15th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 15th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 7, 1865.Annual Election - 1865 Deseret News August 2, 1865 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2598315 8 March 9, 2024 Session The legislative session convened on December 11, 1865, at the State House in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 19, 1866.Home Items: Legislative Assembly Deseret News December 14, 1865 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2731218 4 March 9, 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 8, 1866 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2731342 5 March 9, 2024 Members Name County Office Notes Territorial Council: Ezra T. Benson Cache George Q. Cannon Salt Lake Albert Carrington Salt Lake Leonard E. Harrington Utah Orson Hyde Sanpete Aaron Johnson Utah Amasa M. Lyman Millard Franklin D. Richards Davis 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 William J. Cox Beaver David Evans Utah Lorin Farr Weber Jacob Gates Washington John W. Hess Davis William Jennings Salt Lake Benjamin F. Johnson Utah George Kendall Juab Peter Maughan Cache Joseph S. Murdock Wasatch William B. Pace Utah George Peacock Sanpete Charles S. Peterson Morgan 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 Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder References 15