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5th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

Fifth Minnesota Territorial Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota Territory, United States
TermJanuary 4, 1854 (1854-01-04) – January 3, 1855 (1855-01-03)
Minnesota Territorial Council
Members9 Councillors
PresidentSamuel Baldwin Olmstead
Party controlDemocratic Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members18 Representatives
SpeakerNathan C. D. Taylor
Party controlDemocratic 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)
 Total Vacant
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)
 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 72% 0% 28% 0%
Beginning of the next Legislature 13 1 0 4 18 0

Leadership

President of the Council
Samuel Baldwin Olmstead (D-Belle Prairie)[2]
Speaker of the House
Nathan C. D. Taylor (D-Taylors Falls)[3]

Members

Council

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

House of Representatives

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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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