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Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah First Session, 1851-1852 TERRITORY OF UTAH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ROSTERS 1851-1894 Compiled by Utah State Archives staff, 2007. TABLE OF CONTENTS First Session, 1851-1852 ……………………………………………………………………….…1 Second Session, 1852-1853 ………………………………………..……………………………..2 Third Session, 1853-1854 ……………………………………………………..………………….3 Fourth Session, 1854-1855 ……………………………………………………………….………4 Fifth Session, 1855-1856 ………………………………………………………...………….……6 Sixth Session, 1856-1857 ……………………………………………………………….………. 8 Seventh Session, 1857-1858 ……………………………………………………………….…....10 Eighth Session, 1858-1859 …………………………………………………..…………….……12 Ninth Session, 1859-1860 ……………………………………………………………….…..…..14 Tenth Session, 1860-1861 ………………………………………………………………….……16 Eleventh Session, 1861-1862 ……………………………………………….……………….…..18 Twelfth Session, 1862-1863 …………………………………………………………………….20 Thirteenth Session, 1863-1864 ………………………………………………………………….22 Fourteenth Session, 1864-1865 ………………………………………………………………….24 Fifteenth Session, 1865-1866 …………………………………………………..………………..26 Sixteenth Session, 1866-1867 …………………………………………………………...………28 Seventeenth Session, 1868 ……………………………………………………………...……….30 Eighteenth Session, 1869 …………………………………………………………...…..……….32 Nineteenth Session, 1870 ……………………………………………………………...….……..34 Twentieth Session, 1872 ……………………………………………………..……………...…..36 Twenty-First Session, 1874 …………………………………………………………….……….38 Twenty-Second Session, 1876 …………………………………………………..………...…….40 Twenty-Third Session, 1878 ………………………………………………..……………...……42 Twenty-Fourth Session, 1880 ………………………………………………...…………...…….44 ii Twenty-Fifth Session, 1882 ………………………………………………….……………...…..46 Twenty-Sixth Session, 1884 ……………………………………………………….………...….48 Twenty-Seventh Session, 1886 …………………………………………………...............……..50 Twenty-Eighth Session, 1888 ………………………………………………….………………..52 Twenty-Ninth Session, 1890 …………………………………………………...………………..55 Thirtieth Session, 1892 …………………………………………………………...……………..58 Thirty-First Session, 1894 ………………………………………………………………...……..61 Sources Used Deseret News (Weekly), December 19, 1855. Laws of Utah, 1851-1894 (Series 83155) Legislative Assembly. Journals, 1851-1880 (Series 3145) Legislative Assembly. House Journal Record books, 1858-1878 (Series 16660) Legislative Assembly. Council Journal Record books, 1858-1882 (Series 3167) Legislature. House Journals, 1882-1894 (Series 456) Legislature. Senate Journals, 1882-1894 (Series 409) Stout, Wayne D. History of Utah, 3 vols. (1967-1971), 1:8, 48. iii Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah First Session, 1851-1852 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Great Salt Lake County Willard Richards, President. Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Orson Spencer, Ezra T. Benson, resigned September 24, 1851. Orson Pratt, elected November 15, 1851. Jedediah M. Grant, resigned September 23, 1851. Edward Hunter, elected November 15, 1851. Davis County John S. Fullmer Weber County Loren Farr, Charles R. Dana Utah County Alexander Williams, Aaron Johnson San Pete County Isaac Morley Iron County George A. Smith MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Great Salt Lake County William W. Phelps, Speaker. Daniel Spencer, Albert P. Rockwood, Nathaniel H. Felt, David Fullmer, Edwin D. Woolley, Phineas Richards, Joseph Young, Henry G. Sherwood, Wilford Woodruff, Benjamin F. Johnson, Hosea Stout, Willard Snow, resigned September 24, 1851. John Brown, elected November 15, 1851. Davis County Andrew L. Lamereaux, John Stoker, Gideon Brownell Weber County David B. Dille, James Brown, James G. Browning Utah County David Evans, William Miller, Levi W. Hancock San Pete County Charles Shumway Iron County Elisha H. Groves, George Brimhall, elected November 15, 1851. Tooele County John Rowberry 1 Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah Second Session, 1852-1853 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Great Salt Lake County Willard Richards, President. Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Franklin D. Richards, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Hyde Davis County Thomas S. Smith Weber County Loren Farr, Charles R. Dana Utah County Ashael Perry, Aaron Johnson San Pete County Isaac Morley Iron County George A. Smith MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Great Salt Lake County Jedediah M. Grant, Speaker. William W. Phelps, Albert P. Rockwood, Nathaniel H. Felt, Edwin D. Woolley, Wilford Woodruff, George B. Wallace, Albert Carrington, Lorenzo Snow, Ezra T. Benson, James W. Cummings, Jonathan C. Wright. Davis County John Stoker, Henry W. Miller Weber County James G. Browning, Willard G. McMullen, Albern Allen Utah County Edson Whipple, William Pace, Leonard E. Harrington Juab County Andrew Love San Pete County Albert Petty Iron County George Brimhall, John L. Smith Millard County Anson Call Tooele County John Rowberry 2 Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah Third Session, 1853-1854 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Great Salt Lake County Willard Richards, President. Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor Davis County Thomas S. Smith Weber County Loren Farr, Jonathan Browning Utah and Juab Counties Aaron Johnson, Leonard E. Harrington San Pete County Isaac Morley Millard County James McGaw Iron County George A. Smith MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Great Salt Lake County Jedediah M. Grant, Speaker. William W. Phelps, Franklin D. Richards, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Albert Carrington, Albert P. Rockwood, James W. Cummings, John L. Smith, Jonathan C. Wright, William Stewart Davis County Henry W. Miller, John Stoker Weber County Albern Allen, Luman A. Shirtliff, Dwight Harding Utah and Juab Counties Silas Hillman, Joseph A. Kelting, James C. Snow, Jacob G. Bigler San Pete County Madison D. Hambleton Millard County William Felshaw Iron County Calvin C. Pendleton, Robert Wiley Tooele County Ezra T. Benson 3 Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah Fourth Session, 1854-1855 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Great Salt Lake County Heber C. Kimball, Orson Pratt, Daniel H. Wells, Wilford Woodruff, Albert Carrington Utah County Leonard E. Harrington, Aaron Johnson San Pete County Isaac Morley Millard County John A. Ray Iron County George A. Smith Weber County Lorin Farr, Erastus Bingham Davis County Thomas S. Smith OFFICERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Heber C. Kimball, President. William Clayton, Secretary. Robert Campbell, Assistant Secretary. Aaron F. Farr, Sergeant-at-Arms. Edward P. Duzette, Doorkeeper. Joseph W. Young, Messenger. William Jones, Foreman. Samuel Alger, Chaplain. MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Great Salt Lake County Jedediah M. Grant, William W. Phelps, James W. Cummings, Albert P. Rockwood, Samuel W. Richards, John L. Smith, Joseph Young, Lorenzo Snow, Hosea Stout, Horace S. Eldredge Utah County James C. Snow, Evan M. Greene, Duncan McArthur Juab County Timothy B. Foote San Pete County George Peacock Millard County John Carling 4 Iron County Richard Harrison, William H. Dame Tooele County Ezra T. Benson Green River County John Nebeker Weber County Jonathan C. Wright, James Brown, Thomas Dunn Davis County Thomas Grover, Chester Loveland OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE Jedediah M. Grant, Speaker. Thomas Bullock, Chief Clerk. Leo Hawkins, Assistant Clerk. Robert T. Burton, Sergeant-at-Arms. John Stiles, Doorkeeper. George Q. Cannon, Messenger. Alba Sherman, Foreman. Daniel Carn, Chaplain. 5 Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah Fifth Session, 1855-1856 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Great Salt Lake County Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Albert Carrington, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff. Davis County John Stoker Weber County Lorin Farr, Lorenzo Snow Utah and Juab Counties Leonard E. Harrington, Benjamin F. Johnson San Pete County Isaac Morley Millard County John A. Ray Iron County George A. Smith OFFICERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Heber C. Kimball, President. Thomas W. Ellerbeck, Secretary. Leo Hawkins, Assistant Secretary. Alexander McRae, Sergeant-at-Arms. Samuel L. Sprague, Messenger. Hiram B. Bennett, Foreman. Parley P. Pratt, Chaplain. George Hales, Public Printer. MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Great Salt Lake County Jedediah M. Grant, William W. Phelps, Albert P. Rockwood, Edwin D. Woolley, James W. Cummings, Hosea Stout, Samuel W. Richards, Jesse C. Little, William Snow, Phineas H. Young, Claudius V. Spencer Tooele County Ezra T. Benson Utah County James C. Snow, Aaron Johnson, Lorenzo H. Hatch Juab County Jacob G. Bigler San Pete County George Peacock 6 Millard County John Eldredge Iron County Isaac C. Haight, Jesse N. Smith Davis County John D. Parker, Jesse Hobson Weber County Jonathan C. Wright, James Brown Green River County William A. Hickman Carson County Enoch Reese OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE Jedediah M. Grant, Speaker. Thomas Bullock, Chief Clerk. Jonathan Grimshaw, Assistant Clerk. Alfred N. Billings, Sergeant-at-Arms. Jacob F. Hutchinson, Messenger. Chandler Holbrook, Foreman. Joel H. Johnson, Chaplain. 7 Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah Sixth Session, 1856-1857 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Great Salt Lake and Tooele Counties Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Albert Carrington, Franklin D. Richards, Wilford Woodruff. Utah and Juab Counties Leonard E. Harrington, Benjamin F. Johnson San Pete County Isaac Morley Millard County William Fenshaw Iron County William H. Dame Weber County Lorin Farr, Lorenzo Snow Davis County John Stoker OFFICERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Heber C. Kimball, President. Leo Hawkins, Secretary. John T. Caine, Assistant Secretary. George D. Grant, Sergeant-at-Arms. Samuel L. Sprague, Messenger. Richard Harrison, Foreman. Cyrus H. Wheelock, Chaplain. MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Great Salt Lake County Hosea Stout, Hiram B. Clawson, Albert
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