| 1st Michigan Legislature | |||||||
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 The State Capitol in Detroit, which later housed a school | |||||||
| Overview | |||||||
| Legislative body | Michigan Legislature | ||||||
| Jurisdiction | Michigan, United States | ||||||
| Meeting place | Michigan State Capitol, Detroit | ||||||
| Term | November 2, 1835 – January 2, 1837 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Michigan Senate | |||||||
| Members | 16 Senators | ||||||
| President | Edward Mundy | ||||||
| President pro tempore | John S. Barry | ||||||
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||||||
| Members | 50 Representatives | ||||||
| Speaker | Ezra Convis | ||||||
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The 1st Michigan Legislature, consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, met in Detroit in three sessions between November 2, 1835, and July 26, 1836, during the first year of Stevens T. Mason's governorship of the (prospective) state.
The legislature met with the expectation that Michigan would be granted statehood during this time, but this was delayed until January 1837. During the first part of the 1st Legislature's term, there were two parallel governments in the portion of Michigan Territory that was covered by the newly drafted state constitution.