| Fifth Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |
| Chamber1: | Minnesota Territorial Council |
| Membership1: | 9 Councillors |
| Chamber2: | Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Membership2: | 18 Representatives |
The fifth Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 4, 1854. 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 October 12, 1853.
The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1854 to March 4, 1854. There were no special sessions of the fifth territorial legislature.[1]
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Whig | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | ||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Whig | Unknown | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | ||||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Joseph Renshaw | 06 | Henderson | Democratic | |
| Freeborn, William | 04 | Red Wing | Democratic | |
| Kittson, Norman Wolfred | 07 | Pembina | Democratic | |
| Mower, John E. | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Murray, William Pitt | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Olmstead, Samuel Baldwin | 05 | Belle Prairie | Democratic | |
| Stearns, Charles Thomas | 03 | Saint Anthony | Democratic | |
| Stimson, Albert | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Van Etten, Isaac | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett, Louis | 02 | Unknown | Democratic | |
| Davis, William A. | 02 | Belle Plaine | Democratic | |
| Day, John H. | 02 | Unknown | Whig | |
| Fisher, John | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Fletcher, Hezekiah | 06 | Unknown | Democratic | |
| Gardner, Cephas | 03 | Saint Anthony | Democratic | |
| Lord, Orville M. | 04 | Minnesota City | Democratic | |
| McKusick, William | 01 | Stillwater | Whig | |
| Morrison, Donald G. | 07 | Unknown | Democratic | |
| Nobles, William H. | 06 | Saint Paul | Whig | |
| Noot, William | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Plummer, Henry S. | 03 | Saint Anthony | Whig | |
| Richardson, Reuben M. | 05 | Sauk Rapids | Democratic | |
| Rolette, Joseph | 07 | Pembina | Democratic | |
| Roy, Peter | 05 | Belle Plaine | Democratic | |
| Sloan, Levi | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Taylor, Nathan C. D. | 01 | Taylors Falls | Democratic | |
| Watson, Robert | 01 | Cottage Grove | Whig |