15th Utah Territorial Legislature explained

The 15th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 7, 1865.[1]

Session

The legislative session convened on December 11, 1865, at the State House in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1866.[2]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. BensonCache
George Q. CannonSalt Lake
Albert CarringtonSalt Lake
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Orson HydeSanpete
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Amasa M. LymanMillard
Franklin D. RichardsDavis
George A. SmithIronPresident
Erastus SnowWashington
Lorenzo SnowWeber
Wilford WoodruffSalt Lake
Joseph A. YoungSalt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Thomas CallisterMillard
William W. CluffSummit/Green River
William J. CoxBeaver
David EvansUtah
Lorin FarrWeber
Jacob GatesWashington
John W. HessDavis
William JenningsSalt Lake
Benjamin F. JohnsonUtah
George KendallJuab
Peter MaughanCache
Joseph S. MurdockWasatch
William B. PaceUtah
George PeacockSanpete
Charles S. PetersonMorgan
Charles C. RichRichland
Albert P. RockwoodSalt Lake
John RowberryTooele
Joseph F. SmithSalt Lake
Silas S. SmithIron
Warren S. SnowSanpete
John TaylorSalt LakeSpeaker
John Van CottSalt Lake
Chauncey W. WestWeber
Edwin D. WoolleySalt Lake
Jonathan C. WrightBox Elder

References

  1. News: Annual Election - 1865 . Deseret News . August 2, 1865 . 8 . March 9, 2024.
  2. News: Home Items: Legislative Assembly . Deseret News . December 14, 1865 . 4 . March 9, 2024. The closing of the session was not covered by the Deseret News due to a paper shortage, but it printed various legislative acts when publication resumed. News: To Our Readers . Deseret News . March 8, 1866 . 5 . March 9, 2024.