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The 9th Wyoming Territorial Legislature was a former meeting of the Wyoming Legislature that lasted from January 12, to March 12, 1886.
The 1885 elections held for the 9th Wyoming Territorial Legislature were contested through the legality of the elections, but the United States Congress and President Grover Cleveland passed legislation on January 19, 1886, legalizing the elections that were held in Wyoming.[ 1] [ 2] John S. Kerr was selected to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives and J. W. Blake was selected to serve as President of the Council .[ 3] [ 4]
The territorial legislature passed legislation allocating $150,000 for the creation of a state capitol building .[ 5] The legislature also passed a bill organizing Niobrara and Fetterman counties, however, Fetterman County would never be formed and Niobrara County wouldn't be formed until 1911.[ 6]
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic
Republican
Populist
Vacant
Beginning of 9th Legislature
8[ 7]
4
0
12
0
Latest voting share
66.67%
33.33%
0%
Members of the Wyoming Council [ edit ]
House of Representatives [ edit ]
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican
Democratic
Populist
Vacant
Beginning of 9th Legislature
14[ 7]
9
1
24
0
Latest voting share
58.33%
37.50%
4.17%
Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives [ edit ]
^ "The Wyoming Legislature" . Arizona Daily Star . January 23, 1886. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Wyoming Legislature Approved" . Macon Beacon . January 19, 1886. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior . U.S. Government Printing Office. 1886. p. 1060 – via Google Books.
^ "Kerr Selected" . The Columbus Journal . January 27, 1886. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State Capitol Building" . The Columbus Journal . March 10, 1886. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Counties Organized" . Black Hills Weekly Times . March 13, 1886. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "1886 Legislature Membership" . Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
Territorial sessions Territorial Speaker of the House
1869–1871: S. M. Curran
1871–1873: Ben Sheeks
1873–1875: S. H. Wilkinson
1884–1886: F. H. Jones
1886–1888: John S. Kerr
Territorial Senate Presidents State sessions Speaker of the House
1890–1893: Oliver P. Kellogg
1893–1895: L.C. Tidball
1895–1897: Jay L. Torrey
1897–1899: Albert D. Kelley
1899–1901: Levi R. Davis
1901–1905: Jerome S. Atherly
1905–1907: Lyman B. Cooper
1907–1909: Scott K. Snively
1909–1911: Charles E. Hayden
1911–1913: Levi R. Davis
1913–1915: Martin L. Pratt
1915–1917: James M. Graham
1917–1919: W.K. Jones
1919–1921: E.J. Sullivan
1921–1923: Lewis R. Ewart
1923–1925: J.D. Noblitt
1925–1927: J.C. Underwood
1927–1929: A.W. McCollough
1929–1931: Marvin L. Bishop Jr.
1931–1933: Charles B. Mann
1933–1935: William M. Jack
1935–1937: Henry Watenpaugh
1937–1939: Herman F. Krueger
1939–1941: Herbert Fowler
1941–1943: Carl Robinson
1943–1945: Richard J. Luman
1945–1947: Walter W. Hudson
1947–1949: Homer Oxley
1949–1951: Herman Mayland
1951–1953: Frank C. Mockler
1953–1955: David Foote
1955–1957: T.C. Daniels
1957–1959: Lee E. Keith
1959–1961: Jay House
1961–1963: Joseph L. Budd
1963–1965: Marlin Kurtz
1965–1966: Walter Phelan
1966–1967: Edness Kimball Wilkins
1967–1969: William Swanton
1969–1971: Verda James
1971–1973: Ward Myers
1973–1975: Cliff Davis
1975–1977: Harold Hellbaum
1977–1979: Nels J. Smith
1979–1981: Warren Morton
1981–1983: Bob Burnett
1983–1985: Russell Donley III
1985–1987: Jack Sidi
1987–1989: Patrick Meenan
1989–1991: Bill McIlvain
1991–1993: William Cross
1993–1995: Douglas Chamberlain
1995–1997: John Marton
1997–1999: Bruce Hinchey
1999–2001: Eli Bebout
2001–2003: Rick Tempest
2003–2005: Fred Parady
2005–2007: Randall Luthi
2007–2009: Roy Cohee
2009–2011: Colin M. Simpson
2011–2013: Edward Buchanan
2013–2015: Tom Lubnau
2015–2017: Kermit Brown
2017–present: Steve Harshman
House of Representatives Majority Leader House of Representatives Minority Leader Senate Presidents Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader