15th Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 15th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 7, 1865. [1]

Contents

Session

The legislative session convened on December 11, 1865, at the State House in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1866. [2]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson Cache
George Q. Cannon Salt Lake
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Orson Hyde Sanpete
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Amasa M. Lyman Millard
Franklin D. Richards Davis
George A. Smith IronPresident
Erastus Snow Washington
Lorenzo Snow Box Elder
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Joseph A. Young Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Thomas CallisterMillard
William W. Cluff Summit/Green River
William J. CoxBeaver
David EvansUtah
Lorin Farr Weber
Jacob Gates Washington
John W. HessDavis
William Jennings Salt Lake
Benjamin F. Johnson Utah
George KendallJuab
Peter Maughan Cache
Joseph S. Murdock Wasatch
William B. PaceUtah
George PeacockSanpete
Charles S. Peterson Morgan
Charles C. Rich Richland
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
John RowberryTooele
Joseph F. Smith Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
Warren S. Snow Sanpete
John Taylor Salt LakeSpeaker
John Van Cott Salt Lake
Chauncey W. West Weber
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake
Jonathan C. WrightBox Elder

References

  1. "Annual Election - 1865". Deseret News. August 2, 1865. p. 8. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. "Home Items: Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. December 14, 1865. p. 4. Retrieved March 9, 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 8, 1866. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2024.