| Second Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |
| Chamber1: | Minnesota Territorial Council |
| Membership1: | 9 Councillors |
| Chamber2: | Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Membership2: | 18 Representatives |
The second Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 1, 1851. The 9 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of August 1, 1849, and the 18 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of September 2, 1850.
The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 1, 1851 to March 31, 1851. There were no special sessions of the second territorial legislature.[1]
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Whig | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | ||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Whig | Unknown | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 0 | ||
| March 29, 1851 < | ---Mass resignation---> | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | |
| Latest voting share | |||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boal, James McClellan | 03 | St. Paul | Whig | |
| Burkleo, Samuel | 02 | Stillwater | Whig | |
| Forbes, William Henry | 03 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Loomis, David B. | 04 | Marine | Whig | |
| Martin McLeod | 07 | Bloomington | Democratic | |
| 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 |
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames, Michael E. | 02 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Brunson, Benjamin Wetherill | 03 | Saint Paul | Whig | |
| Faribault, Alexander | 07 | Mendota | Unknown | |
| Ford, John A. | 01 | Woodbury | Democratic | |
| Gilman, David | 06 | Watab | Democratic | |
| Ludden, John Dwight | 04 | Marine | Whig | |
| North, John Wesley | 05 | Saint Anthony Falls | Whig | |
| Olmstead, Samuel Baldwin | 06 | Belle Prairie | Democratic | |
| Patch, Edward M. | 05 | Saint Anthony Falls | Unknown | |
| Ramsey, Justus Cornelius | 03 | Saint Paul | Whig | |
| Randall, Benjamin H. | 07 | Fort Snelling | Democratic | |
| Rice, Edmund | 03 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Sloan, David T. | 06 | Buckman | Whig | |
| Taylor, Jesse | 02 | Stillwater | Whig | |
| Tilden, Henry L. | 03 | Saint Paul | Whig | |
| Trask, Sylvanus | 02 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Warren, William Whipple | 06 | Crow Wing | Unknown | |
| Wells, James | 01 | Lake City | Democratic |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | nowrap | John A. Ford (D) | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[4] | Remained vacant | ||
| 06 | nowrap | David Gilman (D) | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[5] | Remained vacant | ||
| 05 | nowrap | John W. North (W) | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[6] | Remained vacant | ||
| 05 | nowrap | Edward M. Patch (?) | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[7] | Remained vacant | ||
| 03 | nowrap | Edmund Rice (D) | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[8] | Remained vacant | ||
| 06 | nowrap | David T. Sloan (?) | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[9] | Remained vacant | ||
| 06 | nowrap | William Whipple Warren (?) | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[10] | Remained vacant | ||