9th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 9th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 1, 1859.[1]

Session

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The legislative session convened on December 12, 1859, at the Social Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 20, 1860.[2][3]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Lorin Farr Weber
James Ferguson Salt Lake
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Benjamin F. Johnson Utah
Amasa Lyman Millard
Orson Pratt Salt Lake
Charles C. Rich Davis
Franklin D. Richards Salt Lake
George A. Smith Iron
Lorenzo Snow Weber
Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake President
Edwin Whiting San Pete
Territorial House of Representatives:
Seth M. Blair Salt Lake
John Brown Utah
Isaac Bullock Utah
David Candland Salt Lake
John D. Chase Juab
Hiram B. Clawson Salt Lake
William Crosby Iron
Crandall Dunn Weber
Evan M. Greene Tooele
Thomas Grover Davis
Joseph Holbrook Davis
Thomas R. King Millard
John M. Moody Salt Lake
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
Bernard Snow San Pete
Hosea Stout Salt Lake
John Taylor Salt Lake Speaker
Albert K. Thurber Utah
Charles W. Wandell Beaver
Chauncey W. West Weber
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder
Joseph A. Young Salt Lake

Carson County, in the western part of the territory, did not send its allotted member of the House of Representatives, likely because residents were growing dissatisfied with being governed from Salt Lake and had begun lobbying to be split off into Nevada Territory.[4] Additionally, the full complement of 26 House members would have included a seat for Green River County, but it is not known why the county failed to send a representative.

References

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  1. ^ "General Election". Deseret News. July 27, 1859. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Meeting of the Legislature". Deseret News. December 14, 1859. p. 4. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Adjournment of the Legislature". Deseret News. January 25, 1860. p. 5. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "From our Regular Correspondent". Deseret News. August 10, 1859. p. 3. Retrieved March 4, 2024.