RNS Feature: "Well before Romney, Mormon founder ran for president"

RNS Feature: "Well before Romney, Mormon founder ran for president": "RNS) For all the political hubbub over Mormonism, you might have thought Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman are the first Mormons to run for president.

In fact, 11 Latter-day Saints have campaigned for the White House, including the faith’s founder, Joseph Smith.

A barrage of bullets cut short Smith’s campaign in 1844. He was the first presidential candidate to be assassinated, according to historian Newell G. Bringhurst, author of “The Mormon Quest for the Presidency.” "

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