- Allen G. Campbell
Allen G. Campbell was a former delegate from
Utah Territory to theUnited States House of Representatives . Campbell was engaged in the insurance industry and was a member of theAnti-Mormon Utah Liberal Party. He ran for several territorial offices before he was involved in an election controversy in1880 .Campbell lost the election for territorial delegate to
George Q. Cannon , receiving just over 1000 of the nearly 19000 votes cast. However, Utah territorial governorEli H. Murray , a Liberal Party member, overturned the election results, stating that Cannon was not a naturalized American citizen (he was born inLiverpool, England ), and therefore ineligible to take office. Anti-Mormon feelings toward Cannon, a member of the LDS Church, were suspected of being the true motive behind the nulification of the election. Campbell was certified as the winner and temporarily seated in Congress. However, a House elections committee dismissed the election results, denying the claims of both candidates, and a new election was held.References
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Utah)] [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/t/TERRITORYGOV.html]
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