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.
Sessions 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.
Party summary Council Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Whig End of previous Legislature 7 2 9 0 Begin 9 0 9 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 9 0 9 0
House of Representatives Party (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 Beginning of the next Legislature 13 1 0 4 18 0
Leadership President of the Council Samuel Baldwin Olmstead (D-Belle Prairie)
Speaker of the House Nathan C. D. Taylor (D-Taylors Falls)
Members Council Name District City Party 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
House of Representatives Name District City Party 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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References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.5, Senate) Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.5, House)