Alexander William Doniphan (1808 – 1887). American attorney, soldier and politician from Missouri who is best known today as the man who prevented the summary execution of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the close of the 1838 Mormon War in that state. He also achieved renown as a leader of American troops during the Mexican–American War, as the author of a legal code that still forms the basis of New Mexico's Bill of Rights, and as a successful defense attorney in the Missouri towns of Liberty, Richmond and Independence.
- "... their commander, young, red-haired, Kentucky-born Colonel Alexander William Doniphan, ignored the suspicious cloud of dust..." https://books.google.it/books…
- "A tall, red-haired young man - he turned out to be Alexander William Doniphan..." https://books.google.it/books…
- "Well over six feet in height, the brawny Doniphan sported a shock of coarse red hair that, according to one observer, protuded from the top of his scowling visage 'like porcupine quills'." https://books.google.it/books…
- "... all under the leadership of a ragged, red-haired giant of a trial lawyer who pitched his own tent and cooked his own meals." https://books.google.it/books…
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