20th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 20th Utah Territorial Legislature met in 1872. The regular election for the House of Representatives was held August 1, 1870.[1] The regular election for the Territorial Council was held August 7, 1871.[2]

Session

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The legislative session convened on January 8, 1872, at the City Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on February 16, 1872.[3][4]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Jacob G. Bigler Millard
George Q. Cannon Salt Lake
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Orson Hyde Sanpete
William Jennings Salt Lake
Jesse N. Smith Iron
Lot Smith Davis
Abraham O. Smoot Utah
Lorenzo Snow Weber President
William Snow Washington
Moses Thatcher Cache
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Joseph A. Young Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Thomas Callister Millard
David Evans Utah
Lorin Farr Weber
Abram Hatch Wasatch
Orrin S. Lee Summit
William H. Lee Davis
Peter Maughan Cache Elected August 1, 1870, died April 24, 1871[5]
John R. Murdock Beaver
William B. Pace Utah
George Peacock Sanpete
Samuel Pitchforth Juab
Orson Pratt Salt Lake Speaker
William B. Preston Cache
Enoch Reese Salt Lake
Charles C. Rich Rich
Franklin D. Richards Weber
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
John Rowberry Tooele
Joseph F. Smith Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
Willard G. Smith Morgan
Warren S. Snow Sanpete
John Taylor Salt Lake
Albert K. Thurber Utah
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder
Brigham Young Jr. Salt Lake
Joseph W. Young Washington

References

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  1. ^ "General Election for 1870". Deseret Evening News. July 30, 1870. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Local and Other Matters". Deseret News. August 16, 1871. p. 8. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Legislature". Deseret Evening News. January 8, 1872. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Territorial Legislature". Deseret News. February 21, 1872. pp. 6–8. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Late Honorable Peter Maughan". Deseret News. February 21, 1872. p. 10. Retrieved May 4, 2024.