3rd Utah Territorial Legislature explained

The 3rd Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 1, 1853.[1]

Session

The legislative session convened on December 12, 1853, in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 20, 1854.[2] [3]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Jonathan BrowningWeber
Lorin FarrWeber
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Orson HydeSalt LakeElected, did not serve
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Heber C. KimballSalt Lake
Isaac MorleySan Pete
James McGawMillard
Parley P. PrattSalt Lake
Willard RichardsSalt LakePresident
George A. SmithIron
Thomas S. SmithDavis
John TaylorSalt Lake
Daniel H. WellsSalt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Albern AllenWeber
Ezra T. BensonTooele
Jacob G. BiglerJuab
Albert CarringtonSalt Lake
James W. CummingsSalt Lake
William FelshawMillard
Jedediah M. GrantSalt LakeSpeaker
Madison D. HambletonSan Pete
Dwight HardingWeber
Silas HillmanUtah
Joseph A. KeltingUtah
Henry W. MillerDavis
Calvin C. PendletonIron
William W. PhelpsSalt Lake
Franklin D. RichardsSalt Lake
Albert P. RockwoodSalt Lake
Luman A. ShirtliffWeber
John L. SmithIron
Erastus SnowSalt Lake
James C. SnowUtah
Lorenzo SnowSalt Lake
William StewartSalt Lake
John StokerDavis
Robert WileyIron
Wilford WoodruffSalt Lake
Jonathan C. WrightSalt Lake

References

  1. News: Result of the Election in the Territory of Utah, held on the first Monday of August, 1853. . Deseret News . October 1, 1853 . 2 . November 25, 2023.
  2. News: Legislative Assembly . Deseret News . December 15, 1853 . 3 . November 25, 2023. Although Orson Hyde was announced as elected, at the time the assembly convened, he was returning from Fort Supply and was replaced by John Taylor.
  3. News: Death of our beloved Brother Willard Richards . Deseret News . March 16, 1854 . 2 . February 12, 2024.