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. Due to multiple resignations in both chambers, a special election to fill the vacancies was held November 8, 1852. 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.
Session The legislative session convened on December 13, 1852, in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 21, 1853.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. An additional special session was held beginning June 1, 1853.
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
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