Twenty-Sixth Legislature, 1871-1872


Session Details

Start Date: 1/4/1871
End Date: 12/31/1872
Elect Date: 11/4/1870
Sworn in Date: 1/4/1871

House Leadership

Speaker

Jonathan Woodman

Speaker Pro Tempore

Jonathan Woodman
Benjamin Huston

Senate Leadership

President Pro Tempore

Philip Emerson
Alfred Wood

House Committees

Agricultural College

Alexander Cameron
Aaron Childs
Alexander Copley
Philo Doty
Orlando Pattengill

Agriculture

John Coulter
Shiverick Kellogg
Eli Miller
Jacob Walton
Darwin White

Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind

William Brockway
William Chamberlain
Martin Montgomery
John Walker
James Williams

Asylum for the Insane

John Adam
Archer Crane
Ezra Hazen
Richard Miller
Charles Millington

Banks and Incorporations

John Andrews
William Garrison
William Hoyt
John Osborn
Martin Montgomery

Education

Oscar Adams
George Crofoot
Claudius Grant
Alvin Hart
Rossel Hughes

Elections

Oscar Adams
Marcus Atwood
Julius Houseman
Almond Riford
Jacob Walton

Engrossment and Enrollment

John Coulter
John Landon
James Moshier
Charles Osburn

Federal Relations

William Brockway
John Osborn
Samuel Post
Simeon Thayer
Frederick Wells

Fisheries

William Bates
Charles Fenton
James Haywood
Eli Miller
Almond Riford

Geological Survey

Henry Cherry
Claudius Grant
Ira Grosvenor
Alfred Swineford

Harbors

Allen Adsit
Asa Ferry
Samuel Hill
John Sumner
William Mitchell

Immigration

Almon Frost
Edgar Gray
Bernard Haack
James McGonegal
John Roost

Insurance

Asa Ferry
Patrick Gorman
Orson Green
John Landon
Samuel Post

Internal Improvements

Harvey Haynes
Charles Holland
Henry Holt
William Hoyt
Rossel Hughes
William Hurlbut
Albert Roof
Giles Ross

Judiciary

Lyman Cochrane
Ira Grosvenor
Benjamin Huston
Charles Millington
Almond Riford

Local Taxation

Andrew Climie
Archer Crane
Charles Little
Norton Miller
Bracey Tobey

Lumber Interests

Henry Cherry
Richard Ferris
John Gibson
James Haywood
Simeon Thayer

Manufactures

Joshua Clement
William Garrison
Robert Grant
Benjamin Pierson
Rowland VanScoy

Military Affairs

William Edwards
Charles Little
Charles Osburn
Frank Smith
Charles Watkins

Mines and Minerals

William Harris
Samuel Hill
Charles Holland
Deliverance Priest
Alfred Swineford

Printing

William Bates
John Greusel
John Roost
Alfred Swineford
Lawrence Dalton

Public Lands

William Harris
John Haynes
Ezra Hazen
Albert Roof
William Mitchell

Reform School

Orson Green
William Hoyt
John Phillips
Alanson Webster
James Williams

Religious and Benevolent Societies

Horace Barnaby
William Brockway
James Congdon
Henry Huff
Horace Rood

Roads and Bridges

John Gibson
William Harris
Joseph Minne
Jason Norris
John Walker

Rules and Joint Rules

William Chamberlain
John Haynes
Benjamin Huston
Joseph Minne
Orlando Pattengill

Salines

Samuel Garfield
Bernard Haack
Julius Houseman
John Phillips
Alanson Webster

Select Committee on Apportionment

John Adam
Alexander Cameron
Claudius Grant
Ira Grosvenor
Alvin Hart
Ezra Hazen
Charles Holland
Henry Holt
William Hoyt
Benjamin Huston
Norton Miller
Preston Mitchell
Almond Riford
Alfred Swineford
William Mitchell

State Affairs

Marcus Atwood
Alexander Cameron
George Gillam
Edgar Gray
Charles Holland

State Prison

John Adam
Richard Ferris
Robert Grant
Harvey Haynes
William Hurlbut

Supplies and Expenditures

Philo Doty
Cornelius Knapp
Darwin White

Towns and Counties

Allen Adsit
Horace Barnaby
Samuel Garfield
Norton Miller
Bracey Tobey

Ways and Means

Alexander Copley
Charles Fenton
Henry Holt
Jacob Lamb
Preston Mitchell

Senate Committees

Agriculture

John Dexter
Abraham Prutzman
Uzziel Putnam

Asylum for Insane

Lorenzo Alexander
Josiah Begole
Edward Morton
James Neasmith
Alanson Sheley
Alfred Wood

Claims

Theodore Bennett
John Dexter
Mylo Gay

Constitutional Amendments

Gilbert Hatheway
Bela Jenks
Harrison Wheeler

Division of Towns and Counties

Lorenzo Alexander
William Stoddard
John Waterbury

Drainage

Robert Briggs
William Stoddard
William Wilcox

Enrolled Bills

Homer Barber
Uzziel Putnam
Harrison Wheeler

Expiring Laws

James Cawley
Mylo Gay
Harrison Wheeler

Federal Relations

Layman Price
Abraham Prutzman
Francis Stockbridge

Finance

Josiah Begole
Isaac Cravath
Gilbert Hatheway
Francis Stockbridge
William Wilcox

Fisheries

Robert Briggs
William Stoddard
John Waterbury

Geological Survey

Edward Morton
Caleb Randall
Frank White

Incorporations

Lorenzo Alexander
Seth Moffatt
Layman Price

Insurance

Philip Emerson
Mylo Gay
James Romeyn

Internal Improvements

James Cawley
George Hannahs
John Waterbury

Judiciary

Philip Emerson

Manufactures

Josiah Begole
James Cawley
George Hannahs

Military Affairs

Byron Ball
Isaac Cravath
Philip Emerson

Mines and Minerals

Robert Briggs
Emanuel Mann
Frank White

Printing

Edward Morton
James Neasmith
Wales Storrs

Privileges and Elections

Homer Barber
Emanuel Mann
James Romeyn

Public Instruction

Homer Barber
Mylo Gay
Wales Storrs

Public Lands

Bela Jenks
Seth Moffatt
Frank White

Railroads

Byron Ball
Josiah Begole
Theodore Bennett
John Dexter
Frank White

Reform School

Isaac Cravath
John Dexter
Caleb Randall

Religious and Benevolent Societies

George Hannahs
Alanson Sheley
William Wilcox

Roads and Bridges

Theodore Bennett
Seth Moffatt
John Waterbury

Rules and Joint Rules

Layman Price
Abraham Prutzman
James Romeyn

Salt Interests

Emanuel Mann
Harrison Wheeler
Alfred Wood

Select Committee on Apportionment

Isaac Cravath
Bela Jenks
Seth Moffatt
Caleb Randall
William Stoddard
Alfred Wood
Francis Stockbridge

State Affairs

Alanson Sheley
Alfred Wood
Francis Stockbridge

State Library

Emanuel Mann
Uzziel Putnam
Caleb Randall

State Prison

Theodore Bennett
James Neasmith
Francis Stockbridge

Supplies and Expenditures

Isaac Cravath
Gilbert Hatheway
Edward Morton