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3rd Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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| name = Third Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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| body = Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| country = United States

| state = Minnesota Territory

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| term_start = {{Start date|1852|01|07}}

| term_end = {{End date|1853|01|05}}

| before = 2nd Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| after = 4th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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| chamber1 = Minnesota Territorial Council

| membership1 = 9 Councillors

| control1 = Democratic Party

| chamber1_leader1_type = President

| chamber1_leader1 = William Henry Forbes

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| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 18 Representatives

| control2 = Democratic Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = John D. Ludden

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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.

Sessions

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/sessions.aspx|title=Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=10 November 2016}}

Party summary

= Council =

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style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=2 | Party{{#tag:ref|Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/ Minnesota Legislators Past & Present].|name="affiliations"|group="nb"}}

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Whig Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

! Whig

style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 6

| 3

! 9

| 0

colspan="5" |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 7

| 2

! 9

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|7|9|0}}

! {{percentage|2|9|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan="5" |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 7

| 2

! 9

| 0

= House of Representatives =

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! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=3 | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Whig Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Unknown Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

! Whig

! Unknown

style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 5

| 3

| 4

! 11

| 7

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 10

| 3

| 5

! 18

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|10|18|0}}

! {{percentage|3|18|0}}

! {{percentage|5|18|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 13

| 3

| 2

! 18

| 0

Leadership

;President of the Council

:William Henry Forbes (D-Saint Paul){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/spres.aspx|title=President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=10 November 2016}}

;Speaker of the House

:John D. Ludden (D-Marine){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/speakers.aspx|title=Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=10 November 2016}}

Members

= Council =

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! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Whig}}

| Babcock, Lorenzo A.

| 04

| Saint Paul

| Whig

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Farrington, George W.

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Forbes, William Henry

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Greeley, Elam

| 01

| Stillwater

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kittson, Norman Wolfred

| 07

| Pembina

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Larned, William L.

| 03

| Saint Anthony Falls

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Whig}}

| Loomis, David B.

| 01

| Marine

| Whig

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lowry, Sylvanus B.

| 05

| Watab

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| McLeod, Martin

| 06

| Bloomington

| Democratic

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Beatty, James

| 05

| Sauk Rapids

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Black, Mahlon

| 01

| Stillwater

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Whig}}

| Boal, James McClellan

| 06

| Mendota

| Whig

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Cave, Charles S.

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Whig}}

| Day, David

| 05

| Long Prairie

| Whig

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Farnham, Sumner W.

| 03

| Saint Anthony Falls

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Findley, Samuel J.

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Fullerton, Joseph E.

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Gingras, Antoine Blanc

| 07

| Saint Joseph

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Leavitt, Martin

| 01

| Denmark

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Ludden, John Dwight

| 01

| Marine

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Whig}}

| Murphy, John H.

| 03

| Saint Anthony

| Whig

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Murray, William Pitt

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Randall, Benjamin H.

| 06

| Fort Snelling

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Richards, Fordyce S.

| 04

| Reads Landing

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rolette, Joseph

| 07

| Pembina

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Selby, Jeremiah W.

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Taylor, Jesse

| 01

| Stillwater

| Unknown

Notes

References

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  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&q=&gender=&sess=0.3&body=Senate Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.3, Senate)]
  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&q=&gender=&sess=0.3&body=House Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.3, House)]

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{{Succession box

| title = Third Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| before = Second Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| after = Fourth Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| years = 1852

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