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2nd Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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The second Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 1, 1851. The 9 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of August 1, 1849, and the 18 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of September 2, 1850.

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Sessions

The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 1, 1851 to March 31, 1851. There were no special sessions of the second territorial legislature.[1]

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Council

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

President of the Council
David B. Loomis (W-Marine)[2]
Speaker of the House
Michael E. Ames (D-Stillwater)[3]

Members

Council

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House of Representatives

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Membership changes

House of Representatives

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Notes

  1. Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
  2. 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.
  3. 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-Governor Henry Hastings Sibley,[5] which fact would imply that McLeod was a Democrat.
  4. Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on John D. Ludden's party affiliation; however, Ludden signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[6] which would imply that Ludden was a Whig.
  5. Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on David T. Sloan's party affiliation; however, Sloan signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[7] which would imply that Sloan was a Whig.
  6. Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Jesse Taylor's party affiliation; however, Taylor signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[8] which would imply that Taylor was a Whig.
  7. Minnesota Legislators Past & Present does not provide information on Henry L. Tilden's party affiliation; however, Tilden signed on to an open letter from the Whig members of the legislature published in The Minnesota Pioneer newspaper[9] which would imply that Tilden was a Whig.
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