# 1st Utah State Legislature

The 1st Utah State Legislature was elected on Tuesday, November 5, 1895, and convened on Monday, January 13, 1896.

## Dates of sessions

* 1896 Biennial Session: January 13, 1896

## Utah Senate
### Make-up

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 11 |
| | Democratic Party | 7 |
| Total | Total | 18 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 4 |

### Members

| Name | Religion | Party | Residence | County | District | Birthplace | Age at Election |
| Allison, Edward M. | Gentile | Republican | Ogden | Weber | 4 | Utah | 31 |
| Barnes, John R. | Mormon | Democrat | Kaysville | Davis | 3 | England | 62 |
| Booth, Hiram E. | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 6 | Iowa | 35 |
| Candland, William | Mormon | Republican | Mt. Pleasant | Sanpete | 9 | Utah | 31 |
| Cannon, George M. | Mormon | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 6 | Utah | 33 |
| Chambers, Robert C. | Gentile | Democrat | Park City | Summit | 5 | Ohio | 63 |
| Chidester, John F. | Mormon | Republican | Panguitch | Garfield | 10 | Utah | 41 |
| Driscoll, James P. | Gentile | Republican | Eureka | Juab | 8 | Michigan | 34 |
| Evans, Abel J. | Mormon | Democrat | Lehi | Utah | 7 | Utah | 42 |
| Jones, Elmer B. | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 6 | Iowa | 34 |
| McKay, David | Mormon | Republican | Huntsville | Weber | 4 | Scotland | 51 |
| Miller, Glen | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 6 | Ohio | 32 |
| Miller, Reuben G. | Mormon | Republican | Price | Carbon | 12 | Utah | 34 |
| Snow, Edward H. | Mormon | Democrat | St. George | Washington | 11 | Utah | 30 |
| Sutherland, George | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 6 | England | 33 |
| Warner, Malin M. | Gentile | Democrat | Provo City | Utah | 7 | Iowa | 39 |
| Warrum, Noble | Gentile | Democrat | Logan | Cache | 2 | Indiana | 31 |
| Zundel, Abraham | Mormon | Republican | Willard City | Box Elder | 1 | Pennsylvania | 59 |

## Utah House of Representatives
### Make-up

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 31 |
| | Democratic Party | 14 |
| Total | Total | 45 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 17 |

### Members

| Name | Religion | Party | Residence | County | District | Birthplace | Age at Election |
| Andrus, James | Mormon | Democrat | St. George | Washington | 25 | Ohio | 60 |
| Beard, George | Mormon | Republican | Coalville | Summit | 9 | England | 40 |
| Bernhisel, Jr., John M. | Mormon | Democrat | Lewiston | Cache | 2 | Nebraska | 58 |
| Bolitho, James M. | Gentile | Republican | Richfield | Sevier | 18 | Illinois | 36 |
| Cazier, Adelbert | Mormon | Republican | Nephi | Juab | 13 | Utah | 35 |
| Clark, Edgar L. | Mormon | Republican | Parowan | Iron | 24 | Nebraska | 47 |
| Condon, Amasa S. | Gentile | Republican | Ogden | Weber | 4 | Maine | 53 |
| Critchlow, Edward B. | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Mississippi | 37 |
| Curtis, Lee A. | Gentile | Republican | Ogden | Weber | 4 | Ohio | 43 |
| Cushing, Harwood M. | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Canada | 31 |
| Denny, Presley | Gentile | Republican | Beaver City | Beaver | 20 | Ohio | 50 |
| Egan, R. E. | Mormon | Democrat | Woodscross | Davis | 6 | Massachusetts | 53 |
| Ferguson, James X. | Mormon | Republican | Helper | Carbon | 15 | Utah | 42 |
| Fergusson, Thomas | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Scotland | 42 |
| Gibbs, William H. | Mormon | Republican | Portage | Box Elder | 1 | Wales | 44 |
| Gibson, William | Mormon | Democrat | Vernal | Uintah | 12 | Scotland | 50 |
| Harris, Nathan J. | Mormon | Republican | Harrisville | Weber | 4 | Utah | 31 |
| Heiner, Daniel | Mormon | Republican | Morgan City | Morgan | 5 | Pennsylvania | 45 |
| Howard, William | Mormon | Democrat | Huntington | Emery | 16 | Ireland | 48 |
| Larsen, Marinus | Mormon | Democrat | Spanish Fork | Utah | 11 | Denmark | 45 |
| Lemmon, Hyrum | Mormon | Democrat | Payson | Utah | 11 | Illinois | 45 |
| Lewis, Thomas D. | Mormon | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Utah | 30 |
| Lowry, John | Mormon | Republican | Manti | Sanpete | 14 | Missouri | 66 |
| Mansfield, M. W. | Mormon | Democrat | Thurber | Wayne | 22 | Utah | 33 |
| Maughan, Peter M. | Mormon | Democrat | Wellsville | Cache | 2 | Utah | 37 |
| Monson, Joseph | Mormon | Democrat | Richmond | Cache | 2 | Utah | 33 |
| Morrill, Charles | Gentile | Republican | Junction | Piute | 21 | Utah | 41 |
| Morrison, Seth W. | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Wisconsin | 55 |
| Murdock, Joseph R. | Mormon | Democrat | Charleston | Wasatch | 10 | Utah | 35 |
| Nebeker, Aquila | Gentile | Democrat | Laketown | Rich | 3 | Utah | 36 |
| Nebeker, William P. | Mormon | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Ohio | 59 |
| Nye, George L. | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Iowa | 26 |
| Raddatz, Emil J. | Gentile | Republican | Stockton | Tooele | 7 | Prussia | 38 |
| Robinson, Joseph E. | Mormon | Republican | Kanab | Kane | 26 | Utah | 27 |
| Sevy, Thomas | Mormon | Republican | Panguitch | Garfield | 23 | Utah | 28 |
| Shafer, John H. | Gentile | Republican | Moab | Grand | 17 | Utah | 44 |
| Smoot II, Abraham O. | Mormon | Democrat | Provo City | Utah | 11 | Utah | 39 |
| Snedaker, J. F. | Mormon | Republican | Mill Creek | Salt Lake | 8 | Utah | 33 |
| Sorensen, Andrew P. | Mormon | Democrat | Moab | Grand | 27 | Denmark | 34 |
| Stevens, Thomas J. | Mormon | Republican | Ogden | Weber | 4 | England | 47 |
| Taylor, Alvin V. | Gentile | Republican | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake | 8 | Utah | 30 |
| Thompson, Orvil L. | Mormon | Republican | Scipio | Millard | 19 | Utah | 30 |
| Thompson, Peter | Mormon | Republican | Ephraim | Sanpete | 14 | Utah | 35 |
| Thorne, James T. | Mormon | Republican | Pleasant Grove | Utah | 11 | Utah | 40 |
| Wilson, William W. | Mormon | Republican | Sandy | Salt Lake | 8 | England | 39 |