church
Centennial Park group
Latter Day Church of Christ
LeBaron Order
Independents and other leaders
  1. Mormon leaders prior to the start of the fundamentalist movement and recognized by most fundamentalists as legitimate church leaders.
  2. Mormon leaders that made changes to church policies on plural marriage; recognition of legitimacy of leadership varies by fundamentalist group.
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