| 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 | Samuel Baldwin Olmstead | ||||
| 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) |
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 2 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.
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