2nd Michigan Territorial Council

The Second Michigan Territorial Council was a meeting of the legislative body governing Michigan Territory, known formally as the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan. The council met in Detroit in two regular sessions between November 2, 1826, and April 13, 1827, during the term of Lewis Cass as territorial governor.^[1]

2nd Michigan Territorial Council
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Overview
Legislative body	Michigan Territorial Council
Jurisdiction	Michigan Territory, United States
Meeting place	Detroit
Term	November 2, 1826 (1826-11-02) – April 13, 1827 (1827-04-13)
Election	1825 Michigan Territorial Council election
Michigan Territorial Council
Members	13 members
President	Abraham Edwards
Sessions
1st November 2, 1826 – December 30, 1826 2nd January 1, 1827 – April 13, 1827

Leadership and organization

Abraham Edwards was president of the council; John P. Sheldon, Edmund A. Brush, and Randall S. Rice clerks; and William Meldrum sergeant-at-arms.^[1]

Members

A February 5, 1825, act of the United States Congress expanded the size of the council from 9 to 13 members. Members were appointed by the president of the United States, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from a list of 26 people chosen in a general election.^[2] The council apportioned the 26 people, and thus the 13 seats,^[3] among the territory's counties in an act on April 13, 1825.^[4]

Members^[1]

District	Counties	Name	Party	Notes
1	Wayne	Henry Connor
		Abraham Edwards
		Robert A. Forsyth
		John McDonell	Democratic	Seated November 16, 1826.
2	Monroe	Laurent Durocher	Democratic
		Hubert Lacroix
		Wolcott Lawrence
3	Oakland	Sidney Dole
		William F. Moseley		Seated November 6, 1826.
4	Macomb	William A. Burt
		John Stockton
5	St. Clair	Zephaniah W. Bunce		Seated November 21, 1826.
6	Brown Crawford Michilimackinac	Robert Irwin Jr.		Seated November 10, 1826.