1st Utah Territorial Legislature explained

The 1st Utah Territorial Legislature was convened on September 22, 1851, and ended on March 6, 1852.[1]

Sessions

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. BensonSalt LakeResigned September 24, 1851
Charles R. DanaWeber
Lorin FarrWeber
John S. FullmerDavis
Jedediah M. GrantSalt LakeResigned September 23, 1851
Edward HunterSalt LakeElected November 15, 1851[2]
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Heber C. KimballSalt Lake
Isaac MorleySan Pete
Orson PrattSalt LakeElected November 15, 1851
Willard RichardsSalt LakePresident
George A. SmithIron
Orson SpencerSalt Lake
Daniel H. WellsSalt Lake
Alexander WilliamsUtah
Territorial House of Representatives:
George W. BrimhallIronElected November 15, 1851
James BrownWeber
John BrownSalt LakeElected November 15, 1851
James G. BrowningWeber
Gideon BrownellDavis
David B. DilleWeber
David EvansUtah
Nathaniel H. FeltSalt Lake
David FullmerSalt Lake
Elisha B. GrovesIron
Levi W. HancockUtah
Benjamin F. JohnsonSalt Lake
Andrew L. LamoreauxDavis
William MillerUtah
William W. PhelpsSalt LakeSpeaker
Phinehas RichardsSalt Lake
Albert P. RockwoodSalt Lake
John RowberryTooele
Henry G. SherwoodSalt Lake
Charles ShumwaySan Pete
Willard SnowSalt LakeResigned September 24, 1851
Daniel SpencerSalt Lake
John StokerDavis
Hosea StoutSalt Lake
Wilford WoodruffSalt Lake
Edwin D. WoolleySalt Lake
Joseph YoungSalt Lake

Notes and References

  1. The United States Congress passed an Act to Establish the Territory of Utah on September 9, 1850. The first Legislature of the Utah Territory convened on September 22, 1851
  2. News: General Items . Deseret News . November 29, 1851 . 3 . January 22, 2024.