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2nd Utah Territorial Legislature

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The 2nd 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 was held August 2, 1852.[1] Due to multiple resignations in both chambers, a special election to fill the vacancies was held November 8, 1852.[2] Members of the Territorial Council from the 1st Utah Territorial Legislature who resigned prior to the session included Orson Pratt, Orson Spencer, and John S. Fullmer.[3]

Session

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The legislative session convened on December 13, 1852, in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 21, 1853.[4] An additional special session was held beginning June 1, 1853.[5]

Members

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Name County Office Notes
Territorial Council:
Charles R. Dana Weber
Lorin Farr Weber
Orson Hyde Salt Lake Elected November 8, 1852
Aaron Johnson Utah
Heber C. Kimball Salt Lake
Isaac Morley San Pete
Asahel Perry Utah
Parley P. Pratt Salt Lake Elected November 8, 1852
Franklin D. Richards Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852
Willard Richards Salt Lake President
George A. Smith Iron
Thomas S. Smith Davis Elected November 8, 1852
Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake
Territorial House of Representatives:
Albern Allen Weber
Ezra T. Benson Salt Lake Elected November 8, 1852
George W. Brimhall Iron
John Brown Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session
James G. Browning Weber
Anson Call Millard
Albert Carrington Salt Lake Elected November 8, 1852
James W. Cummings Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852
Nathaniel H. Felt Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852
Jedediah M. Grant Salt Lake Speaker Elected August 2, 1852
Leonard E. Harrington Utah
Benjamin F. Johnson Juab Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session
Nathaniel V. Jones Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session
Andrew L. Lamoreaux Davis Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session
Andrew Love Juab Elected November 8, 1852
Willard G. McMullen Weber
Henry W. Miller Davis Elected November 8, 1852
William Pace Utah
Albert Petty San Pete
William W. Phelps Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852
Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852
John Rowberry Tooele
John L. Smith Iron
Lorenzo Snow Salt Lake Elected November 8, 1852
Daniel Spencer Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session
John Stoker Davis
Hosea Stout Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852, resigned prior to session
George B. Wallace Salt Lake Elected November 8, 1852
Edson Whipple Utah
Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852
Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852
Jonathan C. Wright Salt Lake Elected August 2, 1852

References

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  1. ^ "The Result of the August Election". Deseret News. August 21, 1852. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Special Election". Deseret News. November 27, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Territory of Utah. Proclamation by the Governor". Deseret News. September 18, 1852. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ The published acts and resolutions passed by the 2nd Utah Territorial Legislature lists the session as beginning on the second Monday of December; the year is correctly stated as 1852 on the title page, although elsewhere it is incorrectly given as commencing in December 1853 and adjourning in January 1853.
  5. ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. May 28, 1853. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2024.