8th Minnesota Legislature
The eighth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 2, 1866. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the general election of November 8, 1864, 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 7, 1865.
| Eighth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1866 – January 7, 1867 | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Minnesota State Senate | |||||
| Members | 21 Senators | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Thomas Henry Armstrong | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
| Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 42 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | James Beach Wakefield | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 2, 1866, to March 2, 1866. There were no special sessions of the 8th Minnesota Legislature.[1]
Party summary
Senate
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Begin | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 29% | 71% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Unknown | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 10 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Begin | 13 | 29 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 31% | 69% | 0% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 7 | 39 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor
- Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)[3]
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- James Beach Wakefield (R-Blue Earth City)[4]
Members
Senate
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Luther Loren | 18 | Shakopee | Democratic |
| Brown, Charles T. | 19 | Saint Peter | Republican |
| Buell, David L. | 13 | Caledonia | Democratic |
| Butters, Reuben | 17 | Kasota | Democratic |
| Cole, Gordon E. | 08 | Faribault | Republican |
| Daniels, John V. | 12 | Rochester | Republican |
| George, G. D. | 06 | Rockford | Republican |
| Langley, Dudley F. | 07 | Hastings | Republican |
| Lord, Samuel | 15 | Mantorville | Republican |
| Lowell, Benjamin A. | 16 | Wilton | Republican |
| McKusick, John | 02 | Stillwater | Republican |
| Miller, Luke | 14 | Chatfield | Republican |
| Murray, William Pitt | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Otis, George Lamartine | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Pettit, Curtis Hussey | 05 | Minneapolis | Republican |
| Pillsbury, John Sargent | 04 | Saint Anthony | Republican |
| Randolph, N. F. | 10 | Lake City | Republican |
| Richardson, Reuben M. | 03 | Torah | Democratic |
| Shillock, Daniel G. | 20 | New Ulm | Republican |
| Simpson, Thomas | 11 | Winona | Republican |
| Thacher, Joseph A. | 09 | Zumbrota | Republican |
House of Representatives
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald, J. S. | 08 | Dundas | Unknown |
| Armstrong, Augustus L. | 16 | Albert Lea | Republican |
| Barnes, Nathan F. | 03 | Saint Cloud | Unknown |
| Branch, William | 01 | Saint Paul | Republican |
| Bristol, Warren Henry | 09 | Red Wing | Republican |
| Brown, William | 10 | Elgin | Unknown |
| Buck, Daniel | 17 | Mankato | Democratic |
| Buck, W. W. | 11 | Sherwood | Republican |
| Chalfant, William | 14 | Carimona | Republican |
| Crooker, Josiah B. | 16 | Owatonna | Republican |
| Cutter, E. W. | 04 | Saint Anthony | Unknown |
| Dickey, Sylvester | 09 | Pine Island | Unknown |
| Ellison, Smith | 02 | Sunrise | Unknown |
| Farmer, John Quincy | 14 | Spring Valley | Republican |
| Felch, Charles J. | 15 | Hamilton | Republican |
| Gould, Aaron | 05 | Eden Prairie | Republican |
| Griggs, Chauncey Wright | 06 | Chaska | Democratic |
| Harrington, Lewis | 06 | Hutchinson | Republican |
| Hathaway, Roderic D. | 12 | Pleasant Grove | Republican |
| Hayden, A. R. | 04 | Elk River | Unknown |
| Hobart, John | 14 | Lenora | Republican |
| Honner, J. S.G. | 19 | Redwood Falls | Republican |
| Howe, Jonas H. | 05 | South Plymouth | Republican |
| Jay, Stephen H. | 18 | Saint Lawrence | Republican |
| Johnson, Jr., D. B. | 15 | Austin | Republican |
| King, Dana E. | 06 | Greenleaf | Republican |
| Masters, Robert C. | 07 | Waterford | Democratic |
| Maynard, Arba K. | 17 | Elysian | Democratic |
| Mitchell, John B. H. | 02 | Stillwater | Republican |
| Moore, William S. | 03 | Saint Cloud | Democratic |
| Overbeck, Bernard | 03 | Saint Cloud | Unknown |
| Paine, Parker | 01 | Saint Paul | Unknown |
| Perry, B. F. | 12 | Rochester | Republican |
| Pope, Isaac | 08 | Morristown | Republican |
| Russell, Thomas | 19 | Henderson | Unknown |
| Schaller, J. P. | 13 | Brownsville | Republican |
| Smith, J. D. | 07 | West Saint Paul | Unknown |
| Thompson, James G. | 17 | Garden City | Unknown |
| Trott, Herman | 21 | Saint Paul | Unknown |
| Wakefield, James Beach | 20 | Blue Earth City | Republican |
| Watson, Robert | 02 | Cottage Grove | Republican |
| Youmans, Earl S. | 11 | Winona | Republican |
References
- "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- 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.
- "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 8, Senate)
- Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 8, House)
- Journal of the Senate of the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota
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