17th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 17th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 5, 1867.Annual Election for 1867 Deseret News July 31, 1867 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2599908 8 March 10, 2024 Session The legislative session convened on January 13, 1868, at the State House in Salt Lake City, and ended on February 25, 1868.Legislative Deseret News January 15, 1868 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2600637 1 March 10, 2024The Past Session Deseret News February 26, 1868 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2601750 5 March 10, 2024 Members Name County Office Notes Territorial Council: Ezra T. Benson Cache Thomas Callister Millard Albert Carrington Salt Lake Hector C. Haight Davis Leonard E. Harrington Utah Orson Hyde Sanpete Aaron Johnson Utah George A. Smith Iron President Abraham O. Smoot Salt Lake Erastus Snow Washington Lorenzo Snow Box Elder Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Joseph A. Young Salt Lake Territorial House of Representatives: Reddick N. Allred Sanpete William W. Cluff Summit/Green River David Evans Utah Lorin Farr Weber Jacob Gates Washington Thomas H. Giles Wasatch Elected December 9, 1867Proclamation Deseret News November 20, 1867 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2600317 8 March 10, 2024 Christopher Layton Davis Francis M. Lyman Millard Peter Maughan Cache Philemon C. Merrill Morgan Jonathan Midgley Juab Joseph S. Murdock Wasatch Elected August 5, 1867, resigned prior to session William B. Pace Utah Orson Pratt Salt Lake Enoch Reese Salt Lake Charles C. Rich Richland Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake James Henry Rollins Beaver John Rowberry Tooele Joseph F. Smith Salt Lake Silas S. Smith Iron George Taylor Sanpete John Taylor Salt Lake Speaker Albert K. Thurber Utah Chauncey W. West Weber Jonathan C. Wright Box Elder Brigham Young Jr. Salt Lake Major Legislation Appropriations Territorial Appropriation Bill (February 21, 1868) Criminal Laws An Act concerning Libel (February 21, 1868) Incorporations of Cities and Counties An Act changing the name of Richland County to Rich County (January 29, 1868)* An Act changing the name of Great Salt Lake City and Great Salt Lake County (January 29, 1868) An Act to incorporate Deseret City, in Millard County (February 3, 1868) An Act incorporating the City of Smithfield, in Cache County (February 6, 1868) An Act incorporating Richmond City, in Cache County (February 6, 1868) An Act incorporating Kaysville City, in Davis County (February 13, 1868) An Act incorporating the City of Morgan, in Morgan County (February 13, 1868) An Act incorporating Parowan City, in Iron County (February 13, 1868) An Act incorporating the City of Ephraim, in Sanpete County (February 14, 1868) An Act incorporating Cedar City, in Iron County (February 18, 1868) An Act incorporating Franklin City, in Cache County (February 19, 1868) An Act changing the County Seat of Morgan County (February 19, 1868) An Act incorporating Mount Pleasant, in Sanpete County (February 20, 1868) An Act amending the Charters of the Incorporated Cities in the Territory of Utah (February 21, 1868) References 17 Category:1868 establishments in Utah Territory