12th Utah Territorial Legislature explained

The 12th 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 4, 1862.[1]

Session

The regular session convened on December 8, 1862, at the Court House in Salt Lake City, but the legislators promptly decided to relocate to the Council House and continued meeting there.[2] The session concluded on January 16, 1863.[3]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. BensonCache
Albert CarringtonSalt Lake
William J. CoxMillard
James W. CummingsUtah
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
John W. HessDavis
Orson HydeSanpetePresident pro tem
Franklin D. RichardsSalt Lake
George A. SmithIron
Lorenzo SnowWeber
Daniel SpencerSalt Lake
Daniel H. WellsSalt LakePresident
Wilford WoodruffSalt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Reddick N. AllredSanpete
George W. BeanWasatch
Thomas CallisterMillard
Hiram B. ClawsonSalt Lake
Thomas DunnWeber
Lorin FarrWeber
Timothy B. FooteJuab
Madison D. HambletonSanpete
Lorenzo H. HatchUtah
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Eli B. KelseyTooele
John V. LongSalt Lake
Amasa M. LymanBeaver
Peter MaughanCache
Orson PrattWashingtonSpeaker
William B. PrestonCache
Thomas RhoadsSummit/Green River
Albert P. RockwoodSalt Lake
Silas S. SmithIron
Judson L. StoddardDavis
John StokerDavis
John TaylorSalt Lake
Albert K. ThurberUtah
Edwin D. WoolleySalt Lake
Jonathan C. WrightBox Elder
Joseph A. YoungSalt Lake

References

  1. News: The Approaching Election . Deseret News . July 23, 1862 . 4 . March 6, 2024.
  2. News: Meeting of the Legislature . Deseret News . December 10, 1862 . 4 . March 6, 2024.
  3. News: The Last Evening of the Session . Deseret News . January 21, 1863 . 1 . March 6, 2024.