5th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 5th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 6, 1855.

Session

The legislative session convened on December 10, 1855, at the Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore and concluded on January 18, 1856. Although Fillmore was designated as the territorial seat of government in 1851, the Statehouse was only partially completed, making this the first legislature to meet there. It was the only complete session held in Fillmore, as subsequent sessions returned to meeting in Salt Lake City.

Members

Name County Office Notes Territorial Council: Albert Carrington Salt Lake Lorin Farr Weber Leonard E. Harrington Utah Benjamin F. Johnson Utah Heber C. Kimball Salt Lake President Isaac Morley San Pete Orson Pratt Salt Lake John A. Ray Millard George A. Smith Iron Lorenzo Snow Weber John Stoker Davis Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Territorial House of Representatives: Ezra T. Benson Tooele Jacob G. Bigler Juab James Brown Weber James W. Cummings Salt Lake John Eldredge Millard Jedediah M. Grant Salt Lake Speaker Isaac C. Haight Iron Lorenzo H. Hatch Utah William A. Hickman Green River Jesse Hobson Davis Aaron Johnson Utah Jesse C. Little Salt Lake John D. Parker Davis George Peacock San Pete William W. Phelps Salt Lake Enoch Reese Carson Samuel W. Richards Salt Lake Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake Jesse N. Smith Iron James C. Snow Utah William Snow Salt Lake Claudius V. Spencer Salt Lake Hosea Stout Salt Lake Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake Jonathan C. Wright Salt Lake Phineas H. Young Salt Lake

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