▁of ▁deleg ates ▁representing ▁the ▁district ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁Congress ▁gave ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁con gression al ▁delegate , ▁though ▁the ▁first ▁delegate ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁his ▁seat ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁The ▁territorial ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁two - year ▁terms . ▁De leg ates ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁comm itte es , ▁debate , ▁and ▁submit ▁legisl ation , ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁b ills . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁General ▁ ▁Specific ▁ ▁Category : Ob sole te ▁United ▁States ▁con gression al ▁districts ▁Category : At - large ▁United ▁States ▁con gression al ▁districts ▁Territ ory ▁At - large ▁Category : Const itu encies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁Category : Const itu encies ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory ▁Category : 1 8 9 6 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory <0x0A> </s> ▁Tom ▁Sh ro der ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁is ▁a ▁journalist , ▁writer ▁and ▁editor ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Sh ro der ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Most ▁Fam ous ▁W riter ▁Who ▁Ever ▁L ived : ▁A ▁True ▁Story ▁of ▁My ▁Family ▁( 2 0 1 6 )