Was brigham young polygamist

Answer 1

Yes. Brigham Young was married to 54 women in his lifetime, although not all at one time. He only had children with 19 of his wives, most of the others were widowed or divorced and he married them only to see that they were cared for temporally.

Some interesting facts about Brigham Young's marriages:

He was widowed 19 times and divorced 10 times. His shortest marriage was four days, and his longest was 44 years. His oldest wife was 26 years older than him, and his youngest wife was 43 years younger than him.