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'''Utah Territory's At-large congressional district''' is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the [[Utah Territory]]. After [[Utah]]'s admission to the [[United States|Union]] as the 45th state by act of Congress on January 4, 1896, this district was dissolved and replaced by [[Utah's At-large congressional district]].
#REDIRECT [[United States congressional delegations from Utah#House_of_Representatives|United States congressional delegations from Utah]]

==List of delegates==
On September 9, 1850, an act of Congress gave Utah Territory the authority to elect a [[Delegate (United States Congress)|Congressional delegate]], though the first delegate did not take his seat until 1851.

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Delegate
! Party
! Years
! District home
! Notes

|-
| nowrap | [[John Milton Bernhisel|John M. Bernhisel]]
|
| March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1859
|
|
|-
| nowrap | [[William Henry Hooper|William H. Hooper]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861
|
|
|-
| nowrap | [[John Milton Bernhisel|John M. Bernhisel]]
|
| March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863
|
|
|-
| nowrap | [[John F. Kinney]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865
|
|
|-
| nowrap | [[William Henry Hooper|William H. Hooper]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1873
|
|
|-
| nowrap | [[George Q. Cannon]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1873 – April 20, 1882
|
| Contested election with Allen G. Campbell in 1882. Neither candidate allowed to take seat.
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| April 20, 1882 – November 7, 1882
| colspan=2 |

|-
| rowspan=2 | [[John Thomas Caine|John Thomas Caine]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| November 7, 1822 – March 4, 1889
| rowspan=2 |
|
|-
| {{Party shading/Populist}} | [[People's Party (United States)|Populist]]
| March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
|
|-
| nowrap | [[Joseph Lafayette Rawlins|Joseph L. Rawlins]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895
|
|
|-
| nowrap | [[ Frank J. Cannon]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1895 – January 4, 1896
|
| Utah admitted to the Union as 45th state
|-
| colspan=2 | District eliminated
| January 4, 1896
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Obsolete United States congressional districts]]
[[Category:At-large United States congressional districts]]
[[Category:Congressional districts of Utah|Territory At-large]]

Revision as of 23:35, 28 November 2010

Utah Territory's At-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Utah Territory. After Utah's admission to the Union as the 45th state by act of Congress on January 4, 1896, this district was dissolved and replaced by Utah's At-large congressional district.

List of delegates

On September 9, 1850, an act of Congress gave Utah Territory the authority to elect a Congressional delegate, though the first delegate did not take his seat until 1851.

Delegate Party Years District home Notes
John M. Bernhisel March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1859
William H. Hooper Democratic March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861
John M. Bernhisel March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863
John F. Kinney Democratic March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865
William H. Hooper Democratic March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1873
George Q. Cannon Republican March 4, 1873 – April 20, 1882 Contested election with Allen G. Campbell in 1882. Neither candidate allowed to take seat.
Vacant April 20, 1882 – November 7, 1882
John Thomas Caine Democratic November 7, 1822 – March 4, 1889
Populist March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
Joseph L. Rawlins Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895
Frank J. Cannon Republican March 4, 1895 – January 4, 1896 Utah admitted to the Union as 45th state
District eliminated January 4, 1896

References