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
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
| 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
- ^ "The Result of the August Election". Deseret News. August 21, 1852. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Special Election". Deseret News. November 27, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Territory of Utah. Proclamation by the Governor.". Deseret News. September 18, 1852. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly". Deseret News. May 28, 1853. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2024.