Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide
Territorial Government Legislators and Staff
1851 Regular Session (3rd Territorial): December 1, 1851-January 21, 1852
Council
House
This was the first session held at Salem at the Oregon
Institute, a Methodist denominational school organized in
1842.
Council
|
Legislator |
County |
District |
Officers &
Staff |
Party1 |
Deady, M. P. |
Yamhill |
9 |
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Garrison, Joseph |
Marion |
5 |
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Hall, Lawrence |
Washington |
8 |
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Humphrey, A. L. |
Benton, Lane, Umpqua |
1 |
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Lancaster,
Columbus2 |
Clarke, Lewis, Vancouver |
3 |
|
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Lovejoy, A. L. |
Clackamas |
2 |
|
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Mealey, W.B. |
Linn |
4 |
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Parker, Samuel |
Marion, Clackamas |
6 |
President |
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Waymire, Fred |
Polk |
7 |
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Huelat, Septimus - Doorkeeper |
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Micou, Thomas B. - Enrolling Clerk |
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Terry, Chester N - Assistant Clerk |
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White, Richard J. - Chief Clerk |
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Wiley, Richard E. - Sergeant -at -arms
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House
|
Legislator |
County |
District |
Officers &
Staff |
Party3 |
Allphine, William |
Linn |
8 |
|
|
Anderson, John A |
Clatsop, Pacific |
6 |
|
D |
Avery, J. C. |
Benton |
1 |
|
D |
Bishop, Z. C. |
Washington |
19 |
|
|
Brownfield, D.
F.4 |
Clatsop, Pacific |
19 |
|
W |
Chapman, Wilie |
Marion |
11 |
|
D |
Cole, G. E. |
Benton |
2 |
|
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Curry, George L. |
Clackamas |
3 |
|
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Davidson, James |
Marion |
12 |
|
D |
Drew, Joseph W. |
Umpqua |
16 |
|
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Ford, Nathaniel |
Polk |
15 |
|
D |
Hembree, A. J. |
Yamhill |
20 |
|
D |
Holman, J. S. |
Polk |
14 |
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King, William M. |
Washington |
18 |
Speaker |
|
Kinney, R. C. |
Yamhill |
22 |
|
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Matlock, W. T.4 |
Clackamas |
5 |
|
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McSween, Samuel |
Yamhill |
21 |
|
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Risdon, D. M. |
Lane |
10 |
|
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Simpson, Benjamin |
Marion |
13 |
|
D |
Wait, A. E.4 |
Clackamas |
4 |
|
W |
White, Luther |
Linn |
9 |
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Wilcox, Ralph |
Washington |
17 |
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Frazer, William L. - Doorkeeper |
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Harding, Benjamin F. - Chief Clerk |
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Massey, E. L. - Ass't Clerk |
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McCormick, Benjamin - Sergeant-at-Arms
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1No council party
membership found
2Mr. Lancaster refused
to meet with the council at Salem. He proceeded to Oregon
City and declared himself president of the council; drew up
a memorial to Congress and after a time, returned to his
home.
3D = Democrat; W =
Whig
4A. E. Wait, W. T.
Matlock and D. F. Brownfield refused to go to Salem where
the majority of the members had assembled. They met in the
territorial library room at Oregon City, and, not having a
quorum, adjourned from day to day for two weeks then
disbanded.
On the nineth day of January, 1852, the house of the
territorial legislature convened in joint assembly and Judge
O. C. Pratt, associate justice of the supreme court, read to
them his opinion sustaining their action in convening the
legislature in Salem.
Chief justice Thomas Nelson and associate justice William
Strong had opened a session of the supreme court at Oregon
City but the legislative assembly did not recognize their
rulings.
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