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Latest from Mormon Land: Joseph Smith’s place in presidential campaign history

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(Library of Congress) The "Martyrdom of Joseph and Hiram Smith in Carthage Jail, June 27th, 1844" lithograph by artist C.G. Crehen. Hyrum Smith's name is misspelled in the title of the piece. Joseph was the first U.S. presidential candidate to be assassinated during a campaign.