Before statehood, Minnesota Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
List of delegates representing the district
Delegate Party Years Congress Electoral history District created March 3, 1849 Henry Hastings Sibley Democratic July 7, 1849 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1849 and seated December 3, 1849.Re-elected in 1850.Retired. Henry Mower Rice Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1857 Elected in 1852.Re-elected in 1854.Retired. William W. Kingsbury Democratic March 4, 1857 –May 11, 1858 Elected in 1856.Retired when district eliminated. District eliminated May 11, 1858
Elimination upon statehood The seat was eliminated after Minnesota was admitted to the Union. Western portions of the territory fell unorganized until re-organization in the Dakota Territory in 1861.
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