8th Wyoming Territorial Legislature

The 8th Wyoming Territorial Legislature was a former meeting of the Wyoming Legislature that lasted from January 8, to March 7, 1884.[1]

8th Wyoming Territorial Legislature
7th 9th
Overview
Legislative bodyWyoming Legislature
JurisdictionWyoming Territory, United States
Meeting placeCommercial Block
Term1884–1886
Wyoming Council
Members12 Senators
President of the CouncilWilliam H. Holliday
Party controlDemocratic
Wyoming House of Representatives
Members23 Representatives
Speaker of the HouseF. H. Jones
Party controlDemocratic

History

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On January 8, 1884, the territorial legislature convened in the Commercial Block in Cheyenne although E. U. Snider would not be seated until January 9. William C. Irvine made a motion to have Philip Dater selected as temporary President of the Council and it was accepted. On January 9, Robert H. Homer made a motion to have William H. Holliday selected as permanent President of the Council and it was accepted.[1][2][3]

On January 8, John F. Coad made a motion to have N. N. Craig selected as temporary Speaker of the House of Representatives and it was accepted. On January 9, the selection of the permanent Speaker of the House started. F. H. Jones was nominated by O. C. Smith and D. Miller was nominated by Coad. The House of Representatives voted fourteen to nine in favor of Jones and a motion by Coad to make Jones' nomination unanimous was accepted.[3]

Membership

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Council

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
Beginning of 8th Legislature 8[1] 4 12 0
Latest voting share 66.67% 33.33%

Members of the Wyoming Council

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Representative[2] Party Residence Counties Represented
A. T. Babbitt Laramie
Philip Dater Laramie
John W. Gray Albany
P. J. Hines Sweetwater
William H. Holliday Democratic Albany
Robert H. Homer Democratic Albany
William C. Irvine Republican Laramie
A. V. Quinn Uinta
Francis E. Warren Republican Laramie
E. S. Whittier Uinta

House of Representatives

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
Beginning of 8th Legislature 13[1] 9 23 0
Latest voting share 59.09% 40.91%

Members of the Wyoming Council

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Representative[3] Party Residence Counties Represented
Hiram Allen Carbon
C. H. Bussard Albany
Thomas J. Cahill Laramie
John F. Coad Laramie
N. N. Craig Laramie
Charles Deloney Uinta
O. D. Downey Albany
D. F. Dudley Carbon
J. H. Ford Laramie
Leroy Grant Albany
H. V. S. Groesbeck Albany
A. Jackson Laramie
F. H. Jones Sweetwater
L. D. Kennedy Albany
D. Miller Laramie
H. G. Nickerson Sweetwater
L. Quealy Carbon
F. W. Schwartze Laramie
R. B. Seaton Uinta
O. C. Smith Sweetwater
E. U. Snider Johnson
H. E. Teschemacher Laramie
W. H. Weaver Carbon

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1884 Legislature Membership". Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Council Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wyoming. Wyoming Council. 1884. p. 3 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wyoming. Wyoming House of Representatives. 1884. p. 3 – via Google Books.