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The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, [2] until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, [3] the 45th state.
The 1895 convention was the Utah Territory's seventh and final attempt to be admitted to the United States as a state. The Constitution of Utah was accepted by Congress and President Grover Cleveland, leading to Utah's admittance into the union as the 45th state on January 4, 1896. [1]
This was the first time Utah participated in a presidential election, having been admitted as the 45th state on January 4 of that year. Democrat William Jennings Bryan carried Utah by an overwhelming margin of 65.43% over Republican William McKinley —by far the strongest ever performance by any presidential nominee in the state—despite ...
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
The Territory of Utah becomes the State of Utah, the 45th U.S. state. 1894: July 16: U.S. President Grover Cleveland signs An Act to enable the people of Utah to form a constitution and State government, and to be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States. [9] March 8
Utah – state in the Western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest , the 34th-most populous , and the 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States .
January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state (see History of Utah). February 6–August 12 – Yaqui Uprising in Arizona and Mexico. March 23 – The New York State Legislature passes the Raines Law, restricting Sunday alcoholic beverage sales to hotels.
Utah Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Utah Territory.After Utah's admission to the Union as the 45th state by act of Congress on January 4, 1896, this district was dissolved and replaced by Utah's at-large congressional district.