On This Day In Alabama History: Alabama Territory General Assembly Met
By Graydon Rust Alabama 200
January 19, 1818
The General Assembly of the Alabama Territory met for the first time at the Douglas Hotel in St. Stephens. The new Legislature consisted of 13 members of the House of Representatives from seven counties and one member of the Legislative Council, as the Senate was then known. During the session, which lasted until Feb. 14, the Legislature formed a committee to report on potential locations for a permanent capital and a census to determine whether the territory’s population met the minimum for statehood. The Legislature also added 13 new counties, redrew county lines and elected Indian Agent John Crowell as the territory’s representative to the U.S. Congress.
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