04-09-2018, 09:12 AM
This Man Has the Most Wives in America
Polygamy is a fairly taboo topic, and certainly not for everyone. Despite the fact it’s illegal in America, experts estimate 30,000 to 50,000 people are living in “plural families” nationwide.
[size=undefined]These men ignored conventional marriage practices (and for some, the law) and took multiple wives, setting the record for the most partners in America. Just wait till you see how many wives the man who made No. 1 has …
7. Richard
Oprah got an exclusive look into an exclusive polygamist community in Arizona. | Mike Coppola /iStock/Getty Images[/size]
Richard gave Oprah this answer when asked about the nature of his multiple relationships: “Love plays a huge role, and it plays a role in each one of my marriages,” Richard says. “I love these ladies.”
Next: He wasn’t the first polygamist in Utah, but he was the first to star in a reality show about it.
6. Kody Brown
Kody Brown and his wives got a TV show. | Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images[/size]
Next: His marriages were illegal for more than one reason
5. Tom Green
Utah polygamist Tom Green with some of his wives. | George Frey/AFP/Getty Images[/size]
Green went on TV and “pretty much dared” the police to arrest him for his polygamous relationships. They did in 2002 when they discovered his first wife, Linda, was a minor when their relationship began.
Next: He has been married numerous times — in fact, double digits
4. Winston Blackmore
Winston Blackmore | The Fifth Estate via YouTube[/size]
Blackmore’s father was also a polygamist — he married six women — making Blackmore one of 31 siblings. Blackmore has 149 children and is facing a maximum penalty of up to five years in jail for violating Canada’s laws against polygamy. His sentencing hearing is set for May 15.
Next: How many times the founder of Mormonism married
3. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Joseph Smith, Jr. founded the Mormon church. | Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
Mormonism and its various sects, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), preach eternal love and plural marriage, or polygamy.
Next: Like father, like son
2. Rulon Timpson Jeffs
Rulon Timpson Jeffs and wives | Gordon Shumway via YouTube[/size]
Jeffs had 75 wives and fathered 65 children. At the time of his death (2002) he was survived by 20 wives.
Next: He holds the record for most marriages nationwide.
1. Warren Jeffs
Warren Jeffs was briefly on the FBI’s most wanted list. | Douglas C. Pizac-Pool/Getty Images[/size]
In 2007 Jeffs was found guilty of rape, polygamy, tax evasion, and kidnapping, and was sentenced to life in prison.[/size]
Polygamy is a fairly taboo topic, and certainly not for everyone. Despite the fact it’s illegal in America, experts estimate 30,000 to 50,000 people are living in “plural families” nationwide.
[size=undefined]These men ignored conventional marriage practices (and for some, the law) and took multiple wives, setting the record for the most partners in America. Just wait till you see how many wives the man who made No. 1 has …
7. Richard
Oprah got an exclusive look into an exclusive polygamist community in Arizona. | Mike Coppola /iStock/Getty Images[/size]
- Three wives
Richard gave Oprah this answer when asked about the nature of his multiple relationships: “Love plays a huge role, and it plays a role in each one of my marriages,” Richard says. “I love these ladies.”
Next: He wasn’t the first polygamist in Utah, but he was the first to star in a reality show about it.
6. Kody Brown
Kody Brown and his wives got a TV show. | Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images[/size]
- Four wives
Next: His marriages were illegal for more than one reason
5. Tom Green
Utah polygamist Tom Green with some of his wives. | George Frey/AFP/Getty Images[/size]
- Five wives
Green went on TV and “pretty much dared” the police to arrest him for his polygamous relationships. They did in 2002 when they discovered his first wife, Linda, was a minor when their relationship began.
Next: He has been married numerous times — in fact, double digits
4. Winston Blackmore
Winston Blackmore | The Fifth Estate via YouTube[/size]
- 27 wives
Blackmore’s father was also a polygamist — he married six women — making Blackmore one of 31 siblings. Blackmore has 149 children and is facing a maximum penalty of up to five years in jail for violating Canada’s laws against polygamy. His sentencing hearing is set for May 15.
Next: How many times the founder of Mormonism married
3. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Joseph Smith, Jr. founded the Mormon church. | Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
- Around 34 wives
Mormonism and its various sects, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), preach eternal love and plural marriage, or polygamy.
Next: Like father, like son
2. Rulon Timpson Jeffs
Rulon Timpson Jeffs and wives | Gordon Shumway via YouTube[/size]
- 75 wives
Jeffs had 75 wives and fathered 65 children. At the time of his death (2002) he was survived by 20 wives.
Next: He holds the record for most marriages nationwide.
1. Warren Jeffs
Warren Jeffs was briefly on the FBI’s most wanted list. | Douglas C. Pizac-Pool/Getty Images[/size]
- At least 80 wives
In 2007 Jeffs was found guilty of rape, polygamy, tax evasion, and kidnapping, and was sentenced to life in prison.[/size]