5th Minnesota Territorial Legislature
Fifth Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Territorial Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota Territory, United States | ||||
Term | January 4, 1854 | – January 3, 1855||||
Minnesota Territorial Council | |||||
Members | 9 Councillors | ||||
President | |||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 18 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Nathan C. D. Taylor | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party |
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.
Sessions[]
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 summary[]
Council[]
Party[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic | Whig | |||
End of previous Legislature | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Begin | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 100% | 0% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
House of Representatives[]
Party[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||||
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Democratic | Republican | Whig | Unknown | |||
End of previous Legislature | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
Begin | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 72% | 0% | 28% | 0% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
Leadership[]
- President of the Council
- (D-Belle Prairie)[2]
- Speaker of the House
- Nathan C. D. Taylor (D-Taylors Falls)[3]
Members[]
Council[]
Name | District | City | Party |
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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 |
05 | Belle Prairie | Democratic | |
Stearns, Charles Thomas | 03 | Saint Anthony | Democratic |
01 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
House of Representatives[]
Name | District | City | Party |
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02 | Unknown | Democratic | |
02 | Belle Plaine | Democratic | |
02 | Unknown | Whig | |
01 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
06 | Unknown | Democratic | |
03 | Saint Anthony | Democratic | |
04 | Minnesota City | Democratic | |
01 | Stillwater | Whig | |
07 | Unknown | Democratic | |
Nobles, William H. | 06 | Saint Paul | Whig |
02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
03 | Saint Anthony | Whig | |
05 | Sauk Rapids | Democratic | |
Rolette, Joseph | 07 | Pembina | Democratic |
05 | Belle Plaine | Democratic | |
02 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
Taylor, Nathan C. D. | 01 | Taylors Falls | Democratic |
01 | Cottage Grove | Whig |
Notes[]
- ^ a b Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
References[]
- ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
Categories:
- Minnesota legislative sessions
- 1850s in Minnesota Territory