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839:(1844–49)
833:(1880–83)
827:(1844–48)
815:(1867–92)
809:(1844–79)
797:(1845–89)
773:(1884–96)
761:(1844–61)
749:(1846–82)
737:(1844–45)
731:(1844–45)
725:(1844–81)
723:Bernhisel
719:(1844–46)
713:(1846–69)
701:(1844–56)
695:(1844–45)
627:Biskupski
612:Corradini
527:Bransford
487:Armstrong
235:Devereaux
180:Biography
144:Signature
122:, England
58:1882–1884
54:In office
1503:P. Young
1461:Yearsley
1449:Woodruff
1395:Thatcher
1389:Teasdale
1311:W. Smith
1275:H. Smith
1263:E. Smith
1233:Rockwood
1227:Rockwell
1167:Reynolds
1143:O. Pratt
1131:Peterson
1005:Jennings
881:(1845–?)
867:Eldredge
825:Coolidge
617:Anderson
607:DePaulis
597:Harrison
522:Thompson
512:Thompson
477:Jennings
345:(1886).
327:March 1,
44:5th
1431:Whitney
1341:W. Snow
1335:L. Snow
1329:E. Snow
1251:Shumway
1161:Preston
1125:Penrose
1101:Nuttall
1095:Murdock
1011:Johnson
969:Heywood
879:Farnham
849:Daniels
813:Clinton
807:Clayton
801:Clawson
747:Bullock
699:Babbitt
680:of the
676:of the
674:Members
582:Stewart
572:Jenkins
567:Wallace
191:Yardley
120:Yardley
1443:Winder
1413:Wasson
1407:Turley
1401:Thayre
1295:(1844)
1277:(1844)
1239:Roundy
1221:Rigdon
1137:Phelps
1119:Parker
1089:Morley
1083:Miller
1053:Little
1041:Layton
987:Hunter
981:Hooper
947:(1844)
945:Greene
903:Foster
873:Emmett
857:(1845)
855:Dunham
837:Cutler
759:Cahoon
753:Burton
729:Bonney
711:Benson
705:Badlam
622:Becker
602:Wilson
557:Marcus
552:Bowman
547:Neslen
517:Morris
497:Baskin
472:Little
93:, Utah
1437:Wight
1359:Stout
1323:Smoot
1245:Sharp
1077:Marks
999:James
957:Hatch
951:Hardy
921:Gibbs
861:Eaton
819:Cluff
765:Caine
741:Budge
735:Brown
693:Adams
577:Glade
562:Erwin
537:Ferry
507:Clark
492:Scott
482:Sharp
467:Wells
462:Smoot
457:Grant
166:mayor
1113:Page
1107:Pack
1059:Lott
993:Hyde
963:Haws
885:Farr
843:Dana
831:Cott
717:Bent
592:Garn
542:Bock
532:Park
355:–82.
329:2014
127:Died
107:Born
1047:Lee
587:Lee
372:at
208:in
196:In
168:of
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353:76
300:.
282:^
270:.
241:.
216:.
172:,
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