7th Utah Territorial Legislature
The 7th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 3, 1857.[1]
Session
[edit]The legislative session convened on December 14, 1857, at the Social Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 22, 1858.[2][3]
Members
[edit]| Name | County | Office | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Territorial Council: | |||||||
| Lewis Brunson | Millard | ||||||
| Albert Carrington | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Lorin Farr | Weber | ||||||
| Leonard E. Harrington | Utah | ||||||
| Joseph Holbrook | Davis | ||||||
| Benjamin F. Johnson | Utah | ||||||
| Heber C. Kimball | Salt Lake | President | |||||
| Franklin D. Richards | Salt Lake | ||||||
| George A. Smith | Iron | ||||||
| Lorenzo Snow | Weber | ||||||
| Warren S. Snow | San Pete | ||||||
| Daniel H. Wells | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Wilford Woodruff | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Territorial House of Representatives: | |||||||
| Reddick N. Allred | Davis | ||||||
| Jacob G. Bigler | Juab | ||||||
| Isaac Bullock | Green River | ||||||
| Hiram B. Clawson | Salt Lake | ||||||
| James W. Cummings | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Philo T. Farnsworth | Millard | ||||||
| Isaac C. Haight | Iron | ||||||
| Orson Hyde | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Aaron Johnson | Utah | ||||||
| John D. Lee | Iron | ||||||
| Jesse C. Little | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Alexander McRae | Salt Lake | ||||||
| John D. Parker | Davis | ||||||
| George Peacock | San Pete | ||||||
| William W. Phelps | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Samuel W. Richards | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Albert P. Rockwood | Salt Lake | ||||||
| John Rowberry | Tooele | ||||||
| James C. Snow | Utah | ||||||
| Daniel Spencer | Salt Lake | ||||||
| Hosea Stout | Salt Lake | ||||||
| John Taylor | Salt Lake | Speaker | |||||
| Preston Thomas | Utah | ||||||
| Chauncey W. West | Weber | ||||||
| Jonathan C. Wright | Box Elder | ||||||
| Joseph A. Young | Salt Lake | ||||||
Although the existing apportionment of the territory would have allocated one representative in the House to Carson County, for this session none was elected and Salt Lake County instead sent an additional representative for a total of 12.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Notice". Deseret News. July 22, 1857. p. 8. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. November 18, 1857. p. 5. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. January 27, 1858. p. 5. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Names of Members and Officers of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah". Deseret News. December 23, 1857. p. 4. Retrieved February 15, 2024.