Burr Riggs was an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who later fell away into apostasy. He was born on 17 April 1811 in New Haven, Connecticut, to Gideon Riggs and Susan Pitcher. He converted to the Church early and in 1831 served a mission for the Church. He was known for his overly charismatic tendencies including frothing at the mouth and receiving revelation by hitting his head against a wall. Despite all of this, he was called to be a high priest on the 25th of October 1831 and called to serve another mission to the southern country. [1]