6th Minnesota Legislature

Sixth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Jurisdiction Minnesota, United States
Term January 5, 1864 (1864-01-05) – January 3, 1865 (1865-01-03)
Website www.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members 21 Senators
Lieutenant Governor Charles D. Sherwood
Party control Republican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members 42 Representatives
Speaker Jared Benson
Party control Republican Party

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.

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


References

  1. ↑ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 1 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.

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Preceded by
Fifth Minnesota Legislature		 Sixth Minnesota Legislature
1864 		Succeeded by
Seventh Minnesota Legislature
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