| 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.
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[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Party[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
