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13th Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 13th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 3, 1863.[1][2]

Session

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The legislative session convened on December 14, 1863, at the State House in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 22, 1864.[3]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Ezra T. Benson Cache
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Orson Hyde Sanpete
Aaron Johnson Utah
Amasa Lyman Millard
Charles C. Rich Davis
George A. Smith Iron
Erastus Snow Washington
Lorenzo Snow Weber
Daniel Spencer Salt Lake
Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake President
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Reddick N. Allred Sanpete
Thomas Callister Millard
David Cluff Jr. Utah
Ira Eldredge Summit/Green River
Lorin Farr Weber
Jefferson Hunt Weber
Joseph E. Johnson Utah
John V. Long Salt Lake
Henry Lunt Iron
Peter Maughan Cache
John Patten Sanpete
Samuel Pitchforth Juab
Orson Pratt Washington
William B. Preston Cache
Franklin D. Richards Salt Lake
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
John Rowberry Tooele
William R. Smith Davis
John Stoker Davis
John Taylor Salt Lake Speaker
Albert K. Thurber Utah
John Van Cott Salt Lake
William M. Wall Wasatch
Charles W. Wandell Beaver
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder

References

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  1. ^ "The Election". Deseret News. August 5, 1863. p. 4. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Proclamation". Deseret News. November 4, 1863. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Utah Legislature - Thirteenth Session". Deseret News. December 16, 1863. p. 4. Retrieved March 8, 2024. The closing of the session was not covered by the Deseret News due to a paper shortage, but it printed various legislative acts when publication resumed. "To Our Readers". Deseret News. March 2, 1864. p. 4. Retrieved March 8, 2024.