19th Utah Territorial Legislature explained

The 19th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 2, 1869.[1]

Session

The legislative session convened on January 9, 1870, at the City Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on February 19, 1870.[2] [3]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. BensonCacheElected, died September 3, 1869[4]
Jacob G. BiglerMillard
George Q. CannonSalt Lake
Hector C. HaightDavis
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Orson HydeSanpete
William JenningsSalt Lake
George A. SmithIronPresident
Abraham O. SmootUtah
Erastus SnowWashington
Lorenzo SnowWeber
Moses ThatcherCache
Wilford WoodruffSalt Lake
Joseph A. YoungSalt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Reddick N. AllredSanpete
Thomas CallisterMillard
William W. CluffSummit/Green River
David EvansUtah
Lorin FarrWeber
Abram HatchWasatch
Peter MaughanCache
John R. MurdockBeaver
William B. PaceUtah
Samuel PitchforthJuab
Orson PrattSalt LakeSpeaker
Enoch ReeseSalt Lake
Charles C. RichRich
Franklin D. RichardsWeber
Albert P. RockwoodSalt Lake
John RowberryTooele
Joseph F. SmithSalt Lake
Silas S. SmithIron
Willard G. SmithMorgan
William R. SmithDavis
George TaylorSanpete
John TaylorSalt Lake
Albert K. ThurberUtah
Jonathan C. WrightBox Elder
Brigham Young Jr.Salt Lake
Joseph W. YoungWashington

References

  1. News: General Election . Deseret Evening News . July 28, 1869 . 2 . May 2, 2024.
  2. News: Nineteenth Annual Session of the Legislature . Deseret Evening News . January 10, 1870 . 2 . May 2, 2024.
  3. News: Local and Other Matters . Deseret Evening News . February 19, 1870 . 2 . May 2, 2024.
  4. News: Evans . David W. . Remarks, On the death of Elder Ezra T. Benson, by President George A. Smith, delivered in the New Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sep. 5th, 1869 . Deseret News . September 15, 1869 . 6 . May 2, 2024.