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Before statehood, Minnesota Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

Minnesota Territory's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Delegate	N/A
Created	1849, as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated	1858, as a result of statehood
Years active	1849–1858

List of delegates representing the district

Delegate	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 3, 1849
Henry Hastings Sibley	Democratic	July 7, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Elected in 1849 and seated December 3, 1849. Re-elected in 1850. Retired.
Henry Mower Rice	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857	33rd 34th	Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Retired.
William W. Kingsbury	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – May 11, 1858	35th	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.

References

• "Our Campaigns - United States - Minnesota Territory - MN Territorial Delegate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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