2nd Utah State Legislature

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The 2nd Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 3, 1896, and convened on Monday, January 11, 1897.

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Dates of sessions

Leadership

Utah Senate

Utah House of Representatives

Utah Senate

Make-up

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 17
  Populist Party 1
  Republican Party 0
 Total
18
 Government Majority
16

Members

NamePartyDistrictCounty
Allred, John F. 9 Sanpete
Caine, John T. [1] Democrat 6 Salt Lake
Cannon, Martha H.Democrat 6 Salt Lake
Chambers, Robert C. Democrat 5 Summit
Evans, Abel J. 7 Utah
Harbour, Benjamin A. 6 Salt Lake
Hamer, Daniel 4 Weber
Johnson, M. E. 12 Grand
Monson, JosephDemocrat 2 Cache
Nebeker, AquilaDemocrat 3 Cache
Nebeker, William G. 1 Box Elder
Rideout, David O. 6 Salt Lake
Robison, Joseph V. 8 Millard
Shurtliff, Lewis W. 4 Weber
Smoot, Abraham O. 7 Utah
Snow, Edward H.Democrat 11 Washington
Whitaker, George A. 6 Salt Lake
Wright, Isaac K. 10 Sevier

Utah House of Representatives

Make-up

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 39
  Populist Party 3
  Republican Party 3
 Total
45
 Government Majority
33

Members

NamePartyDistrictCounty
Anderson, Sarah E.Democrat4 Weber
Bennion, HeberDemocrat8 Salt Lake
Callis, Charles A. 9 Summit
Cook, David S.3 Rich
Cook, Samuel N.1 Box Elder
Creer, W. O.11 Utah
Dotson, William L. H.20 Beaver
Dresser, Norman B.7 Tooele
Duffin, James G.25 Washington
Evans, Abel J. Utah
Forshee, James E.21 Piute
Gibson, William12 Uintah
Greenwood, Barnard H.18 Sevier
Hansen, Andrew J.Republican23 Garfield
Hardy, Aaron14 Sanpete
Hopkin, John5 Morgan
Kenner, Scipio A.8 Salt Lake
Kimball, Joseph2 Cache
Kimball, Oliver G.15 Carbon
LaBarthe, Eurithe K.Democrat8 Salt Lake
Lemmon, Hyrum11 Utah
Lund, Louis P.11 Utah
Mangan, Daniel8 Salt Lake
Martin, V. P.27
Maxfield, Hiett E.22 Wayne
McKay, Angus4 Weber
Murdock, Joseph R.10 Wasatch
O'Brien, William H.4 Weber
Oveson, L. P.16 Emery
Parry, John24
Perkins, John N.4 Weber
Price, Moroni2 Cache
Ray, William A.19 Millard
Robinson, Joseph E.26 Kane
Romney, George8 Salt Lake
Roylance, William M.11 Utah
Shephard, Richard B.8 Salt Lake
Sloan, Robert W.8 Salt Lake
Sorensen, Andrew P.17 Grand
Sorenson, Neils C.14 Sanpete
Stewart, Hyrum6
Taylor, Joseph E. 8 Salt Lake
Thompson, James8 Salt Lake
Ingwald C. Thoresen 2 Cache
Wheeler, Claude V.13 Juab
Wilson, Everett W.8 Salt Lake

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