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16th Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 16th 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 for the House was held August 6, 1866.[1]

Session

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The legislative session convened on December 10, 1866, in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1867.[2][3]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson Cache
George Q. Cannon Salt Lake
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Hector C. Haight Davis
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Orson Hyde Sanpete
Aaron Johnson Utah
Amasa M. Lyman Millard
George A. Smith Iron President
Erastus Snow Washington
Lorenzo Snow Weber
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Joseph A. Young Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Thomas Callister Millard
William W. Cluff Summit/Green River
David Evans Utah
Lorin Farr Weber
Jacob Gates Washington
Thomas H. Giles Wasatch
William Jennings Salt Lake
Benjamin F. Johnson Utah
George Kendall Juab
Christopher Layton Davis
Peter Maughan Cache
Philemon C. Merrill Davis
John R. Murdock Beaver
William B. Pace Utah
George Peacock Sanpete
Enoch Reese Salt Lake
Charles C. Rich Richland
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
John Rowberry Tooele
Joseph F. Smith Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
Warren S. Snow Sanpete
John Taylor Salt Lake Speaker
John Van Cott Salt Lake
Chauncey W. West Weber
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder

Major Legislation

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Appropriations

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  • Territorial Appropriation Bill

Incorporations of Cities and Counties

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State Commissions

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  • Resolution appointing a Military Code Commission

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Election, 1866". Deseret News. August 2, 1866. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Governor's Message". Deseret News. January 2, 1867. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Past Session". Deseret News. January 23, 1867. p. 4. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Washington County, Utah Boundary Changes". Wchsutah.org. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  6. ^ "Wrathall Involvement in the History of Grantsville". Rawbw.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-31. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  7. ^ "Chapter 26-Bancroft's History of Utah 1540-1886". Utlm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  8. ^ "Summit County, Utah: History and Information". E-referencedesk.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-11-07.