Fifth Legislature, 1840


Session Details

Start Date: 1/6/1840
End Date: 4/1/1840
Elect Date: 11/4/1839
Sworn in Date: 1/6/1840

House Leadership


Speaker
Henry Acker

Speaker Pro Tempore
Henry Acker

Senate Leadership


President Pro Tempore
Thomas Drake

House Committees


Accounts
James Sanborn
Rollin Sprague
James Newton
Joseph Miller
Charles Moran
Munnis Kenny
Charles Bush

Agriculture
Amos Steele
Nathan Pierce
Joseph Miller
Daniel Johnson
John Button
John Cathcart
Samuel Axford

Banks and Incorporations
George Renwick
Charles Hammond
David Harbaugh
Ammos Davis
William Carr
Elisha Champlin
Digby Bell

Claims
True Tucker
Reuben Turner
Gardner Williams
James Larue
David Brown
Henry Backus
Daniel Barbour

Education
Reuben Turner
Andrew McReynolds
Nathan Pierce
Henry Foote
Samuel Ashman
Isaac Bailey
Digby Bell

Elections
Dewitt Walker
Robert McClelland
William Gregory
Joshua Howard
Daniel Johnson
Nelson Dunham
John Button

Enrollment
Reuben Turner
Daniel Underwood
James Sanborn
Sirrell LeBaron
Charles Bush
William Carr
Samuel Axford

Expenditures
Amos Steele
James Mulholland
William Gregory
Daniel Ingalls
Ammos Davis
Samuel Axford
John Bird

Internal Improvement
Gardner Williams
Grove Spencer
Sirrell LeBaron
Jonathan Hart
Joshua Howard
Ammos Davis
Elisha Champlin

Judiciary
Dewitt Walker
Grove Spencer
Robert McClelland
Charles Hammond
David Harbaugh
Henry Backus

Library
George Renwick
Robert McClelland
David Harbaugh

Manufactures
John Stockton
Charles Moran
James Mulholland
John Forbes
Henry Coleman
Lemuel Castle
John Bird

Militia
John Stockton
Reuben Turner
James McDonald
Daniel Ingalls
David Brown
Digby Bell

Organizing Towns and Counties
Amos Steele
Henry Coleman
Lemuel Castle
Elisha Champlin
Henry Backus
Isaac Bailey
Daniel Barbour

Printing
True Tucker
Gardner Williams
Andrew McReynolds
Nelson Dunham
David Brown
Hervey Cook

Roads and Bridges
Daniel Johnson
Henry Coleman
William Carr
Lemuel Castle
John Cathcart
Hervey Cook
Samuel Ashman

State Prison
Rollin Sprague
James Newton
Nathan Pierce
James McDonald
Munnis Kenny
Henry Lathrop
Isaac Bailey

Unfinished Business
Dewitt Walker
James McDonald
Charles Hammond
Jonathan Hart
Ammos Davis
Nelson Dunham
Henry Foote

University and School Lands
John Stockton
Daniel Underwood
Dewitt Walker
Grove Spencer
Henry Lathrop
Henry Foote
Charles Bush

Ways and Means
John Stockton
George Renwick
Charles Moran
James Larue
Jonathan Hart
Joshua Howard
Elisha Champlin

Senate Committees


Agriculture
Jacob Summers
Townsend Gidley
Elijah Lacey

Claims
John LeRoy
Samuel Etheridge
James Edmunds

Elections
Justin Rice
John Adam
Thomas Drake

Enrolled Bills
Seba Murphy
Olney Hawkins
John Adam

Expiring Laws
Benjamin Witherell
William Greenly
James Edmunds

Finance
Justin Rice
Samuel Etheridge
DeGarmo Jones

Incorporations
Sands McCamly
Stephen Trowbridge
James Edmunds

Internal Improvement
Justin Rice
Townsend Gidley
William Greenly

Judiciary
Benjamin Witherell
Olney Hawkins
Thomas Drake

Literature
Olney Hawkins
John Adam
Henry Bridge

Manufactures
Seba Murphy
Stephen Trowbridge
Henry Bridge

Militia
Sands McCamly
Benjamin Witherell
DeGarmo Jones

Printing
Justin Rice
Olney Hawkins
John Adam

Roads and Bridges
John LeRoy
Seba Murphy
Elijah Lacey

State Affairs
Jacob Summers
William Greenly
DeGarmo Jones

State Library
John LeRoy
Jacob Summers
Stephen Trowbridge

State Prison
Sands McCamly
Henry Bridge
Thomas Drake

Towns and Counties
Samuel Etheridge
Townsend Gidley
Elijah Lacey