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Elections by the Legislative Assembly
Chancellor of University—Orson Pratt, sen.
Regents of University—Daniel H. Wells, Orson Hyde, Joseph A. Young, Robert L. Campbell, Gilbert Clements, Wm. Eddington, Claudius V. Spencer, Isaac Bowman, Orson Pratt, jun., George J. Taylor, Sam’l W. Richards, Isaac Groo….
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jan. 24, 1859, 2]
[Deseret News, 8:203]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, May 2006]
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Legislative Election
A joint session of the Council and House of Representatives was held in the Representatives’ Hall, on Wednesday the 18th inst., for electing the Territorial and other officers, whose election by the Legislative Assembly is provided for by law. The following named persons were elected to these several offices, to wit:
Officers of the University
Orson Pratt, sen., Chancellor
Orson Hyde, T.B.H. Stenhouse, Joseph A. Young, Robert L. Campbell, Gilbert Clements, William Eddington, Claudius V. Spencer, Isaac Bowman, Orson Pratt, jun., George J. Taylor, Samuel W. Richards, Isaac Groo, Regents.
Thomas W. Ellerbeck, Treasurer.
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jan. 18, 1860, 1]
[Deseret News, 9:373]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, May 2006]
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Election of Territorial and other Officers by the Legislative Assembly
An election was held by the Legislative Assembly, in joint session, on 24th inst., for the choosing of the officers elective by the Legislature, which resulted as follows:
Albert Carrington, Chancellor of the University.
George W. Mousley, T.B.H. Stenhouse, Joseph A. Young, Robert L. Campbell, Gilbert Clements, William Eddington, Carl G. Maeser, Henry I. Doremus, Orson Pratt, jr., James Cobb, Samuel W. Richards and Isaac Groo, Regents of the University….
[Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dec. 24, 1860, 1]
[Deseret News, 10:344]
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, May 2006]
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Sep. 22, 1859—taken as juror in case in the Third Judicial Court
Sep. 9, 1861—taken as juror in the Probate Court
[transcribed and proofread by David Grow, May 2006]
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