The 1st Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on September 3, 1849. 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 August 1, 1849.
The territorial legislature met in a regular session from September 3, 1849, to November 1, 1849. There were no special sessions of the first territorial legislature.[1]
^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.
^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 ...
