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1st Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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Members
  
9 Councillors

Party control
  
Democratic Party

President
  
David Olmsted

Members
  
18 Representatives

Jurisdiction
  
Minnesota Territory, United States

Term
  
September 3, 1849 (1849-09-03) – January 1, 1851 (1851-01-01)

The first Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on September 3, 1849. 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 August 1, 1849.

Contents

Sessions

The territorial legislature met in a regular session from September 3, 1849 to November 1, 1849. There were no special sessions of the first territorial legislature.

Leadership

President of the Council
David Olmsted (D-Long Prairie)
Speaker of the House
Joseph W. Furber (W-Cottage Grove)

References

1st Minnesota Territorial Legislature Wikipedia
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