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TERRITORIAL OFFICIALS

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Following is a list of the principal territorial officials from the time Utah Territory was created by the act of September 9, 1850, to the admission of the state on January 4, 1896, with the date of appointment. Where the exact date of appointment could not be ascertained, the year in which the official entered upon his duties is given.

Governors—Brigham Young, September 20, 1850; Alfred Cumming, July 6, 1857; John W. Dawson, October 3, 1861; Frank Fuller (acting), December 31, 1861, to March 31, 1862; Stephen S. Harding, March 31, 1862; James Duane Doty, June 22, 1863; Charles Durkee, July 15, 1865; Edwin Higgins (acting) 1869-70; S. A. Mann (acting) 1870; J. Wilson Shaffer, March 20, 1870, (died on October 31, 1870, and Vernon H. Vaughan became acting governor) ; George L. Woods, February 2, 1871; S. B. Axtell, December, 1874; George B. Emery, June 8, 1875; Eli H. Murray, February, 1880; Caleb W. West, March, 1886; Arthur L. Thomas, May 6, 1889; Caleb W. West, April 7, 1893.

Secretaries—Broughton D. Harris, September 20, 1850; Willard Richards, (appointed by Governor Young, October 15, 1851) ; Benjamin G. Ferris, June 4, 1852; A. W. Babbitt, 1853; William H. Hooper, November 4, 1856; John Hartnett, January 18, 1858; Washington J. McCormick, April 5, 1858; Francis H. Wooton, June 26, 1861; Frank Fuller, July 15, 1861; Amos Reed, September 4, 1863; Edwin Higgins, December 20, 1867; S. A. Mann, April 7, 1869; C. C. Crow, June 17, 1870, (died on the day following his appointment); Vernon H. Vaughan, September, 1870; George A. Black, November 1, 1870; M. M. Bane, June 10, 1876; Levi P. Lucky, February 26, 1877; Arthur L. Thomas, April l9, 1879; William C. Hall, 1887; Elijah Sells, May 7, 1889; Charles C. Richards, May 6, 1893.

Chief Justices—Joseph Buffington, September 20, 1850; Lemuel G. Brandenberg, March 12, 1851; Lazarus H. Reid, August 31, 1852; John F. Kinney, August 24, 1853; Delaney R. Eccles, July 13, 1857; John F. Kinney, June 27, 1860; John Titus, May 6, 1863; Charles C. Wilson, July 25, 1868; James B. McKean, June 17, 1870; David P. Lowe, March 19, 1875; Alexander White, September 11, 1875; Michael Schaeffer, April 20, 1876; John A. Hunter, July 2 1879; Charles S. Zane, September 1, 1884; Elliott Sandford, July 9, 1888; Charles S. Zane, May 24, 1889; Samuel A. Merritt, January 9, 1894.

Associate Justices—Perry E. Brocchus and Zerubbabel Snow, September 20, 1850; Leonidas Shaver, August 31, 1852; G. P. Stiles, August 1, 1854; C. W. Drummond, September 12, 1854; E. D. Potter, July 6, 1857; C. E. Sinclair, August 25, 1857; John Cradlebaugh, June 4, 1858; R. P. Flenniken, May 11, 1860; Henry R. Crosby, August 1, 1860; Charles P. Waite, February 3, 1862; Thomas J. Drake February 3 1862; Solomon P. McCurdy, April 21, 1864; Enos D. Hoge, July 27, 1868; O. F. Strickland, April 5, 1869; C. M. Hawley, April 19, 1869; P. H. Emerson, March 10, 1873; Jacob S. Boreman, March 20, 1873; Henry P. Henderson, July 20, 1886; John W. Judd, July 9, 1888; Thomas J. Anderson, March 20, 1889; John W. Blackburn, October 17, 1889; James A. Miner, June 20, 1890; George W. Bartch, 1893; Harvey W. Smith, May 8, 1893 ; William H. King, 1894; Henry H. Rolapp, November 30, 1895, to succeed Harvey W. Smith who died on November 22, 1895.

United States Attorneys—Seth M. Blair, September 20, 1850; Joseph Hosmer, March 1, 1854; Alexander Wilson, November, 1858; Hosea Stout, 1862; Charles H. Hempstead, 1868; George C. Bates, 1870; William Carey, 1873; Sumner Howard, April 25, 1876; P. T. Van Zile, March 15, 1878; W. H. Dickson, March 13, 1884; George H. Peters, April 16, 1887; Charles S. Varian, July 12, 1889; John W. Judd, 1893.

United States Marshals—Joseph L. Heywood, September 20, 1850; Peter K. Dotson, 1856; Isaac L. Gibbs, May 24, 1862; Josiah Hosmer, March 22, 1866; Joseph M. Orr, September 28, 1869; M. T. Patrick, April, 1870; George R. Maxwell, 1873; William Nelson, March 15, 1876; M. Shaunessy, February 19, 1878; Edwin A. Ireland, April 29, 1884; Frank H. Dyer, June 17, 1886; Elias H.
Parsons, July 12, 1889; Irving H. Benton, December 1, 1892; Nat M. Brigham, May 8, 1893.

Delegates in Congress—-John M. Bernhisel, August 4, 1851; William H. Hooper, August 1, 1859; John F. Kinney, August 3, 1863; William H. Hooper, August 7, 1865 (Mr. Hooper was twice re-elected and while he was in office the date of the election was changed from the first Monday in August to the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the even numbered years); George Q. Cannon, November, 1872; John T. Caine, November, 1882; Joseph L. Rawlins, November, 1892; Frank J. Cannon, November, 1894.

[Source: Utah since statehood: historical and biographical, Volume 1; Edited by Noble Warrum; Publ. 1919; Transcribed and submitted by Andrea Stawski Pack.]

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TERRITORIAL OFFICIALS
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Following is a list of the principal territorial officials from the time Utah Territory was created by the act of September 9, 1850, to the admission of the state on January 4, 1896, with the date of appointment. Where the exact date of appointment could not be ascertained, the year in which the official entered upon his duties is given. Governors—Brigham Young, September 20, 1850; Alfred Cumming, July 6, 1857; John W. Dawson, October 3, 1861; Frank Fuller (acting), December 31, 1861, to March 31, 1862; Stephen S. Harding, March 31, 1862; James Duane Doty, June 22, 1863; Charles Durkee, July 15, 1865; Edwin Higgins (acting) 1869-70; S. A. Mann (acting) 1870; J. Wilson Shaffer, March 20, 1870, (died on October 31, 1870, and Vernon H. Vaughan became acting governor) ; George L. Woods, February 2, 1871; S. B. Axtell, December, 1874; George B. Emery, June 8, 1875; Eli H. Murray, February, 1880; Caleb W. West, March, 1886; Arthur L. Thomas, May 6, 1889; Caleb W. West, April 7, 1893. Secretaries—Broughton D. Harris, September 20, 1850; Willard Richards, (appointed by Governor Young, October 15, 1851) ; Benjamin G. Ferris, June 4, 1852; A. W. Babbitt, 1853; William H. Hooper, November 4, 1856; John Hartnett, January 18, 1858; Washington J. McCormick, April 5, 1858; Francis H. Wooton, June 26, 1861; Frank Fuller, July 15, 1861; Amos Reed, September 4, 1863; Edwin Higgins, December 20, 1867; S. A. Mann, April 7, 1869; C. C. Crow, June 17, 1870, (died on the day following his appointment); Vernon H. Vaughan, September, 1870; George A. Black, November 1, 1870; M. M. Bane, June 10, 1876; Levi P. Lucky, February 26, 1877; Arthur L. Thomas, April l9, 1879; William C. Hall, 1887; Elijah Sells, May 7, 1889; Charles C. Richards, May 6, 1893. Chief Justices—Joseph Buffington, September 20, 1850; Lemuel G. Brandenberg, March 12, 1851; Lazarus H. Reid, August 31, 1852; John F. Kinney, August 24, 1853; Delaney R. Eccles, July 13, 1857; John F. Kinney, June 27, 1860; John Titus, May 6, 1863; Charles C. Wilson, July 25, 1868; James B. McKean, June 17, 1870; David P. Lowe, March 19, 1875; Alexander White, September 11, 1875; Michael Schaeffer, April 20, 1876; John A. Hunter, July 2 1879; Charles S. Zane, September 1, 1884; Elliott Sandford, July 9, 1888; Charles S. Zane, May 24, 1889; Samuel A. Merritt, January 9, 1894. Associate Justices—Perry E. Brocchus and Zerubbabel Snow, September 20, 1850; Leonidas Shaver, August 31, 1852; G. P. Stiles, August 1, 1854; C. W. Drummond, September 12, 1854; E. D. Potter, July 6, 1857; C. E. Sinclair, August 25, 1857; John Cradlebaugh, June 4, 1858; R. P. Flenniken, May 11, 1860; Henry R. Crosby, August 1, 1860; Charles P. Waite, February 3, 1862; Thomas J. Drake February 3 1862; Solomon P. McCurdy, April 21, 1864; Enos D. Hoge, July 27, 1868; O. F. Strickland, April 5, 1869; C. M. Hawley, April 19, 1869; P. H. Emerson, March 10, 1873; Jacob S. Boreman, March 20, 1873; Henry P. Henderson, July 20, 1886; John W. Judd, July 9, 1888; Thomas J. Anderson, March 20, 1889; John W. Blackburn, October 17, 1889; James A. Miner, June 20, 1890; George W. Bartch, 1893; Harvey W. Smith, May 8, 1893 ; William H. King, 1894; Henry H. Rolapp, November 30, 1895, to succeed Harvey W. Smith who died on November 22, 1895. United States Attorneys—Seth M. Blair, September 20, 1850; Joseph Hosmer, March 1, 1854; Alexander Wilson, November, 1858; Hosea Stout, 1862; Charles H. Hempstead, 1868; George C. Bates, 1870; William Carey, 1873; Sumner Howard, April 25, 1876; P. T. Van Zile, March 15, 1878; W. H. Dickson, March 13, 1884; George H. Peters, April 16, 1887; Charles S. Varian, July 12, 1889; John W. Judd, 1893. United States Marshals—Joseph L. Heywood, September 20, 1850; Peter K. Dotson, 1856; Isaac L. Gibbs, May 24, 1862; Josiah Hosmer, March 22, 1866; Joseph M. Orr, September 28, 1869; M. T. Patrick, April, 1870; George R. Maxwell, 1873; William Nelson, March 15, 1876; M. Shaunessy, February 19, 1878; Edwin A. Ireland, April 29, 1884; Frank H. Dyer, June 17, 1886; Elias H. Parsons, July 12, 1889; Irving H. Benton, December 1, 1892; Nat M. Brigham, May 8, 1893. Delegates in Congress—-John M. Bernhisel, August 4, 1851; William H. Hooper, August 1, 1859; John F. Kinney, August 3, 1863; William H. Hooper, August 7, 1865 (Mr. Hooper was twice re-elected and while he was in office the date of the election was changed from the first Monday in August to the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the even numbered years); George Q. Cannon, November, 1872; John T. Caine, November, 1882; Joseph L. Rawlins, November, 1892; Frank J. Cannon, November, 1894. [Source: Utah since statehood: historical and biographical, Volume 1; Edited by Noble Warrum; Publ. 1919; Transcribed and submitted by Andrea Stawski Pack.]



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