The second Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 1, 1851. The 9 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of August 1, 1849, and the 18 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of September 2, 1850.
Sessions
The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 1, 1851 to March 31, 1851. There were no special sessions of the second territorial legislature.[1]
Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[10]
Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[11]
Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[12]
Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[13]
Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[14]
Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[15]
Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[16]
^Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Samuel Burkleo's party affiliation; however, Samuel Burkleo signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[4] which would imply that Burkleo was a Whig.
^Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Martin McLeod's party affiliation; however, it has been documented that McLeod was a close political ally of Democratic future-GovernorHenry Hastings Sibley,[5] which fact would imply that McLeod was a Democrat.
^Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on John D. Ludden's party affiliation; however, Ludden signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[6] which would imply that Ludden was a Whig.
^Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on David T. Sloan's party affiliation; however, Sloan signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[7] which would imply that Sloan was a Whig.
^Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Jesse Taylor's party affiliation; however, Taylor signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[8] which would imply that Taylor was a Whig.
^Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Henry L. Tilden's party affiliation; however, Tilden signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[9] which would imply that Tilden was a Whig.
^Davis, Jane Spector (1968). "Guide to a Microfilm Edition of The Henry Hastings Sibley Papers"(PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2016. ... Three of Sibley's fur trade associates—Joseph R. Brown, William H. Forbes, and Martin McLeod—were now his political allies ...