Eleventh Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 5, 1869 (1869-01-05) – January 3, 1870 (1870-01-03)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members22 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorThomas Henry Armstrong
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members47 Representatives
SpeakerChester D. Davidson
Party controlRepublican Party

The eleventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1869. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 5, 1867, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1869 to March 5, 1869. There were no special sessions of the 11th Minnesota Legislature.[1]

Party summary

Senate

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 5 16 21 1
Begin 6 16 22 0
Latest voting share 27% 73%
Beginning of the next Legislature 8 14 22 0

House of Representatives

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 13 34 47 0
Begin 9 38 47 0
Latest voting share 19% 81%
Beginning of the next Legislature 18 29 47 0

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor
Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)[3]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Chester D. Davidson (R-Minneapolis)[4]

Members

Senate

Name District City Party
Batchelder, George Washington 08 Faribault Republican
Becker, George Loomis 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Bergen, A. 14 Preston Republican
Bristol, Warren Henry 09 Red Wing Republican
Brown, Charles T. 19 Saint Peter Republican
Castle, James Nathan 02 Stillwater Democratic
Crooker, Josiah B. 16 Owatonna Republican
Freeman, Everett P. 17 Mankato Republican
Gilman, Charles Andrew 03 Saint Cloud Republican
Griggs, Chauncey Wright 21 Chaska Democratic
Harris, William E. 15 Hamilton Republican
Henry, William 18 Belle Plaine Democratic
King, Dana E. 06 Greenleaf Republican
Leonard, Joseph A. 12 Rochester Republican
Lochren, William 04 Saint Anthony Democratic
Pettit, Curtis Hussey 05 Minneapolis Republican
Potter, George F. 13 La Crescent Republican
Prindle, W. W. 10 Wabasha Republican
Sheardown, Samuel B.[nb 1] 11 Stockton Republican
Smith, Edson R. 22 Le Sueur Republican
Smith, Seagrave 07 Hastings Democratic
Wakefield, James Beach 20 Blue Earth City Republican

House of Representatives

Name District City Party
Aaker, Lars K. 09 Alexandria Republican
Armstrong, Augustus L. 16 Albert Lea Republican
Baxter, Luther Loren 21 Chaska Democratic
Bohn, Conrad 11 Winona Republican
Bryant, George W. 10 Elgin Republican
Chewning, Reuben J. 07 Farmington Democratic
Clark, Charles H. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Davison, Chester D. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Easton, Elijah 16 Owatonna Republican
Egan, James J. 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Everett, Ritten H. 22 Cleveland Republican
Faber, Paul 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Folsom, William Henry Carman 02 Taylors Falls Republican
Fridley, Abram McCormick 04 Manomin Democratic
Gilman, John M. 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Grover, A. J. 09 Minneola Republican
Hall, Albert R. 05 Dayton Republican
Hammer, Evin D. 14 Pilot Mound Republican
Haskell, Joseph 02 Afton Republican
Hathaway, Roderic D. 12 Pleasant Grove Republican
Hicks, William E. 03 Alexandria Republican
Hobart, John 14 Rushford Republican
Hollister, Edward 08 Warsaw Republican
Hunt, Thomas J. 15 Ellington Republican
Hunter, James W. 20 Jackson Republican
Hyde, Sam Y.[nb 2] 11 Saint Charles Republican
Johnson, Tosten 13 Spring Grove Republican
Larson, B. S. 12 Byron Republican
Lathrop, John 12 Rochester Republican
MacDonald, John Louis 18 Shakopee Democratic
McGrew, James G. 14 Chatfield Republican
Meighen, William 14 Forestville Republican
Patterson, W. W. 06 Winsted Republican
Pile, D. 06 Glencoe Republican
Pitcher, Orin O. 17 Mankato Republican
Proper, Erastus K. 15 Mantorville Republican
Rhodes, W. C. 17 Madelia Republican
Robbers, Ludwig 03 Saint Cloud Democratic
Rudolph, John C. 19 New Ulm Republican
Sibbison, W. J. 08 Northfield Republican
Smith, L.[nb 3] 07 Hastings Democratic
Smith, Warren 16 Wilton Republican
Stoever, John C. 19 Henderson Republican
Thompson, Isaac 13 Houston Republican
Tibbitts, Abner 10 Lake City Republican
Vale, J. Q. A. 11 Homer Republican
Webster, Charles C. 09 Red Wing Republican

Notes

  1. ^ Sheardown was chosen, in a special election held prior to the beginning of the session, to complete the unexpired term of Senator Benjamin Franklin, who died in office on a date uncertain, sometime after the session for the 10th Legislature adjourned. Sheardown was sworn in and took his seat at the beginning of the 11th Legislature.[5]
  2. ^ Legislators Past & Present notes that Hyde's middle initial is listed as V. in Toensing, but Y. in The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1869 and 1871.[6] The Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota and the Journal of the House of Representatives of the Thirteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota both list Hyde as "S. Y. Hyde", creating a presumption that Hyde's middle initial was Y.
  3. ^ Legislators Past & Present notes that Smith's first initial is listed as "L. (R.?)" in Toensing, and both L. and R. in The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1869.[7] However, the Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota lists Smith as "L. Smith", creating a presumption that his first initial was L.

References

  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b 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 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Sheardown, Samuel B. "S.B."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Hyde, Sam V. or Y." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Smith, L. or R." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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