3rd Minnesota Territorial Legislature
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Third Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Territorial Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota Territory, United States | ||||
Term | January 7, 1852 | – January 5, 1853||||
Minnesota Territorial Council | |||||
Members | 9 Councillors | ||||
President | William Henry Forbes | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 18 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | John D. Ludden | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party |
The third Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 7, 1852. 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 14, 1851.
Sessions
[edit]The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1852 to March 6, 1852. There were no special sessions of the third territorial legislature.[1]
Party summary
[edit]Council
[edit]Party[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic | Whig | |||
End of previous Legislature | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Begin | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 78% | 22% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
House of Representatives
[edit]Party[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Whig | Unknown | |||
End of previous Legislature | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
Begin | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 56% | 17% | 28% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
Leadership
[edit]- President of the Council
- William Henry Forbes (D-Saint Paul)[2]
- Speaker of the House
- John D. Ludden (D-Marine)[3]
Members
[edit]Council
[edit]Name | District | City | Party |
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Babcock, Lorenzo A. | 04 | Saint Paul | Whig |
Farrington, George W. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
Forbes, William Henry | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
Greeley, Elam | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic |
Kittson, Norman Wolfred | 07 | Pembina | Democratic |
Larned, William L. | 03 | Saint Anthony Falls | Democratic |
Loomis, David B. | 01 | Marine | Whig |
Lowry, Sylvanus B. | 05 | Watab | Democratic |
McLeod, Martin | 06 | Bloomington | Democratic |
House of Representatives
[edit]Name | District | City | Party |
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Beatty, James | 05 | Sauk Rapids | Unknown |
Black, Mahlon | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic |
Boal, James McClellan | 06 | Mendota | Whig |
Cave, Charles S. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
Day, David | 05 | Long Prairie | Whig |
Farnham, Sumner W. | 03 | Saint Anthony Falls | Unknown |
Findley, Samuel J. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
Fullerton, Joseph E. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
Gingras, Antoine Blanc | 07 | Saint Joseph | Democratic |
Leavitt, Martin | 01 | Denmark | Unknown |
Ludden, John Dwight | 01 | Marine | Democratic |
Murphy, John H. | 03 | Saint Anthony | Whig |
Murray, William Pitt | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
Randall, Benjamin H. | 06 | Fort Snelling | Democratic |
Richards, Fordyce S. | 04 | Reads Landing | Unknown |
Rolette, Joseph | 07 | Pembina | Democratic |
Selby, Jeremiah W. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
Taylor, Jesse | 01 | Stillwater | Unknown |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.