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Sloan, David T. "D.T."

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Territorial House 1851 (District 6)

Party when first elected:  Not Available

Counties Served:  Benton, Mahkahto (defunct), Pembina (defunct), Wahnahta (defunct)

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1815 (uncertain)
Birth Place: , New York
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Birth Country: United States
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Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: D.T.
City of Residence (when first elected): Buckman
Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

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GENERAL NOTES

Minnesota in Three Centuries states that he was around 36 years old. So he must have been born around 1815.

Minnesota in Three Centuries lists Little Rock, Minnesota as his place of residence. That was a village in Buckman Township.

He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below.

Total Days Served: 88

SESSIONS SERVED

2nd Territorial Legislative Session (1851)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/1/1851
Body: Territorial House
District: 06
Elected: 9/2/1850
Residence: Buckman
Term of Office: 1/1/1851 to 3/29/1851 (unfinished term)
Oath Date: 1/1/1851
Counties Represented: Benton, Mahkahto (defunct), Pembina (defunct), Wahnahta (defunct)
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Roads
Reason for unfinished term: Resigned
Session Notes: He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below. From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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