6th Minnesota Legislature

The sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1864. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1862, while the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the other half of the members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 3, 1863.

Sixth Minnesota Legislature
5th Minnesota Legislature 7th Minnesota Legislature
Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 5, 1864 (1864-01-05) – January 3, 1865 (1865-01-03)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members21 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorCharles D. Sherwood
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members42 Representatives
SpeakerJared Benson
Party controlRepublican Party

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1864 to March 4, 1864. There were no special sessions of the 6th Minnesota Legislature.[1]

Party summary

Senate

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 5 16 21 0
Begin 4 17 21 0
Latest voting share 19% 81%
Beginning of the next Legislature 4 17 21 0

House of Representatives

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Union Dem.
End of previous Legislature 12 29 1 40 2
Begin 11 27 4 42 0
Latest voting share 26% 64% 10%
Beginning of the next Legislature 10 32 0 42 0

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor
Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn)[3]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Jared Benson (R-Anoka)[4]

Members

Senate

Name District City Party
Berry, John McDonogh 08 Faribault Republican
Cameron, Daniel 13 La Crescent Republican
Daniels, John V. 12 Rochester Republican
Langley, Dudley F. 07 Hastings Republican
Lincoln, Isaac 18 Shakopee Democratic
McKusick, John 02 Stillwater Republican
Miller, Luke 14 Chatfield Republican
Morrison, Dorilus 05 Minneapolis Republican
Nicols, John 21 Saint Paul Republican
Norton, Daniel Sheldon 11 Winona Republican
Ottman, R. 10 Lake City Republican
Pillsbury, John Sargent 04 Saint Anthony Republican
Porter, John J. 17 Mankato Democratic
Rice, Edmund 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Shillock, Daniel G. 20 New Ulm Republican
Sprague, Benjamin D. 15 Lansing Republican
Stevens, F. J. 16 Meriden Republican
Swift, Henry Adoniram 19 Saint Peter Republican
Thatcher, Joseph A. 09 Zumbrota Republican
Warner, Charles A. 06 Chaska Republican
Wilson, Joseph P. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic

House of Representatives

Name District City Party
Ackley, J. F. 07 Lakeville Unknown
Armstrong, Thomas Henry 12 High Forest Republican
Barlow, Augustus 15 Wasioja Unknown
Benson, Jared 04 Anoka Republican
Bullis, A. H. 08 Warsaw Unknown
Butler, W. G. 06 Clearwater Republican
Butters, Reuben 17 Kasota Democratic
Coffin, Samuel 19 Nicollet Unknown
Coleman, John A. 05 Tamarack Unknown
Conniff, Thomas H. 13 Caledonia Unknown
Crane, Royal 15 Mantorville Unknown
Dixon, Thomas P. 11 Saratoga Unknown
Ferrin, Jonathan 04 Sauk Rapids Unknown
Fitz, Rudolph H. 01 Saint Paul Unknown
Foster, Major J. 14 Forestville Democratic
Gates, J. M. 09 Roscoe Unknown
Gibbs, John La Porte 16 Geneva Republican
Graham, Gilbert 05 Richfield Unknown
Grannis, Sidney Smith 09 Red Wing Unknown
Guiteau, Kendrick N. 07 West Saint Paul Unknown
Henry, R. R. 02 Point Douglas Unknown
Hill, Henry 06 Glencoe Unknown
Huey, William 19 Traverse des Sioux Republican
Hunt, S. A. 14 Spring Valley Unknown
Johnson, Hugh 18 Cedar Lake Unknown
Kidder, Jefferson Parish 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Kiefer, Andrew Robert 21 Saint Paul Republican
Latimer, Jacob A. 20 Winnebago City Unknown
Letford, John S. 06 Carver Republican
McKay, John J. 10 Plainview Unknown
Meagher, John L. 17 Marysburg Unknown
Moulton, Justin P. 12 Marion Republican
Nourse, A. N. 08 Northfield Unknown
Richardson, Reuben M. 03 Torah Democratic
Rigby, W. T. 03 Clearwater Unknown
Ruffee, C. A. 03 Crow Wing Unknown
Smith, Ansel 02 Franconia Republican
Soule, Jesse H. 02 Stillwater Unknown
Whittemore, Reuben 14 Rushford Unknown
Wiswell, James A. 17 Garden City Democratic
Woodruff, Philo 16 Swavesey Republican
Youmans, Earl S. 11 Winona Republican

References

  1. "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. (2007). Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006 (Revised ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 102. ISBN 1476607761.
  3. "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
Preceded by
Fifth Minnesota Legislature
Sixth Minnesota Legislature
1864
Succeeded by
Seventh Minnesota Legislature
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