| 8th Wyoming Territorial Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wyoming Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Wyoming Territory, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Commercial Block | ||||
| Term | 1884–1886 | ||||
| Wyoming Council | |||||
| Members | 12 Senators | ||||
| President of the Council | William H. Holliday | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Wyoming House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 23 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | F. H. Jones | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
The 8th Wyoming Territorial Legislature was a former meeting of the Wyoming Legislature that lasted from January 8, to March 7, 1884.[1]
History
On January 8, 1884, the territorial legislature convened in the Commercial Block in Cheyenne although E. U. Snider would not be seated until January 9. William C. Irvine made a motion to have Philip Dater selected as temporary President of the Council and it was accepted. On January 9, Robert H. Homer made a motion to have William H. Holliday selected as permanent President of the Council and it was accepted.[1][2][3]
On January 8, John F. Coad made a motion to have N. N. Craig selected as temporary Speaker of the House of Representatives and it was accepted. On January 9, the selection of the permanent Speaker of the House started. F. H. Jones was nominated by O. C. Smith and D. Miller was nominated by Coad. The House of Representatives voted fourteen to nine in favor of Jones and a motion by Coad to make Jones' nomination unanimous was accepted.[3]
Membership
Council
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| Beginning of 8th Legislature | 8[1] | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 66.67% | 33.33% | ||
Members of the Wyoming Council
| Representative[2] | Party | Residence | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. T. Babbitt | Laramie | ||
| Philip Dater | Laramie | ||
| John W. Gray | Albany | ||
| P. J. Hines | Sweetwater | ||
| William H. Holliday | Democratic | Albany | |
| Robert H. Homer | Democratic | Albany | |
| William C. Irvine | Republican | Laramie | |
| A. V. Quinn | Uinta | ||
| Francis E. Warren | Republican | Laramie | |
| E. S. Whittier | Uinta |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| Beginning of 8th Legislature | 13[1] | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 59.09% | 40.91% | ||
Members of the Wyoming Council
| Representative[3] | Party | Residence | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Allen | Carbon | ||
| C. H. Bussard | Albany | ||
| Thomas J. Cahill | Laramie | ||
| John F. Coad | Laramie | ||
| N. N. Craig | Laramie | ||
| Charles Deloney | Uinta | ||
| O. D. Downey | Albany | ||
| D. F. Dudley | Carbon | ||
| J. H. Ford | Laramie | ||
| Leroy Grant | Albany | ||
| H. V. S. Groesbeck | Albany | ||
| A. Jackson | Laramie | ||
| F. H. Jones | Sweetwater | ||
| L. D. Kennedy | Albany | ||
| D. Miller | Laramie | ||
| H. G. Nickerson | Sweetwater | ||
| L. Quealy | Carbon | ||
| F. W. Schwartze | Laramie | ||
| R. B. Seaton | Uinta | ||
| O. C. Smith | Sweetwater | ||
| E. U. Snider | Johnson | ||
| H. E. Teschemacher | Laramie | ||
| W. H. Weaver | Carbon |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "1884 Legislature Membership". Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- 1 2 Council Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wyoming. Wyoming Council. 1884. p. 3 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wyoming. Wyoming House of Representatives. 1884. p. 3 – via Google Books.