13th Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 13th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 3, 1863. [1] [2]

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Session

The legislative session convened on December 14, 1863, at the State House in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 22, 1864. [3]

Members

NameCountyOfficeElected/Resigned
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson Cache
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Orson Hyde Sanpete
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Amasa Lyman Millard
Charles C. Rich Davis
George A. Smith Iron
Erastus Snow Washington
Lorenzo Snow Weber
Daniel Spencer Salt Lake
Daniel H. Wells Salt LakePresident
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Reddick N. Allred Sanpete
Thomas CallisterMillard
David Cluff Jr.Utah
Ira EldredgeSummit/Green River
Lorin Farr Weber
Jefferson Hunt Weber
Joseph E. Johnson Utah
John V. Long Salt Lake
Henry LuntIron
Peter Maughan Cache
John PattenSanpete
Samuel PitchforthJuab
Orson Pratt Washington
William B. Preston Cache
Franklin D. Richards Salt Lake
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
John RowberryTooele
William R. Smith Davis
John StokerDavis
John Taylor Salt LakeSpeaker
Albert K. ThurberUtah
John Van Cott Salt Lake
William M. Wall Wasatch
Charles W. WandellBeaver
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake
Jonathan C. WrightBox Elder

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References

  1. "The Election". Deseret News. August 5, 1863. p. 4. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. "Proclamation". Deseret News. November 4, 1863. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. "Utah Legislature - Thirteenth Session". Deseret News. December 16, 1863. p. 4. Retrieved March 8, 2024. The closing of the session was not covered by the Deseret News due to a paper shortage, but it printed various legislative acts when publication resumed. "To Our Readers". Deseret News. March 2, 1864. p. 4. Retrieved March 8, 2024.