Lilburn Boggs

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Lilburn Boggs
6th Governor of Missouri
In office September 30, 1836 – November 16, 1840
Lieutenant	Franklin Cannon
Preceded by	Daniel Dunklin
Succeeded by	Thomas Reynolds
4th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
In office November 19, 1832 – September 30, 1836
Governor	Daniel Dunklin
Preceded by	Daniel Dunklin
Succeeded by	Franklin Cannon
Personal details
Born	Lilburn Williams Boggs (1796-12-14)December 14, 1796 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1860(1860-03-14) (aged 63) Rancho Napa, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Lilburn Williams Boggs (December 14, 1796 – March 14, 1860)^[1] was the sixth Governor of Missouri from 1836 to 1840. He is now most widely remembered for his interactions with Joseph Smith and Porter Rockwell, and Missouri Executive Order 44, known by Mormons as the "Extermination Order", issued in response to the ongoing conflict between church members and other settlers of Missouri. Boggs was also a key player in the Honey War of 1837.