2nd Minnesota Territorial Legislature

Minnesota legislative session

For the 1859–1861 state legislature, see 2nd Minnesota Legislature.

Second Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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Overview
Legislative body| Minnesota Territorial Legislature
Jurisdiction| Minnesota Territory, United States
Term| January 1, 1851 (1851-01-01) – January 7, 1852 (1852-01-07)
Minnesota Territorial Council
Members| 9 Councillors
President| David B. Loomis
Party control| Democratic Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members| 18 Representatives
Speaker| Michael E. Ames
Party control| Democratic Party

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.

## Sessions

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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

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

### Council

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| Party[nb 1]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total  | Vacant

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Democratic | Whig
End of previous Legislature | 6  | 3  | 9  | 0
Begin  | 6  | 3  | 9  | 0
Latest voting share  | 67%  | 33%  |
Beginning of the next Legislature | 7  | 2  | 9  | 0

### House of Representatives

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| Party[nb 1]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total  | Vacant

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Democratic | Whig | Unknown
End of previous Legislature | 12  | 4  | 2  | 18  | 0
Begin  | 8  | 3  | 7  | 18  | 0
March 29, 1851  | 5  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 7
Latest voting share  | 45%  | 18%  | 36%  |
Beginning of the next Legislature | 10  | 3  | 5  | 18  | 0

## Leadership

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President of the Council
David B. Loomis (W-Marine)[2]

Speaker of the House
Michael E. Ames (D-Stillwater)[3]

## Members

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### Council

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Name  | District  | City  | Party

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Boal, James McClellan | 03  | St. Paul | Whig
Burkleo, Samuel | 02  | Stillwater | Whig[nb 2]
Forbes, William Henry | 03  | Saint Paul | Democratic
Loomis, David B. | 04  | Marine | Whig
Martin McLeod | 07  | Bloomington | Democratic[nb 3]
Norris, James S. | 01  | Cottage Grove | Democratic
Olmsted, David | 06  | Long Prairie | Democratic
Rollins, John | 05  | Saint Anthony Falls | Democratic
Sturgis, William R. | 06  | Elk River | Democratic

### House of Representatives

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Name  | District  | City  | Party

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Ames, Michael E. | 02  | Stillwater | Democratic
Brunson, Benjamin Wetherill | 03  | Saint Paul | Whig
Faribault, Alexander | 07  | Mendota | Unknown
Ford, John A. | 01  | Woodbury | Democratic
Gilman, David | 06  | Watab | Democratic
Ludden, John Dwight | 04  | Marine | Whig[nb 4]
North, John Wesley | 05  | Saint Anthony Falls | Whig
Olmstead, Samuel Baldwin | 06  | Belle Prairie | Democratic
Patch, Edward M. | 05  | Saint Anthony Falls | Unknown
Ramsey, Justus Cornelius | 03  | Saint Paul | Whig
Randall, Benjamin H. | 07  | Fort Snelling | Democratic
Rice, Edmund | 03  | Saint Paul | Democratic
Sloan, David T. | 06  | Buckman | Whig[nb 5]
Taylor, Jesse | 02  | Stillwater | Whig[nb 6]
Tilden, Henry L. | 03  | Saint Paul | Whig[nb 7]
Trask, Sylvanus | 02  | Stillwater | Democratic
Warren, William Whipple | 06  | Crow Wing | Unknown
Wells, James | 01  | Lake City | Democratic

## Membership changes

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### House of Representatives

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District  | Vacated by  | Reason for change  | Successor  | Date successor
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01  | John A. Ford
(D)  | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[10] | Remained vacant
06  | David Gilman
(D)  | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[11] | Remained vacant
05  | John W. North
(W)  | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[12] | Remained vacant
05  | Edward M. Patch
(?)  | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[13] | Remained vacant
03  | Edmund Rice
(D)  | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[14] | Remained vacant
06  | David T. Sloan
(?)  | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[15] | Remained vacant
06  | William Whipple Warren
(?)  | Resigned on March 29, 1851, along with six other members of the House of Representatives, in protest of the 1851 reapportionment bill, arguing that the census count was incorrect.[16] | Remained vacant

## Notes

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1. ^ a b 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.

## References

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1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
2. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
3. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
4. ^ "Circular of the Whig Members of the Legislature in Relation to the Disposition of the Public Printing". The Minnesota Pioneer. February 13, 1851. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
5. ^ Davis, Jane Spector (1968). "Guide to a Microfilm Edition of The Henry Hastings Sibley Papers" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 15. Retrieved November 15, 2016. "... Three of Sibley's fur trade associates—Joseph R. Brown, William H. Forbes, and Martin McLeod—were now his political allies ..."
6. ^ "Circular of the Whig Members of the Legislature in Relation to the Disposition of the Public Printing". The Minnesota Pioneer. February 13, 1851. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
7. ^ "Circular of the Whig Members of the Legislature in Relation to the Disposition of the Public Printing". The Minnesota Pioneer. February 13, 1851. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
8. ^ "Circular of the Whig Members of the Legislature in Relation to the Disposition of the Public Printing". The Minnesota Pioneer. February 13, 1851. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
9. ^ "Circular of the Whig Members of the Legislature in Relation to the Disposition of the Public Printing". The Minnesota Pioneer. February 13, 1851. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
10. ^ "Ford, John A." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
11. ^ "Gilman, David "Daniel"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
12. ^ "North, John Wesley". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
13. ^ "Patch, Edward M." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
14. ^ "Rice, Edmund". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
15. ^ "Sloan, David T. "D.T."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
16. ^ "Warren, William Whipple". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

* Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.2, Senate)
* Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.2, House)

Preceded by

First Minnesota Territorial Legislature

|  Second Minnesota Territorial Legislature
1851  | Succeeded by

Third Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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