5th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 5th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 6, 1855.[1]

Session

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The assembly hall in the Territorial Statehouse where the legislature met

The legislative session convened on December 10, 1855, at the Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore, and ended on January 18, 1856.[2][3] Although Fillmore had been designated the territorial seat of government in 1851, the Statehouse was only partially completed and this was the first legislature to meet there. It was also the only complete session to be held in Fillmore, as future sessions reverted to meeting in Salt Lake City.[4]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Lorin Farr Weber
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Benjamin F. Johnson Utah
Heber C. Kimball Salt Lake President
Isaac Morley San Pete
Orson Pratt Salt Lake
John A. Ray Millard
George A. Smith Iron
Lorenzo Snow Weber
John Stoker Davis
Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Ezra T. Benson Tooele
Jacob G. Bigler Juab
James Brown Weber
James W. Cummings Salt Lake
John Eldredge Millard
Jedediah M. Grant Salt Lake Speaker
Isaac C. Haight Iron
Lorenzo H. Hatch Utah
William A. Hickman Green River
Jesse Hobson Davis
Aaron Johnson Utah
Jesse C. Little Salt Lake
John D. Parker Davis
George Peacock San Pete
William W. Phelps Salt Lake
Enoch Reese Carson
Samuel W. Richards Salt Lake
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
Jesse N. Smith Iron
James C. Snow Utah
William Snow Salt Lake
Claudius V. Spencer Salt Lake
Hosea Stout Salt Lake
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake
Jonathan C. Wright Salt Lake
Phineas H. Young Salt Lake

References

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  1. ^ "Remember That the Election". Deseret News. August 1, 1855. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Carrington, Albert (December 19, 1855). "Doings at the Capitol". Deseret News. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. January 23, 1856. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. December 17, 1856. p. 5. Retrieved February 14, 2024.