The Fourth Michigan Territorial Council was a meeting of the legislative body governing Michigan Territory, known formally as the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan. The council met in Detroit in two regular sessions between May 11, 1830, and March 4, 1831, during the terms of Lewis Cass and George B. Porter as territorial governor.
Leadership and organization
Abraham Edwards was president of the council, Edmund A. Brush secretary, and William Meldrum sergeant-at-arms.
Members
A January 1827 act of the United States Congress provided for the direct election of a 13-member legislative council by the people of the territory; the same act gave the council responsibility for determining the apportionment of seats. The council apportioned the seats as follows in an 1828 act:
+MembersDistrictCountyNamePartyPolitical parties were in flux early in the Second Party System. Affiliations for each individual are more general indicators of their politics, but they may not have had a declared allegiance during the 4th Territorial Council. The Whig Party did not even formally exist during the time of this Council.Notes1WayneWilliam BartowWilliam BrownWilliam A. FletcherJohn McDonellDemocratic2Lenawee MonroeLaurent DurocherDemocraticAbraham Edwards DemocraticWolcott Lawrence3Macomb St. ClairJohn StocktonDemocratic4OaklandThomas J. DrakeWhigDaniel LeRoyDemocratic5WashtenawJames KingsleyDemocratic6Brown Chippewa
Crawford
MichilimackinacRobert Irwin Jr.Did not appear at second session.Henry R. SchoolcraftDemocratic
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