9th Wyoming Territorial Legislature

9th Wyoming Territorial Legislature
9th Wyoming Territorial Legislature
	Knights of Pythias Hall, in 1900, where the Council and House of Representatives convened
Overview
Legislative body	Wyoming Legislature
Jurisdiction	Wyoming Territory, United States
Meeting place	Knights of Pythias Hall
Term	1886–1888
Wyoming Council
Members	12 Senators
President of the Council	J. W. Blake
Party control	Democratic
Wyoming House of Representatives
Members	24 Representatives
Speaker of the House	John S. Kerr
Party control	Republican

The 9th Wyoming Territorial Legislature was a former meeting of the Wyoming Legislature that lasted from January 12, to March 12, 1886.

History[]

Formation[]

The 1885 elections held for the 9th Wyoming Territorial Legislature were contested through the legality of the elections, but the United States Congress and President Grover Cleveland passed legislation on January 19, 1886, legalizing the elections that were held in Wyoming.^[1]^[2] John S. Kerr was selected to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives and J. W. Blake was selected to serve as President of the Council.^[3]^[4]

Legislation[]

The territorial legislature passed legislation allocating $150,000 for the creation of a state capitol building.^[5] The legislature also passed a bill organizing Niobrara and Fetterman counties, however, Fetterman County would never be formed and Niobrara County wouldn't be formed until 1911.^[6]

Membership[]

Council[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Republican	Populist		Vacant
Beginning of 9th Legislature	8^[7]	4	0	12	0
Latest voting share	66.67%	33.33%	0%

Members of the Wyoming Council[]

Representative^[3]	Residence	Counties Represented
J. W. Blake	Laramie	Albany
Joseph E. Cashin	Evanston	Uinta
A. T. Chalice	Rock Springs	Sweetwater
William Dailey	Rawlins	Carbon
Charles Deloney	Evanston	Uinta
J. H. Ford	Evanston	Laramie
Joseph Grainger	Cheyenne	Laramie
Leroy Grant	Laramie	Albany
John McCormick	Big Horn	Johnson
A. S. Peabody	Laramie	Albany
H. E. Tescheniacher	Cheyenne	Laramie
C. W. Wright	Cheyenne	Laramie

House of Representatives[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Republican	Democratic	Populist		Vacant
Beginning of 9th Legislature	14^[7]	9	1	24	0
Latest voting share	58.33%	37.50%	4.17%

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives[]

Representative^[3]	Residence	Counties Represented
C. H. Bussey	Rock Springs	Sweetwater
D. B. Dole	Laramie	Albany
S. W. Downey	Laramie	Albany
E. W. Genter	Rawlins	Carbon
C. A. Guernsey	Hat Creek	Laramie
M. P. Keefe	Cheyenne	Laramie
John S. Kerr	Carbon	Carbon
A. D. Kelley	Cheyenne	Laramie
James Kime	Miner's Delight	Fremont
N. M. Knight	Tie Siding	Albany
J. M. Lobban	Buffalo	Johnson
John A. Matthews	Dixon	Carbon
Frank A. Miller	Cheyenne	Laramie
George Mitchell	Cheyenne	Laramie
N. J. O'Brien	Cheyenne	Laramie
W. A. Robins	Cheyenne	Laramie
John L. Russell	Almy	Uinta
R. B. Seaton	Evanston	Uinta
William Simmons	Burnt Fork	Uinta
Addison Terrell	Laramie	Albany
J. M. Tompkins	Cheyenne	Laramie
M. M. Towne	Laramie	Albany
Isaiah Whitehouse	Rock Springs	Sweetwater
Frank Williams	Saratoga	Carbon

References[]

^ "The Wyoming Legislature". Arizona Daily Star. January 23, 1886. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Wyoming Legislature Approved". Macon Beacon. January 19, 1886. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1886. p. 1060 – via Google Books.
^ "Kerr Selected". The Columbus Journal. January 27, 1886. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State Capitol Building". The Columbus Journal. March 10, 1886. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Counties Organized". Black Hills Weekly Times. March 13, 1886. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "1886 Legislature Membership". Archived from the original on May 25, 2020.

[1] "The Wyoming Legislature". Arizona Daily Star. January 23, 1886. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "The Wyoming Legislature Approved". Macon Beacon. January 19, 1886. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[membership_names-3] Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1886. p. 1060 – via Google Books.

[4] "Kerr Selected". The Columbus Journal. January 27, 1886. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "State Capitol Building". The Columbus Journal. March 10, 1886. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Counties Organized". Black Hills Weekly Times. March 13, 1886. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[membership-7] "1886 Legislature Membership". Archived from the original on May 25, 2020.

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House of Representatives Majority Leader	2017–2019: Eli Bebout 2019–present: Drew Perkins
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Senate Majority Leader	2015–2017: Phil Nicholas 2017–2019: Drew Perkins 2019–present: Dan Dockstader
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