# Joe Smith — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Joe Smith in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Smith

**First appearance:** 0008-vi-hard-times

## Who they are

A Mormon elder whose encounters with Cody reveal the strange alliances and tensions of the settling frontier.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Simpson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/characters/mr_simpson)

_social_

Joe Smith and Mr. Simpson were acquaintances, possibly connected through frontier business or community life.

### [Mr. Simpson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/characters/mr_simpson)

_social_

Joe Smith and Mr. Simpson were acquaintances, possibly connected through frontier business or community life.

## In the story

### [Sightseeing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxvi-sightseeing)

Not mentioned in excerpts; placeholder removed.

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