16th Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 16th 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, 1866. [1]

Contents

Session

The legislative session convened on December 10, 1866, in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1867. [2] [3]

Members

NameCountyOfficeNotes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson Cache
George Q. Cannon Salt Lake
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Hector C. HaightDavis
Leonard E. HarringtonUtah
Orson Hyde Sanpete
Aaron JohnsonUtah
Amasa M. Lyman Millard
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
David EvansUtah
Lorin Farr Weber
Jacob Gates Washington
Thomas H. GilesWasatch
William Jennings Salt Lake
Benjamin F. Johnson Utah
George KendallJuab
Christopher Layton Davis
Peter Maughan Cache
Philemon C. MerrillMorgan
John R. Murdock Beaver
William B. PaceUtah
George PeacockSanpete
Enoch Reese Salt Lake
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
Jonathan C. WrightBox Elder

Major Legislation

Appropriations

Incorporations of Cities and Counties

State Commissions

References

  1. "Annual Election, 1866". Deseret News. August 2, 1866. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. "Governor's Message". Deseret News. January 2, 1867. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. "The Past Session". Deseret News. January 23, 1867. p. 4. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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