1st Minnesota Territorial Legislature explained

First Minnesota Territorial Legislature
Chamber1:Minnesota Territorial Council
Membership1:9 Councillors
Chamber1 Image:File:1stMNTerritorial breakdown.svg
Chamber2:Minnesota House of Representatives
Membership2:18 Representatives
Chamber2 Image:1MNTerritorialHouse.svg

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.

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

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DemocraticWhig
Begin6390
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature6390

House of Representatives

Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DemocraticWhigUnknown
Begin1242180
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature837180

Leadership

President of the Council
  • David Olmsted (D-Long Prairie)[2]
    Speaker of the House
  • Joseph W. Furber (W-Cottage Grove)[3]

    Members

    Council

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Boal, James McClellan03St. PaulWhig
    Burkleo, Samuel02StillwaterWhig
    Forbes, William Henry03Saint PaulDemocratic
    Loomis, David B.04MarineWhig
    Martin McLeod07BloomingtonDemocratic
    Norris, James S.01Cottage GroveDemocratic
    Olmsted, David06Long PrairieDemocratic
    Rollins, John05Saint Anthony FallsDemocratic
    Sturgis, William R.06Elk RiverDemocratic

    House of Representatives

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Babcock, Lorenzo A.06Sauk RapidsWhig
    Bailly, Alexis07MendotaDemocratic
    Black, Mahlon02StillwaterDemocratic
    Brunson, Benjamin Wetherill03Saint PaulWhig
    Dewey, John J.03Saint PaulDemocratic
    Dugas, William05Little CanadaDemocratic
    Furber, Joseph Warren01Cottage GroveWhig
    Holmes, Thomas A.06Sauk RapidsDemocratic
    Jackson, Henry03Saint PaulDemocratic
    Johnson, Parsons King03Saint PaulDemocratic
    Marshall, William Rainey05Saint Anthony FallsDemocratic
    Morrison, Allan06Crow WingDemocratic
    Pond, Gideon H.07Oak GroveUnknown
    Russell, Jeremiah06Crow WingUnknown
    Setzer, Henry N.04StillwaterDemocratic
    Trask, Sylvanus02StillwaterDemocratic
    Wells, James01Lake CityDemocratic
    Wilkinson, Morton Smith02StillwaterWhig

    Notes

    1. Web site: Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 9 November 2016.
    2. Web site: President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 9 November 2016.
    3. Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 9 November 2016.

    References