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
7th Minnesota Legislature 9th Minnesota Legislature
Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1866 (1866-01-01) – January 7, 1867 (1867-01-07)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members21 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorThomas Henry Armstrong
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members42 Representatives
SpeakerJames Beach Wakefield
Party controlRepublican Party

Sessions

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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

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Senate

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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

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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

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Senate

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

House of Representatives

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Speaker of the House
James Beach Wakefield (R-Blue Earth City)[4]

Members

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Senate

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 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 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
Preceded by Eighth Minnesota Legislature
1866
Succeeded by