The 3rd

Utah Territorial Legislature The Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah was the legislative branch of government in Utah Territory, replacing the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret. The Act of Congress creating the territory in 1850 specified that the t ...

was elected on August 1, 1853.

Session

The legislative session convened on December 12, 1853, in

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake Ci ...

, and ended on January 20, 1854. Although Orson Hyde was announced as elected, at the time the assembly convened, he was returning from Fort Supply and was replaced by John Taylor.

Members

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Lorin Farr Lorin Farr (July 27, 1820 – January 12, 1909) was a Mormon pioneer and the first mayor of Ogden, Utah. Farr was born in Waterford, Vermont. He was a son oWinslow Farrand the brother oWinslow Farr, Jr. who later became the first Latter Day Sa ...

, Weber , , , - , Leonard E. Harrington , Utah , , , - ,

Orson Hyde Orson Hyde (January 8, 1805 – November 28, 1878) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and a member of the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus ...

, Salt Lake , , Elected, did not serve , - , Aaron Johnson , Utah , , , - ,

Heber C. Kimball Heber Chase Kimball (June 14, 1801 – June 22, 1868) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Church of the Latter Day Saints, and as first counselor to Brigham Young ...

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Isaac Morley Isaac Morley (March 11, 1786 – June 24, 1865) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and a contemporary of both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. He was one of the first converts to Smith's Church of Christ. Morley was present at ma ...

, San Pete , , , - , James McGaw , Millard , , , - , Parley P. Pratt , Salt Lake , , , - ,

Willard Richards Willard Richards (June 24, 1804 – March 11, 1854) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as second counselor to church president Brigham Young in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai ...

, Salt Lake , President , , - , George A. Smith , Iron , , , - , Thomas S. Smith , Davis , , , - ,

John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar is the name of: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 * John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) ...

, Salt Lake , , , - , Daniel H. Wells , Salt Lake , , , - , colspan=8 , ''Territorial House of Representatives:'' , - , Albern Allen , Weber , , , - ,

Ezra T. Benson Ezra Taft Benson (February 22, 1811 – September 3, 1869) (commonly referred to as Ezra T. Benson to distinguish him from his great-grandson of the same name) was an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church o ...

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Albert Carrington Albert Carrington (January 8, 1813 – September 19, 1889) was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Carrington was born i ...

, Salt Lake , , , - , James W. Cummings , Salt Lake , , , - , William Felshaw , Millard , , , - , Jedediah M. Grant , Salt Lake , Speaker , , - , Madison D. Hambleton , San Pete , , , - , Dwight Harding , Weber , , , - , Silas Hillman , Utah , , , - , Joseph A. Kelting , Utah , , , - , Henry W. Miller , Davis , , , - , Calvin C. Pendleton , Iron , , , - , William W. Phelps , Salt Lake , , , - , Franklin D. Richards , Salt Lake , , , - ,

Albert P. Rockwood Albert Perry Rockwood (June 5, 1805 – November 25, 1879) was an early Latter Day Saint leader and member of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Life Rockwood was born in Holliston, Mas ...

, Salt Lake , , , - , Luman A. Shirtliff , Weber , , , - , John L. Smith , Iron , , , - ,

Erastus Snow Erastus Snow (November 9, 1818 – May 27, 1888) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1849 until his death. Snow was a leading figure in the Mormon colonizat ...

, Salt Lake , , , - , James C. Snow , Utah , , , - ,

Lorenzo Snow Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was an American religious leader who served as the List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS C ...

, Salt Lake , , , - , William Stewart , Salt Lake , , , - , John Stoker , Davis , , , - , Robert Wiley , Iron , , , - ,

Wilford Woodruff Wilford Woodruff Sr. (March 1, 1807September 2, 1898) was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. He ended the public practice of ...

, Salt Lake , , , - , Jonathan C. Wright , Salt Lake , , , -

References

03 1853 establishments in Utah Territory