2nd Utah Territorial Legislature
The 2nd Utah Territorial Legislature comprised members of the Territorial Council serving the second year of their terms, together with members of the House of Representatives elected to one-year terms. The regular election was held August 2, 1852.[1] Due to multiple resignations in both chambers, a special election to fill the vacancies was held November 8, 1852.[2] Members of the Territorial Council from the 1st Utah Territorial Legislature who resigned prior to the session included Orson Pratt, Orson Spencer, and John S. Fullmer.[3]
Session[edit]
The legislative session convened on December 13, 1852, in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 21, 1853.[4] An additional special session was held beginning June 1, 1853.[5]
Members[edit]
| Name | County | Office | Elected/Resigned | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Territorial Council: | |||||||
| Charles R. Dana | Weber | ||||||
| Lorin Farr | Weber | ||||||
| Orson Hyde | Salt Lake | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| Aaron Johnson | Utah | ||||||
| Heber C. Kimball | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Isaac Morley | San Pete | ||||||
| Asahel Perry | Utah | ||||||
| Parley P. Pratt | Salt Lake | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| Franklin D. Richards | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
| Willard Richards | Salt Lake | President | |||||
| George A. Smith | Iron | ||||||
| Thomas S. Smith | Davis | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| Daniel H. Wells | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Territorial House of Representatives: | |||||||
| Albern Allen | Weber | ||||||
| Ezra T. Benson | Salt Lake | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| George W. Brimhall | Iron | ||||||
| John Brown | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session | |||||
| James G. Browning | Weber | ||||||
| Anson Call | Millard | ||||||
| Albert Carrington | Salt Lake | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| James W. Cummings | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
| Nathaniel H. Felt | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
| Jedediah M. Grant | Salt Lake | Speaker | Elected August 2, 1852 | ||||
| Leonard E. Harrington | Utah | ||||||
| Benjamin F. Johnson | Juab | Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session | |||||
| Nathaniel V. Jones | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session | |||||
| Andrew L. Lamoreaux | Davis | Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session | |||||
| Andrew Love | Juab | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| Willard G. McMullen | Weber | ||||||
| Henry W. Miller | Davis | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| William Pace | Utah | ||||||
| Albert Petty | San Pete | ||||||
| William W. Phelps | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
| Albert P. Rockwood | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
| John Rowberry | Tooele | ||||||
| John L. Smith | Iron | ||||||
| Lorenzo Snow | Salt Lake | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| Daniel Spencer | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session | |||||
| John Stoker | Davis | ||||||
| Hosea Stout | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session | |||||
| George B. Wallace | Salt Lake | Elected November 8, 1852 | |||||
| Edson Whipple | Utah | ||||||
| Wilford Woodruff | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
| Edwin D. Woolley | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
| Jonathan C. Wright | Salt Lake | Elected August 2, 1852 | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "The Result of the August Election". Deseret News. August 21, 1852. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Special Election". Deseret News. November 27, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Territory of Utah. Proclamation by the Governor". Deseret News. September 18, 1852. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ The published acts and resolutions passed by the 2nd Utah Territorial Legislature lists the session as beginning on the second Monday of December; the year is correctly stated as 1852 on the title page, although elsewhere it is incorrectly given as commencing in December 1853 and adjourning in January 1853.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. May 28, 1853. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2024.