5th Michigan Territorial Council
# 5th Michigan Territorial Council

The Fifth 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 1, 1832, and April 23, 1833, during the term of George B. Porter as territorial governor.

## Leadership and organization

John McDonell was president of the council, Edmund A. Brush secretary, and James T. Allen 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:

   ... the county of Wayne shall form the first electoral district, and shall be entitled to elect three members ... the counties of Macomb and St. Clair shall compose the second district, and shall be entitled to elect one member ... the county of Oakland, and the country attached thereto, shall compose the third district, and shall be entitled to elect two members ... the county of Washtenaw, and the country attached thereto, shall compose the fourth district, and shall be entitled to elect two members ... the counties of Monroe and Lenawe, and the country attached to Lenawe, shall compose the fifth district, and shall be entitled to elect two members ... the counties of Cass, St. Joseph and Kalamazoo, and the country attached thereto, shall compose the sixth district, and be entitled to elect one member ... the counties of Chippewa, Michilimackinac, Brown, Crawford and Iowa shall compose the seventh district, and shall be entitled to elect two members of the legislative council.

Members :

| District | County | Name | Party | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wayne | John McDonell | Democratic | |
| 1 | Wayne | Charles Moran | Democratic | |
| 1 | Wayne | Joseph Torrey | | |
| 2 | Macomb St. Clair | Alfred Ashley | | |
| 3 | Oakland | Charles C. Hascall | Democratic | |
| 3 | Oakland | Roger Sprague | | |
| 4 | Washtenaw | James Kingsley | | |
| 4 | Washtenaw | George Renwick | | |
| 5 | Lenawee Monroe | Daniel S. Bacon | | |
| 5 | Lenawee Monroe | Laurent Durocher | Democratic | |
| 6 | Cass Kalamazoo St. Joseph | Calvin Britain | Democratic | |
| 7 | Brown Chippewa Crawford Iowa Michilimackinac | Henry Dodge | Democratic | Did not appear at either session. |
| 7 | Brown Chippewa Crawford Iowa Michilimackinac | Morgan L. Martin | Democratic | |
