1st Nevada Territorial Legislature

The first Nevada Territorial Legislature first convened on October 1, 1861. It consisted of the Council with ten seats and the House of Representatives with fifteen seats.[1]

First Nevada Territorial Legislature
2nd Nevada Territorial Legislature
Overview
Meeting placeCarson City
TermOctober 1, 1861 (1861-10-01) – November 11, 1862 (1862-11-11)
ElectionAugust 31, 1861
Council
Members10
PresidentJ. L. Van Bokkelen
House of Representatives
Members15
SpeakerMiles N. Mitchell

Background edit

The Territory of Nevada was created on March 2, 1861 out of the western part of Utah Territory. On July 24, Governor James W. Nye ordered elections for the territorial legislature and a census to determine the districts. The elections were held on August 31.[2]

Session edit

One regular session was held between October 1 and November 29, 1861.[3] The meeting place was the top floor of Warm Springs Hotel just outside Carson City, that was owned by Abraham Curry.[2][3] Laws that were passed included ones creating the original nine counties, determining the county seats, and ratifying Governor Nye's decision to select Carson City as the capital of the territory.[3] A total of 107 pieces of legislation were passed.[2]

Members edit

[1]

Council edit

Name District Residence
J. W. Pugh 1 Aurora
Ira M. Luther 2 Genoa
William Morris Stewart 3 Carson City
John W. Grier 4 Silver City
Thomas Hannah 5 Gold Hill
A. W. Pray 6 Virginia City
J. L. Van Bokkelen 6 Virginia City
Solomon Geller 7 Washoe Valley
[Empty] 8 N/A
Isaac Roop 9 Honey Lake

House of Representatives edit

Name District Residence
William E. Teall 1 Aurora
Samual Youngs 1 Aurora
James McLean 2 Genoa
William P. Harrington, jr. 3 Carson City
John D. Winters 3 Carson City
William L. Card 4 Silver City
R. M. Ford 4 Dayton
John H. Mills 5 Gold Hill
Mark H. Bryan 6 Virginia City
Ephraim Durham 6 Virginia City
Miles N. Mitchell 6 Virginia City
Edward C. Ing 7 Truckee Meadows
James H. Sturtevant 7 Washoe Valley
William J. Osborn 8 Buckland's
John C. Wright 9 Honey Lake Valley

References edit

  1. ^ a b Secretary of State of Nevada; Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2016). Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Carson City: Barbara Cegavske. p. 300.
  2. ^ a b c Bowers, Michael W. (2013). The Sagebrush State: Nevada's History, Government, and Politics (4th ed.). Reno: University of Nevada Press. pp. 15 and 16. ISBN 978-0-87417-923-1.
  3. ^ a b c Green, Michael S. (2015). Nevada: A History of the Silver State. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-87417-973-6.
Preceded by
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First Nevada Territorial Legislature
1861
Succeeded by