5th Utah Territorial Legislature
The 5th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 6, 1855.[1]
Session
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The legislative session convened on December 10, 1855, at the Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore, and ended on January 18, 1856.[2][3] Although Fillmore had been designated the territorial seat of government in 1851, the Statehouse was only partially completed and this was the first legislature to meet there. It was also the only complete session to be held in Fillmore, as future sessions reverted to meeting in Salt Lake City.[4]
Members
[edit]| Name | County | Office | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Territorial Council: | |||||||
| Albert Carrington | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Lorin Farr | Weber | ||||||
| Leonard E. Harrington | Utah | ||||||
| Benjamin F. Johnson | Utah | ||||||
| Heber C. Kimball | Salt Lake | President | |||||
| Isaac Morley | San Pete | ||||||
| Orson Pratt | Salt Lake | ||||||
| John A. Ray | Millard | ||||||
| George A. Smith | Iron | ||||||
| Lorenzo Snow | Weber | ||||||
| John Stoker | Davis | ||||||
| Daniel H. Wells | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Wilford Woodruff | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Territorial House of Representatives: | |||||||
| Ezra T. Benson | Tooele | ||||||
| Jacob G. Bigler | Juab | ||||||
| James Brown | Weber | ||||||
| James W. Cummings | Salt Lake | ||||||
| John Eldredge | Millard | ||||||
| Jedediah M. Grant | Salt Lake | Speaker | |||||
| Isaac C. Haight | Iron | ||||||
| Lorenzo H. Hatch | Utah | ||||||
| William A. Hickman | Green River | ||||||
| Jesse Hobson | Davis | ||||||
| Aaron Johnson | Utah | ||||||
| Jesse C. Little | Salt Lake | ||||||
| John D. Parker | Davis | ||||||
| George Peacock | San Pete | ||||||
| William W. Phelps | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Enoch Reese | Carson | ||||||
| Samuel W. Richards | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Albert P. Rockwood | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Jesse N. Smith | Iron | ||||||
| James C. Snow | Utah | ||||||
| William Snow | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Claudius V. Spencer | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Hosea Stout | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Edwin D. Woolley | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Jonathan C. Wright | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Phineas H. Young | Salt Lake | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Remember That the Election". Deseret News. August 1, 1855. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Carrington, Albert (December 19, 1855). "Doings at the Capitol". Deseret News. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. January 23, 1856. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. December 17, 1856. p. 5. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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