10th Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 10th 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 6, 1860. [1] Several vacancies in the Territorial Council were also filled, including due to the resignations of Charles C. Rich and Orson Pratt. [2] [3]

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Session

A special session was called for November 12, 1860, prior to the regular scheduled meeting of the legislature in December. Aside from the business of organizing each house, the extra session was primarily for the purpose of assigning the newly arrived justices of the Supreme Court to their respective districts. Once this was done, the legislature promptly adjourned again on November 13. [2]

The regular session convened on December 10, 1860, at the Social Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 18, 1861. [4] [5]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Lorin Farr Weber
James FergusonSalt Lake
John T. HardyUtah
Leonard E. HarringtonUtahPresident pro tem [5]
John A. RayMillard
Franklin D. Richards Salt Lake
George A. Smith Iron
William R. Smith Davis
Lorenzo Snow Box Elder
Daniel H. Wells Salt LakePresident
Edwin WhitingSan Pete
Wilford Woodruff Salt LakeElected November 5, 1860 [6] [7]
Territorial House of Representatives:
Washington F. AndersonSalt Lake
Ezra T. Benson Cache
Jacob G. BiglerJuab
Isaac BullockUtah
Hiram B. Clawson Salt Lake
William CrosbyIron
Evan M. GreeneTooele
Horton D. Haight Davis
Lorenzo H. HatchUtah
Rosel HydeDavis
John C. JamesCarson
John V. Long Salt Lake
James McGawWeber
John M. Moody Salt Lake
William P. NebekerSalt Lake
George PeacockSan Pete
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
Hosea Stout Salt Lake
John Taylor Salt LakeSpeaker
Daniel ThompsonMillard
Albert K. ThurberUtah
Charles W. WandellBeaver
Chauncey W. West Weber
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake

As with the previous legislative session, Green River County did not provide anyone to fill its seat in the House.

References

  1. "General Election - 1860". Deseret News. July 25, 1860. p. 8. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Convening of the Extra Session of the Legislature". Deseret News. November 14, 1860. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. "A Special Election". Deseret News. December 17, 1856. p. 5. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  4. "Meeting of the Legislature". Deseret News. December 12, 1860. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Last Day of the Session". Deseret News. January 23, 1861. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  6. "Special Election". Deseret News. October 24, 1860. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  7. "Result of the Special Election". Deseret News. November 7, 1860. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2024.