7th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 7th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 3, 1857. ^[1]

Session

The legislative session convened on December 14, 1857, at the Social Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 22, 1858. ^{[2] [3]}

Members

Name	County	Office	Notes
Territorial Council:
Lewis Brunson	Millard
Albert Carrington	Salt Lake
Lorin Farr	Weber
Leonard E. Harrington	Utah
Joseph Holbrook	Davis
Benjamin F. Johnson	Utah
Heber C. Kimball	Salt Lake	President
Franklin D. Richards	Salt Lake
George A. Smith	Iron
Lorenzo Snow	Box Elder
Warren S. Snow	San Pete
Daniel H. Wells	Salt Lake
Wilford Woodruff	Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Reddick N. Allred	Davis
Jacob G. Bigler	Juab
Isaac Bullock	Green River
Hiram B. Clawson	Salt Lake
James W. Cummings	Salt Lake
Philo T. Farnsworth	Millard
Isaac C. Haight	Iron
Orson Hyde	Salt Lake
Aaron Johnson	Utah
John D. Lee	Iron
Jesse C. Little	Salt Lake
Alexander McRae	Salt Lake
John D. Parker	Davis
George Peacock	San Pete
William W. Phelps	Salt Lake
Samuel W. Richards	Salt Lake
Albert P. Rockwood	Salt Lake
John Rowberry	Tooele
James C. Snow	Utah
Daniel Spencer	Salt Lake
Hosea Stout	Salt Lake
John Taylor	Salt Lake	Speaker
Preston Thomas	Utah
Chauncey W. West	Weber
Jonathan C. Wright	Box Elder
Joseph A. Young	Salt Lake

Although the existing apportionment of the territory would have allocated one representative in the House to Carson County, for this session none was elected and Salt Lake County instead sent an additional representative for a total of 12. ^[4]

References

1. "Election Notice". Deseret News. July 22, 1857. p. 8. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
2. "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. November 18, 1857. p. 5. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
3. "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. January 27, 1858. p. 5. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
4. "Names of Members and Officers of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah". Deseret News. December 23, 1857. p. 4. Retrieved February 15, 2024.