When was it published?

March 11, 1851 in Hillsdale Whig Standard

Domestic News March 11, 1851

Hillsdale Whig Standard

Q: What keywords are associated?

Congressional Districts, Senate Bill, Mr Dort, State Affairs Committee, Michigan Counties

Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan

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What is this article about?

A bill introduced in the Senate by Mr. Dort, chairman of the committee on State affairs, outlines the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts, listing counties and populations: 1st includes Jackson (19,433), Livingston (13,475), Washtenaw (28,569), Wayne (42,765); 2nd includes Monroe (14,695), Lenawee (26,380), Hillsdale (16,159), Branch (12,872), St. Joseph (12,717), Cass (10,906), Berrien (11,417).

Merged-components note: The text introduces the congressional districts bill, followed spatially by the population tables for the first and second districts; merging into a single coherent unit on congressional apportionment.

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Below we give the Congressional Districts as laid off in a bill introduced in the Senate by the chairman of the committee on State affairs, Mr. Dort, laid on the table and ordered printed:

1st DISTRICT.—Jackson,	19,433
Livingston,	13,475
Washtenaw,	28,569
Wayne,	42,765

2D DISTRICT.—Monroe,	14,695
Lenawee,	26,380
Hillsdale,	16,159
Branch,	12,872
St. Joseph,	12,717
Cass,	10,906
Berrien,	11,417

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Congressional Districts Senate Bill Mr Dort State Affairs Committee Michigan Counties

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Dort

Where did it happen?

Michigan

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Primary Location

Michigan

Key Persons

Mr. Dort

Event Details

Bill introduced in the Senate by the chairman of the committee on State affairs, Mr. Dort, laid on the table and ordered printed, defining Congressional Districts with listed counties and populations.