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16th Utah Territorial Legislature
1866 Utah Legislative Assembly
1866 Utah Legislative Assembly
The 16th 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 6, 1866.
Session
The legislative session convened on December 10, 1866, in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1867.
Members
| Name | County | Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Territorial Council:* | |||
| Ezra T. Benson | Cache | ||
| George Q. Cannon | Salt Lake | ||
| Albert Carrington | Salt Lake | ||
| Hector C. Haight | Davis | ||
| Leonard E. Harrington | Utah | ||
| Orson Hyde | Sanpete | ||
| Aaron Johnson | Utah | ||
| Amasa M. Lyman | Millard | ||
| George A. Smith | Iron | President | |
| Erastus Snow | Washington | ||
| Lorenzo Snow | Box Elder | ||
| Wilford Woodruff | Salt Lake | ||
| Joseph A. Young | Salt Lake | ||
| *Territorial House of Representatives:* | |||
| Thomas Callister | Millard | ||
| William W. Cluff | Summit/Green River | ||
| David Evans | Utah | ||
| Lorin Farr | Weber | ||
| Jacob Gates | Washington | ||
| Thomas H. Giles | Wasatch | ||
| William Jennings | Salt Lake | ||
| Benjamin F. Johnson | Utah | ||
| George Kendall | Juab | ||
| Christopher Layton | Davis | ||
| Peter Maughan | Cache | ||
| Philemon C. Merrill | Morgan | ||
| John R. Murdock | Beaver | ||
| William B. Pace | Utah | ||
| George Peacock | Sanpete | ||
| Enoch Reese | Salt Lake | ||
| Charles C. Rich | Richland | ||
| Albert P. Rockwood | Salt Lake | ||
| John Rowberry | Tooele | ||
| Joseph F. Smith | Salt Lake | ||
| Silas S. Smith | Iron | ||
| Warren S. Snow | Sanpete | ||
| John Taylor | Salt Lake | Speaker | |
| John Van Cott | Salt Lake | ||
| Chauncey W. West | Weber | ||
| Jonathan C. Wright | Box Elder |
Major Legislation
Appropriations
- Territorial Appropriation Bill
Incorporations of Cities and Counties
- An Act to incorporate Beaver City, in Beaver County
- An Act changing the County Seat of Kane County
- An Act to incorporate Fillmore City, in Millard County
- An Act to incorporate the City of Grantsville
- An Act incorporating Brigham City
- An Act incorporating the City of Coalville, in Summit County
State Commissions
- Resolution appointing a Military Code Commission
References
References
- (August 2, 1866). "Annual Election, 1866". Deseret News.
- (January 2, 1867). "Governor's Message". Deseret News.
- (January 23, 1867). "The Past Session". Deseret News.
- "Beaver County History Background".
- (2012-10-20). "Washington County, Utah Boundary Changes". Wchsutah.org.
- "Wrathall Involvement in the History of Grantsville". Rawbw.com.
- "Chapter 26-Bancroft's History of Utah 1540-1886". Utlm.org.
- "Summit County, Utah: History and Information". E-referencedesk.com.
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