18th Utah Territorial Legislature explained

The 18th 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 3, 1868.[1]

Session

The legislative session convened on January 11, 1869, at the City Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on February 19, 1869.[2] [3]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. BensonCache
Thomas CallisterMillard
Albert CarringtonSalt Lake
Hector C. HaightDavis
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Orson HydeSanpete
Aaron JohnsonUtah
George A. SmithIronPresident
Abraham O. SmootSalt Lake
Erastus SnowWashington
Lorenzo SnowWeber
Wilford WoodruffSalt Lake
Joseph A. YoungSalt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
William W. CluffSummit
David EvansUtah
Lorin FarrWeber
Abram HatchWasatch
Francis M. LymanMillard
Peter MaughanCache
Jonathan MidgleyJuab
John R. MurdockBeaver
William B. PaceUtah
Orson PrattSalt LakeSpeaker
Enoch ReeseSalt Lake
Charles C. RichRich
Albert P. RockwoodSalt Lake
John RowberryTooele
William S. SeelySanpete
Joseph F. SmithSalt Lake
Silas S. SmithIron
Willard G. SmithMorgan
William R. SmithDavis
William SnowWashington
George TaylorSanpete
John TaylorSalt Lake
Albert K. ThurberUtah
Chauncey W. WestWeber
Jonathan C. WrightBox Elder
Brigham Young Jr.Salt Lake

References

  1. News: Annual Election . Deseret News . July 29, 1868 . 5 . March 11, 2024.
  2. News: Legislative . Deseret Evening News . January 11, 1869 . 2 . March 11, 2024.
  3. News: Legislative . Deseret Evening News . February 22, 1869 . 3 . March 11, 2024.