1st Minnesota Territorial Legislature
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The 1st Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on September 3, 1849. The 9 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council and the 18 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of August 1, 1849.
Legislative bodyMinnesota Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota Territory, United States
TermSeptember 3, 1849 – January 1, 1851
Members9 Councillors
| First Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Territorial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota Territory, United States | ||||
| Term | September 3, 1849 – January 1, 1851 | ||||
| Minnesota Territorial Council | |||||
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| Members | 9 Councillors | ||||
| President | David Olmsted | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
| Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
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| Members | 18 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | Joseph W. Furber | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Sessions
The territorial legislature met in a regular session from September 3, 1849, to November 1, 1849. There were no special sessions of the first territorial legislature.[1]
Party summary
Council
| Party[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Whig | |||
| Begin | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 67% | 33% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Party[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Whig | Unknown | |||
| Begin | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 67% | 22% | 11% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
Leadership
- President of the Council
- David Olmsted (D-Long Prairie)[2]
- Speaker of the House
- Joseph W. Furber (W-Cottage Grove)[3]
Members
Council
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boal, James McClellan | 03 | St. Paul | Whig |
| Burkleo, Samuel | 02 | Stillwater | Whig[nb 2] |
| Forbes, William Henry | 03 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Loomis, David B. | 04 | Marine | Whig |
| Martin McLeod | 07 | Bloomington | Democratic[nb 3] |
| Norris, James S. | 01 | Cottage Grove | Democratic |
| Olmsted, David | 06 | Long Prairie | Democratic |
| Rollins, John | 05 | Saint Anthony Falls | Democratic |
| Sturgis, William R. | 06 | Elk River | Democratic |
House of Representatives
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock, Lorenzo A. | 06 | Sauk Rapids | Whig |
| Bailly, Alexis | 07 | Mendota | Democratic |
| Black, Mahlon | 02 | Stillwater | Democratic |
| Brunson, Benjamin Wetherill | 03 | Saint Paul | Whig |
| Dewey, John J. | 03 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Dugas, William | 05 | Little Canada | Democratic |
| Furber, Joseph Warren | 01 | Cottage Grove | Whig |
| Holmes, Thomas A. | 06 | Sauk Rapids | Democratic |
| Jackson, Henry | 03 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Johnson, Parsons King | 03 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Marshall, William Rainey | 05 | Saint Anthony Falls | Democratic |
| Morrison, Allan | 06 | Crow Wing | Democratic |
| Pond, Gideon H. | 07 | Oak Grove | Unknown |
| Russell, Jeremiah | 06 | Crow Wing | Unknown |
| Setzer, Henry N. | 04 | Stillwater | Democratic |
| Trask, Sylvanus | 02 | Stillwater | Democratic |
| Wells, James | 01 | Lake City | Democratic |
| Wilkinson, Morton Smith | 02 | Stillwater | Whig |
Notes
- Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Samuel Burkleo's party affiliation; however, Samuel Burkleo signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[4] which would imply that Burkleo was a Whig.
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Martin McLeod's party affiliation; however, it has been documented that McLeod was a close political ally of Democratic future-Governor Henry Hastings Sibley,[5] which fact would imply that McLeod was a Democrat.