Utah Territory
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Territory of Utah | |||||||||
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Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||
1850–1896 | |||||||||
Territorial coat of arms (1876)
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The Utah Territory upon its creation, with modern state boundaries shown for reference | |||||||||
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Government | |||||||||
• Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||
Governor | |||||||||
• 1851–1858 | Brigham Young | ||||||||
• 1858–1861 | Alfred Cumming | ||||||||
• 1875-1880 | George W. Emery | ||||||||
• 1880-1886 | Eli Houston Murray | ||||||||
• 1886-1889, 1893–1896 | Caleb Walton West | ||||||||
Legislature | Utah Territorial Assembly | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
1849 | |||||||||
• Utah Organic Act | September 9 1850 | ||||||||
• Colorado Territory formed | February 28, 1861 | ||||||||
• Nevada Territory formed | March 2, 1861 | ||||||||
• Wyoming Territory formed | July 25, 1868 | ||||||||
January 4 1896 | |||||||||
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