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.

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 1831 act:

District	County	Name	Party	Notes
1	Wayne	John McDonell	Democratic
1	Wayne	Charles Moran	Democratic
1	Wayne	Joseph Torrey	Democratic
2	Macomb St. Clair	Alfred Ashley
3	Oakland	Charles C. Hascall	Democratic
3	Oakland	Roger Sprague
4	Washtenaw	James Kingsley	Democratic
4	Washtenaw	George Renwick	Whig
5	Lenawee Monroe	Daniel S. Bacon	Democratic
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