9th Utah Territorial Legislature

The 9th Utah Territorial Legislature was elected on August 1, 1859.

Session
The legislative session convened on December 12, 1859, at the Social Hall in Salt Lake City, and ended on January 20, 1860.

Members
Carson County, in the western part of the territory, did not send its allotted member of the House of Representatives, likely because residents were growing dissatisfied with being governed from Salt Lake and had begun lobbying to be split off into Nevada Territory. Additionally, the full complement of 26 House members would have included a seat for Green River County, but it is not known why the county failed to send a representative.