2nd Utah State Legislature
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The 2nd Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 3, 1896, and convened on Monday, January 11, 1897.
Dates of sessions
- 1897 Biennial Session: January 11, 1897
Leadership
=Utah Senate=
- President of the Senate: Aquila Nebeker
=Utah House of Representatives=
- Speaker of the House: John N. Perkins
Utah Senate
{{Main|Utah Senate}}
=Make-up=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Affiliation ! Members |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| 17 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}" |
| 1 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| 0 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total | 18 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Government Majority | 16 |
=Members=
{{Further|List of Utah State Legislatures}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Name | Party | District | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allred, John F. | 9 | Sanpete | |
| Caine, John T.John T. Caine, [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000023 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 6 | Salt Lake |
| Cannon, Martha H. | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 6 | Salt Lake |
| Chambers, Robert C. | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 5 | Summit |
| Evans, Abel J. | 7 | Utah | |
| Harbour, Benjamin A. | 6 | Salt Lake | |
| Hamer, Daniel | 4 | Weber | |
| Johnson, M. E. | 12 | Grand | |
| Monson, Joseph | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 2 | Cache |
| Nebeker, Aquila | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 3 | Cache |
| Nebeker, William G. | 1 | Box Elder | |
| Rideout, David O. | 6 | Salt Lake | |
| Robison, Joseph V. | 8 | Millard | |
| Shurtliff, Lewis W. | 4 | Weber | |
| Smoot, Abraham O. | 7 | Utah | |
| Snow, Edward H. | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 11 | Washington |
| Whitaker, George A. | 6 | Salt Lake | |
| Wright, Isaac K. | 10 | Sevier |
Utah House of Representatives
{{Main|Utah House of Representatives}}
=Make-up=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Affiliation ! Members |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| 39 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}" |
| 3 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| 3 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total | 45 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Government Majority | 33 |
=Members=
{{Further|List of Utah State Legislatures}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Name | Party | District | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Sarah E. | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 4 | Weber |
| Bennion, Heber | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 8 | Salt Lake |
| Callis, Charles A. | 9 | Summit | |
| Cook, David S. | 3 | Rich | |
| Cook, Samuel N. | 1 | Box Elder | |
| Creer, W. O. | 11 | Utah | |
| Dotson, William L. H. | 20 | Beaver | |
| Dresser, Norman B. | 7 | Tooele | |
| Duffin, James G. | 25 | Washington | |
| Forshee, James E. | 21 | Piute | |
| Gibson, William | 12 | Uintah | |
| Greenwood, Barnard H. | 18 | Sevier | |
| Hansen, Andrew J. | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 23 | Garfield |
| Hardy, Aaron | 14 | Sanpete | |
| Hopkin, John | 5 | Morgan | |
| Kenner, Scipio A. | 8 | Salt Lake | |
| Kimball, Joseph | 2 | Cache | |
| Kimball, Oliver G. | 15 | Carbon | |
| LaBarthe, Eurithe K. | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 8 | Salt Lake |
| Lemmon, Hyrum | 11 | Utah | |
| Lund, Louis P. | 11 | Utah | |
| Mangan, Daniel | 8 | Salt Lake | |
| Martin, V. P. | 27 | ||
| Maxfield, Hiett E. | 22 | Wayne | |
| McKay, Angus | 4 | Weber | |
| Murdock, Joseph R. | 10 | Wasatch | |
| O'Brien, William H. | 4 | Weber | |
| Oveson, L. P. | 16 | Emery | |
| Parry, John | 24 | ||
| Perkins, John N. | 4 | Weber | |
| Price, Moroni | 2 | Cache | |
| Ray, William A. | 19 | Millard | |
| Robinson, Joseph E. | 26 | Kane | |
| Romney, George | 8 | Salt Lake | |
| Roylance, William M. | 11 | Utah | |
| Shephard, Richard B. | 8 | Salt Lake | |
| Sloan, Robert W. | 8 | Salt Lake | |
| Sorensen, Andrew P. | 17 | Grand | |
| Sorenson, Neils C. | 14 | Sanpete | |
| Stewart, Hyrum | 6 | ||
| Taylor, Joseph E. | 8 | Salt Lake | |
| Thompson, James | 8 | Salt Lake | |
| Ingwald C. Thoresen | 2 | Cache | |
| Wheeler, Claude V. | 13 | Juab | |
| Wilson, Everett W. | 8 | Salt Lake |
See also
{{UT legislatures}}