18th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 18th 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 3, 1868.[1]

Session

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The legislative session convened on January 11, 1869, at the City Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on February 19, 1869.[2][3]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson Cache
Thomas Callister Millard
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Hector C. Haight Davis
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Orson Hyde Sanpete
Aaron Johnson Utah
George A. Smith Iron President
Abraham O. Smoot Salt Lake
Erastus Snow Washington
Lorenzo Snow Weber
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Joseph A. Young Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
William W. Cluff Summit
David Evans Utah
Lorin Farr Weber
Abram Hatch Wasatch
Francis M. Lyman Millard
Peter Maughan Cache
Jonathan Midgley Juab
John R. Murdock Beaver
William B. Pace Utah
Orson Pratt Salt Lake Speaker
Enoch Reese Salt Lake
Charles C. Rich Rich
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
John Rowberry Tooele
William S. Seely Sanpete
Joseph F. Smith Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
Willard G. Smith Morgan
William R. Smith Davis
William Snow Washington
George Taylor Sanpete
John Taylor Salt Lake
Albert K. Thurber Utah
Chauncey W. West Weber
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder
Brigham Young Jr. Salt Lake

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Election". Deseret News. July 29, 1868. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Legislative". Deseret Evening News. January 11, 1869. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Legislative". Deseret Evening News. February 22, 1869. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2024.