The territorial legislature creates twelve counties, all named in honor of individuals who played a significant role in the state's history. Brown is named for pioneer Joseph R. Brown (see January 5); Carver for explorer Jonathan Carver (see January 31); Dodge for Wisconsin governor Henry Dodge and his son Augustus; Faribault for fur trader Jean Baptiste Faribault (see October 29); Freeborn for member of the territorial legislature William Freeborn; Mower for Stillwater lumberman John E. Mower; Olmsted for St. Paul mayor David Olmsted; Renville for fur trader Joseph Renville; Stearns for legislator Charles Thomas Stearns; Steele for pioneer Franklin Steele (see July 19); Todd for Fort Ripley commander John Blair Smith Todd; and Wright for New York statesman Silas Wright.