Utah Territory
| Territory of Utah | |||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||
| 1850–1876 | |||||||||
Territorial coat of arms (1876)
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The Utah Territory upon its creation, with modern state boundaries shown for reference | |||||||||
| Capital | Salt Lake City | ||||||||
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| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1851–1858 | Brigham Young | ||||||||
• 1858–1861 | Alfred Cumming | ||||||||
• 1869-1873 | Ethan H. Sawyer | ||||||||
• 1874–1876 | Eli Houston Murray | ||||||||
| Legislature | Utah Territorial Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 1849 | |||||||||
• Utah Organic Act | September 9 1850 | ||||||||
• Colorado Territory formed | February 28, 1861 | ||||||||
• Wyoming Territory formed | July 25, 1868 | ||||||||
| January 4 1876 | |||||||||
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