4th Utah Territorial Legislature explained

The 4th 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 7, 1854. Several vacancies in Territorial Council were also filled at that time due to the death of Willard Richards and the resignations of Parley P. Pratt and John Taylor.[1]

Session

The legislative session convened on December 11, 1854, at the Council House in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1855.[2] [3]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Erastus BinghamWeber
Albert CarringtonSalt LakeElected August 7, 1854
Lorin FarrWeber
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Heber C. KimballSalt LakePresident
Isaac MorleySan Pete
Orson PrattSalt LakeElected August 7, 1854
John A. RayMillard
George A. SmithIron
Thomas S. SmithDavis
Daniel H. WellsSalt Lake
Wilford WoodruffSalt LakeElected August 7, 1854
Territorial House of Representatives:
Ezra T. BensonTooele
James BrownWeber
John CarlingMillard
James W. CummingsSalt Lake
William H. DameIron
Thomas DunnWeber
Horace S. EldredgeSalt Lake
Timothy B. FooteJuab
Jedediah M. GrantSalt LakeSpeaker
Evan M. GreeneUtah
Thomas GroverDavis
Richard HarrisonIron
Chester LovelandDavis
Duncan McArthurUtah
John NebekerGreen River
George PeacockSan Pete
William W. PhelpsSalt Lake
Samuel W. RichardsSalt Lake
Albert P. RockwoodSalt Lake
John L. SmithIron
James C. SnowUtah
Lorenzo SnowSalt Lake
Hosea StoutSalt Lake
Edwin D. WoolleySalt Lake
Jonathan C. WrightWeber
Joseph YoungSalt Lake

The composition of the Salt Lake County House delegation is murky, as the county had 11 seats to fill but returned a ticket with only 10 names (Joseph Young was not on the ticket).[4] However, when the legislative session opened on December 11, Young was included in the delegation but Edwin D. Woolley was not reported as present.[2] It is not clear whether Young in fact replaced Woolley (in which case the House would have been functioning with only 25 members instead of the usual 26), or if each was elected to their own seat.

References

  1. News: Election . Deseret News . August 3, 1854 . 3 . February 11, 2024.
  2. News: Legislative Assembly . Deseret News . December 14, 1854 . 2 . February 11, 2024.
  3. News: The Legislative Assembly . Deseret News . January 25, 1855 . 3 . February 11, 2024.
  4. News: Regular Ticket . Deseret News . August 3, 1854 . 3 . February 11, 2024.