12th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 12th Utah Territorial Legislature comprised members of the Territorial Council serving the second year of their terms, together with members of the House of Representatives elected to one-year terms. The regular election for the House was held August 4, 1862.[1]

Session

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The regular session convened on December 8, 1862, at the Court House in Salt Lake City, but the legislators promptly decided to relocate to the Council House and continued meeting there.[2] The session concluded on January 16, 1863.[3]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson Cache
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
William J. Cox Millard
James W. Cummings Utah
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
John W. Hess Davis
Orson Hyde Sanpete President pro tem[2]
Franklin D. Richards Salt Lake
George A. Smith Iron
Lorenzo Snow Weber
Daniel Spencer Salt Lake
Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake President
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Reddick N. Allred Sanpete
George W. Bean Wasatch
Thomas Callister Millard
Hiram B. Clawson Salt Lake
Thomas Dunn Weber
Lorin Farr Weber
Timothy B. Foote Juab
Madison D. Hambleton Sanpete
Lorenzo H. Hatch Utah
Aaron Johnson Utah
Eli B. Kelsey Tooele
John V. Long Salt Lake
Amasa M. Lyman Beaver
Peter Maughan Cache
Orson Pratt Washington Speaker
William B. Preston Cache
Thomas Rhoads Summit/Green River
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
Judson L. Stoddard Davis
John Stoker Davis
John Taylor Salt Lake
Albert K. Thurber Utah
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder
Joseph A. Young Salt Lake

References

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  1. ^ "The Approaching Election". Deseret News. July 23, 1862. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Meeting of the Legislature". Deseret News. December 10, 1862. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Last Evening of the Session". Deseret News. January 21, 1863. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2024.