5th_Minnesota_Territorial_Legislature
5th Minnesota Territorial Legislature
Minnesota legislative session
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.
Quick Facts Fifth Minnesota Territorial Legislature, Overview ...
| Fifth Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Territorial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota Territory, United States | ||||
| Term | January 4, 1854 (1854-01-04) – January 3, 1855 (1855-01-03) | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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]
Council
More information Party (Shading indicates majority caucus), Total ...
| 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 |
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House of Representatives
More information Party (Shading indicates majority caucus), Total ...
| 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 |
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- President of the Council
- Samuel Baldwin Olmstead (D-Belle Prairie)[2]
- Speaker of the House
- Nathan C. D. Taylor (D-Taylors Falls)[3]
Council
More information Name, District ...
| 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 |
| 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 |
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House of Representatives
More information Name, District ...
| Name | District | City | Party |
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| 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 |
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- Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
- "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.
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.5, Senate)
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.5, House)
| Preceded by | Fifth Minnesota Territorial Legislature 1854 |
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