1st Utah Territorial Legislature

The 1st Utah Territorial Legislature was convened on September 22, 1851, and ended on March 6, 1852.The United States Congress passed an Act to Establish the Territory of Utah on September 9, 1850. The first Legislature of the Utah Territory convened on September 22, 1851

Sessions

  • General Session: September 22, 1851 - February 18, 1852
  • Special Session: February 19, 1852 - March 6, 1852

Members

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colspan=8 | Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson

| Salt Lake

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| Resigned September 24, 1851

Charles R. Dana

| Weber

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Lorin Farr

| Weber

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John S. Fullmer

| Davis

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Jedediah M. Grant

| Salt Lake

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| Resigned September 23, 1851

Edward Hunter

| Salt Lake

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| Elected November 15, 1851{{cite news | title = General Items | newspaper = Deseret News | date = November 29, 1851 | url = https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2578633 | page=3 | access-date = January 22, 2024}}

Aaron Johnson

| Utah

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Heber C. Kimball

| Salt Lake

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Isaac Morley

| San Pete

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Orson Pratt

| Salt Lake

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| Elected November 15, 1851

Willard Richards

| Salt Lake

| President

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George A. Smith

| Iron

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Orson Spencer

| Salt Lake

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Daniel H. Wells

| Salt Lake

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Alexander Williams

| Utah

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colspan=8 | Territorial House of Representatives:
George W. Brimhall

| Iron

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| Elected November 15, 1851

James Brown

| Weber

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John Brown

| Salt Lake

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| Elected November 15, 1851

James G. Browning

| Weber

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Gideon Brownell

| Davis

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David B. Dille

| Weber

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David Evans

| Utah

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Nathaniel H. Felt

| Salt Lake

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David Fullmer

| Salt Lake

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Elisha B. Groves

| Iron

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Levi W. Hancock

| Utah

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Benjamin F. Johnson

| Salt Lake

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Andrew L. Lamoreaux

| Davis

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William Miller

| Utah

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William W. Phelps

| Salt Lake

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Phinehas Richards

| Salt Lake

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Albert P. Rockwood

| Salt Lake

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John Rowberry

| Tooele

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Henry G. Sherwood

| Salt Lake

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Charles Shumway

| San Pete

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Willard Snow

| Salt Lake

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| Resigned September 24, 1851

Daniel Spencer

| Salt Lake

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John Stoker

| Davis

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Hosea Stout

| Salt Lake

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Wilford Woodruff

| Salt Lake

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Edwin D. Woolley

| Salt Lake

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Joseph Young

| Salt Lake

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References