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23rd Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 23rd Utah Territorial Legislature met in 1878. The regular election for the House of Representatives was held August 7, 1876.[1] The regular election for the Territorial Council was held August 6, 1877.[2]

Session

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The legislative session convened on January 14, 1878, at the City Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on February 23, 1878.[3][4]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Robert T. Burton Salt Lake
Thomas Callister Millard
William W. Cluff Summit
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Alonzo M. Raleigh Salt Lake
Silas S. Smith Iron
William R. Smith Davis
Abraham O. Smoot Utah
Erastus Snow Washington
Lorenzo Snow Weber President
Moses Thatcher Cache
Albert K. Thurber Sanpete
John W. Young Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Samuel Atwood Summit
Joseph Birch Washington
John Brown Utah
Albert Carrington Salt Lake
Lorin Farr Weber
John Fisher Davis
Archibald Gardner Salt Lake
Joel Grover Juab
Abram Hatch Wasatch
Francis M. Lyman Millard
John B. Milner Utah
John R. Murdock Beaver
William B. Pace Utah
D. H. Peery Weber
Canute Peterson Sanpete
Orson Pratt Salt Lake Speaker
William B. Preston Cache
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
James Sharp Salt Lake
Willard G. Smith Morgan
Franklin Spencer Sanpete
John Taylor Salt Lake
George R. Warren Tooele
Francis Webster Iron
Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder
Brigham Young Jr. Cache

References

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  1. ^ "Territorial and County Election". Deseret Evening News. August 5, 1876. p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Election". Deseret Evening News. August 4, 1877. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Legislative Assembly". Deseret Evening News. January 14, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Twenty-Third Session". Deseret Evening News. February 23, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2024.