The 9th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 1, 1859. [1]
Session
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
| Name | County | Office | Elected/Resigned | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "General Election". Deseret News. July 27, 1859. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Meeting of the Legislature". Deseret News. December 14, 1859. p. 4. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Adjournment of the Legislature". Deseret News. January 25, 1860. p. 5. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "From our Regular Correspondent". Deseret News. August 10, 1859. p. 3. Retrieved March 4, 2024.