January 22, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith revised the rules of the Nauvoo City Council and, due to John C. Bennett's absence, was elected mayor pro tem of Nauvoo at the council meeting.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 4:501
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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