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4th Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 4th Utah Territorial Legislature comprised members of the Territorial Council serving the second year of their terms, together with members of the House of Representatives elected to one-year terms. The regular election for the House was held August 7, 1854. Several vacancies in Territorial Council were also filled at that time due to the death of Willard Richards and the resignations of Parley P. Pratt and John Taylor.[1]

Session

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The legislative session convened on December 11, 1854, at the Council House in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1855.[2][3]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Erastus Bingham Weber
Albert Carrington Salt Lake Elected August 7, 1854
Lorin Farr Weber
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Aaron Johnson Utah
Heber C. Kimball Salt Lake President
Isaac Morley San Pete
Orson Pratt Salt Lake Elected August 7, 1854
John A. Ray Millard
George A. Smith Iron
Thomas S. Smith Davis
Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Elected August 7, 1854
Territorial House of Representatives:
Ezra T. Benson Tooele
James Brown Weber
John Carling Millard
James W. Cummings Salt Lake
William H. Dame Iron
Thomas Dunn Weber
Horace S. Eldredge Salt Lake
Timothy B. Foote Juab
Jedediah M. Grant Salt Lake Speaker
Evan M. Greene Utah
Thomas Grover Davis
Richard Harrison Iron
Chester Loveland Davis
Duncan McArthur Utah
John Nebeker Green River
George Peacock San Pete
William W. Phelps Salt Lake
Samuel W. Richards Salt Lake
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake
John L. Smith Iron
James C. Snow Utah
Lorenzo Snow Salt Lake
Hosea Stout Salt Lake
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake
Jonathan C. Wright Weber
Joseph Young Salt Lake

The composition of the Salt Lake County House delegation is murky, as the county had 11 seats to fill but returned a ticket with only 10 names (Joseph Young was not on the ticket).[4] However, when the legislative session opened on December 11, Young was included in the delegation but Edwin D. Woolley was not reported as present.[2] It is not clear whether Young in fact replaced Woolley (in which case the House would have been functioning with only 25 members instead of the usual 26), or if each was elected to their own seat.

References

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  1. ^ "Election". Deseret News. August 3, 1854. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. December 14, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. January 25, 1855. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Regular Ticket". Deseret News. August 3, 1854. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2024.