Minnesota Territory's at-large congressional district explained

State:Minnesota Territory
District Number:AL
Member Type:Delegate
Representative:N/A
Obsolete:yes
Created:1849
Custom Created:as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated:1858
Statehood Eliminated:yes
Years:1849–1858

Before statehood, Minnesota Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

List of delegates representing the district

DelegatePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 3, 1849
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Henry Hastings Sibley
Democraticnowrap July 7, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
Elected in 1849 and seated December 3, 1849.
Re-elected in 1850.
Retired.
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Henry Mower Rice
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857
Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Retired.
align=left William W. Kingsbury
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1857 –
May 11, 1858
Elected in 1856.
Retired when district eliminated.
District eliminated May 11, 1858

Elimination upon statehood

The seat was eliminated after Minnesota was admitted to the Union. Western portions of the territory fell unorganized until re-organization in the Dakota Territory in 1861.

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