4th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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.

Fourth Minnesota Territorial Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota Territory, United States
TermJanuary 5, 1853 (1853-01-05) – January 4, 1854 (1854-01-04)
Minnesota Territorial Council
Members9 Councillors
PresidentMartin McLeod
Party controlDemocratic Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members18 Representatives
SpeakerDavid Day
Party controlDemocratic Party

Sessions

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 summary

Council
Party[nb 1]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Whig
End of previous Legislature 7 2 9 0
Begin 7 2 9 0
Latest voting share 78% 22%
Beginning of the next Legislature 9 0 9 0

House of Representatives
Party[nb 1]
(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 72% 17% 11%
Beginning of the next Legislature 13 5 0 18 0

Leadership
President of the Council
Martin McLeod (D-Bloomington)[2]
Speaker of the House
David Day (W-Long Prairie)[3]

Members

Council
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

House of Representatives
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

Notes
  1. Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.

References
  1. "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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