Fifth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 6, 1863 (1863-01-06) – January 5, 1864 (1864-01-05)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members21 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorIgnatius L. Donnelly
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members42 Representatives
SpeakerCharles D. Sherwood
Party controlRepublican Party

The fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1863. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of October 8, 1861, 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 4, 1862.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1863 to March 6, 1863. There were no special sessions of the 5th 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 5 16 21 0
Latest voting share 24% 76%
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 10 30 2 40 2
Begin 12 29 1 42 0
Latest voting share 29% 69% 2%
Beginning of the next Legislature 11 27 4 42 0

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor
Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)[3]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn)[4]

Members

Senate

Name District City Party
Baldwin, Rufus J. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Berry, John McDonogh 08 Faribault Republican
Clark, Joseph H. 15 Claremont Republican
Dailey, Mervin A. 16 Owatonna Republican
Dane, Nathan 17 Ottawa Democratic
Daniels, John V. 12 Rochester Republican
Heaton, David 04 Saint Anthony Republican
Irvine, John R. 21 Saint Paul Democratic
Lincoln, Isaac 18 Shakopee Democratic
McClure, Charles 09 Red Wing Republican
McKusick, John 02 Stillwater Republican
Miller, Luke 14 Chatfield Republican
Moore, William S. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic
Nash, Charles W. 07 Hastings Democratic
Ottman, R. 10 Lake City Republican
Sargeant, M. Wheeler 11 Winona Republican
See, Charles H. 13 Brownsville Republican
Shillock, Daniel G. 20 New Ulm Republican
Smith, James K. 01 Saint Paul Republican
Swift, Henry Adoniram 19 Saint Peter Republican
Warner, Charles A. 06 Chaska Republican

House of Representatives

Name District City Party
Austin, Adin C. 05 Osseo Republican
Bacon, Samuel P. 15 Le Roy Democratic
Bentley, L. R. 03 Fort Abercrombie Republican
Brisbin, John B. 21 Saint Paul Democratic
Buell, David L. 13 Caledonia Democratic
Butler, W. G. 06 Clearwater Republican
Butters, Reuben 17 Kasota Democratic
Campbell, Samuel L. 10 Wabasha Union Dem.
Chalfant, William 14 Carimona Republican
Chamberlain, George C. 07 Lewiston Democratic
Croswell, H. J. G. 04 Elk River Republican
Davis, Charles F. 06 Kingston Republican
Furber, Samuel W. 02 Cottage Grove Republican
Handerson, Zabina 12 Salem Republican
Hayes, Oren T. 07 Hastings Republican
Hilton, Addison 09 Kenyon Republican
Huey, William 19 Traverse des Sioux Republican
Kidder, Jefferson Parish 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Lee, B. G. 06 Hutchinson Republican
McGrath, Robert B. 05 Excelsior Republican
Mitchell, John B. H. 02 Stillwater Republican
Moulton, Justin P. 12 Marion Republican
Murray, William Pitt 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Porter, John J. 17 Mankato Democratic
Ramer, Philip 11 New Boston Republican
Richardson, Reuben M. 03 Torah Democratic
Sherwood, Charles D. 14 Elkhorn Republican
Sly, J. B. 18 Belle Plaine Democratic
Smith, Ansel 02 Franconia Republican
Sprague, Benjamin D. 15 Lansing Republican
Taylor, Charles 08 Northfield Republican
Tennant, W. 19 Henderson Democratic
Thatcher, Joseph A. 09 Zumbrota Republican
Waite, Henry Chester 03 Saint Cloud Republican
Wakefield, James Beach 14 Blue Earth Republican
Walker, Asa 16 Freeborn Republican
Walker, Hiram 09 Rushford Republican
Wiswell, James A. 17 Garden City Democratic
Wood, Charles 08 Morristown Republican
Woodbury, Dwight 04 Anoka Republican
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 23 November 2016.
  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 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
Preceded byFourth Minnesota Legislature Fifth Minnesota Legislature 1863 Succeeded bySixth Minnesota Legislature
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