title: 4th Minnesota Territorial Legislature
text: # 4th Minnesota Territorial Legislature
  
  The fourth Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 5, 1853. The 9 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of October 14, 1851, and the 18 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 12, 1852.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1853, to March 5, 1853. There were no special sessions of the fourth territorial legislature.
  
  ## Party summary
  
  ### Council
  
  | | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Whig | Total | Vacant |
  | End of previous Legislature | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
  | Begin | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
  | Latest voting share | 78% | 22% | | |
  | Beginning of the next Legislature | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  
  ### House of Representatives
  
  | | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Whig | Unknown | Total | Vacant |
  | End of previous Legislature | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
  | Begin | 13 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
  | Latest voting share | 72% | 17% | 11% | | |
  | Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
  
  ## Leadership
  
  ### President of the Council
  
      Martin McLeod (D-Bloomington)
  
  ### Speaker of the House
  
      David Day (W-Long Prairie)
  
  ## Members
  
  ### Council
  
  | 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 |
  
  ### House of Representatives
  
  | Name | District | City | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ames, Alfred Elisha | 06 | Saint Anthony | Democratic |
  | Day, David | 05 | Long Prairie | Whig |
  | Dutton, George Brintnall | 03 | Saint Anthony | Unknown |
  | Gingras, Antoine Blanc | 07 | Saint Joseph | Democratic |
  | Lott, Bushrod Washington | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
  | Ludden, John Dwight | 01 | Marine | Democratic |
  | McKee, J. | 05 | Unknown | Unknown |
  | Murray, William Pitt | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
  | Noot, William | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
  | Oliver, Louis M. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
  | Ramsey, Justus Cornelius | 02 | Saint Paul | Whig |
  | Randall, Benjamin H. | 06 | Fort Snelling | Democratic |
  | Rolette, Joseph | 07 | Pembina | Democratic |
  | Russell, Roswell P. | 03 | Saint Anthony | Democratic |
  | Stimson, Albert | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic |
  | Truax, Caleb | 01 | Point Douglas | Democratic |
  | Wells, James | 04 | Lake City | Democratic |
  | Wilcox, N. Green | 01 | Stillwater | Whig |
  