| Fourth Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |
| Chamber1: | Minnesota Territorial Council |
| Membership1: | 9 Councillors |
| Chamber2: | Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Membership2: | 18 Representatives |
The fourth Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 5, 1853. The 9 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of October 14, 1851, and the 18 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 12, 1852.
The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1853, to March 5, 1853. There were no special sessions of the fourth territorial legislature.[1]
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Whig | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | ||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Whig | Unknown | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 13 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | |||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock, Lorenzo A. | 04 | Saint Paul | Whig | |
| Farrington, George W. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Forbes, William Henry | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Greeley, Elam | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Kittson, Norman Wolfred | 07 | Pembina | Democratic | |
| Larned, William L. | 03 | Saint Anthony Falls | Democratic | |
| Loomis, David B. | 01 | Marine | Whig | |
| Lowry, Sylvanus B. | 05 | Watab | Democratic | |
| McLeod, Martin | 06 | Bloomington | Democratic |
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames, Alfred Elisha | 06 | Saint Anthony | Democratic | |
| Day, David | 05 | Long Prairie | Whig | |
| Dutton, George Brintnall | 03 | Saint Anthony | Unknown | |
| Gingras, Antoine Blanc | 07 | Saint Joseph | Democratic | |
| Lott, Bushrod Washington | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Ludden, John Dwight | 01 | Marine | Democratic | |
| McKee, J. | 05 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Murray, William Pitt | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Noot, William | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Oliver, Louis M. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Ramsey, Justus Cornelius | 02 | Saint Paul | Whig | |
| Randall, Benjamin H. | 06 | Fort Snelling | Democratic | |
| Rolette, Joseph | 07 | Pembina | Democratic | |
| Russell, Roswell P. | 03 | Saint Anthony | Democratic | |
| Stimson, Albert | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Truax, Caleb | 01 | Point Douglas | Democratic | |
| Wells, James | 04 | Lake City | Democratic | |
| Wilcox, N. Green | 01 | Stillwater | Whig |