17th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 17th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 5, 1867.[1]

Session

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The legislative session convened on January 13, 1868, at the State House in Salt Lake City, and ended on February 25, 1868.[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:
Reddick N. Allred Sanpete
William W. Cluff Summit/Green River
David Evans Utah
Lorin Farr Weber
Jacob Gates Washington
Thomas H. Giles Wasatch Elected December 9, 1867[4]
Christopher Layton Davis
Francis M. Lyman Millard
Peter Maughan Cache
Philemon C. Merrill Davis
Jonathan Midgley Juab
Joseph S. Murdock Wasatch Elected August 5, 1867, resigned prior to session[4]
William B. Pace Utah
Orson Pratt Salt Lake
Enoch Reese Salt Lake
Charles C. Rich Richland
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
James Henry Rollins Beaver
John Rowberry Tooele
Joseph F. Smith Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
George Taylor Sanpete
John Taylor Salt Lake Speaker
Albert K. Thurber Utah
Chauncey W. West Weber
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder
Brigham Young Jr. Salt Lake

Major Legislation

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Appropriations

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  • Territorial Appropriation Bill (February 21, 1868)

Criminal Laws

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  • An Act concerning Libel (February 21, 1868)

Incorporations of Cities and Counties

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References

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  1. ^ "Annual Election for 1867". Deseret News. July 31, 1867. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Legislative". Deseret News. January 15, 1868. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Past Session". Deseret News. February 26, 1868. p. 5. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Proclamation". Deseret News. November 20, 1867. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2024.