10th Minnesota Legislature
Tenth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Term | January 7, 1868 | – January 4, 1869||||
Website | www | ||||
Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 22 Senators | ||||
Lieutenant Governor | Thomas Henry Armstrong | ||||
Party control | Republican Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 47 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | John Q. Farmer | ||||
Party control | Republican Party |
The tenth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1868. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 6, 1866, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 5, 1867.
Sessions[]
The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1868 to March 6, 1868. There were no special sessions of the 10th Minnesota Legislature.[1]
Party summary[]
Senate[]
Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
End of previous Legislature | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
Begin | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0 |
February 7, 1868 | 6 | 16 | ||
December 31, 1868 | 5 | 21 | 1 | |
Latest voting share | 24% | 76% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 |
House of Representatives[]
Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Republican | ||||
End of previous Legislature | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0 | |
Begin | 13 | 34 | 47 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 28% | 72% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 9 | 38 | 47 | 0 |
Leadership[]
Senate[]
- Lieutenant Governor
- Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)[3]
House of Representatives[]
- Speaker of the House
- John Q. Farmer (R-Spring Valley)[4]
Members[]
Senate[]
Name | District | City | Party |
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16 | Albert Lea | Republican | |
10 | Lake City | Republican | |
18 | Shakopee | Democratic | |
Becker, George Loomis | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
09 | Red Wing | Republican | |
19 | Saint Peter | Republican | |
13 | Caledonia | Democratic | |
22 | Kasota | Democratic | |
12 | Rochester | Republican | |
Folsom, William Henry Carman | 02 | Taylors Falls | Republican |
11 | Winona | Democratic | |
17 | Mankato | Republican | |
Gilman, Charles Andrew | 03 | Saint Cloud | Republican |
06 | Monticello | Republican | |
21 | Chaska | Democratic | |
15 | Hamilton | Republican | |
14 | Chatfield | Republican | |
08 | Faribault | Republican | |
05 | Minneapolis | Republican | |
Pillsbury, John Sargent | 04 | Saint Anthony | Republican |
13 | La Crescent | Republican | |
07 | Hastings | Democratic | |
Wakefield, James Beach | 20 | Blue Earth City | Republican |
House of Representatives[]
Name | District | City | Party |
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08 | Northfield | Republican | |
11 | Winona | Democratic | |
14 | Lenora | Republican | |
10 | Elgin | Republican | |
19 | Henderson | Republican | |
07 | Farmington | Democratic | |
05 | Minneapolis | Republican | |
Colton, A. B. | 20 | Winnebago City | Republican |
09 | Republican | ||
05 | Minneapolis | Republican | |
22 | Kilkenny | Democratic | |
Dresbach, George B. | 11 | Dresbach | Democratic |
12 | Rochester | Republican | |
08 | Cannon City | Republican | |
Farmer, John Quincy | 14 | Spring Valley | Republican |
09 | Kenyon | Republican | |
07 | Pine Bend | Democratic | |
Furber, Joseph Warren | 02 | Cottage Grove | Republican |
06 | Hutchinson | Republican | |
05 | Osseo | Republican | |
18 | Belle Plaine | Democratic | |
11 | Saint Charles | Democratic | |
01 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
16 | Owatonna | Republican | |
16 | Wilton | Democratic | |
21 | Watertown | Democratic | |
01 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
02 | Marine | Republican | |
14 | Forestville | Republican | |
03 | Sauk Centre | Democratic | |
Murray, William Pitt | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
03 | Glenwood | Republican | |
09 | Red Wing | Republican | |
17 | Mankato | Republican | |
15 | Mantorville | Republican | |
17 | Republican | ||
Ross, Samuel | 04 | Princeton | Republican |
19 | New Ulm | Republican | |
06 | Kingston | Republican | |
12 | Elgin | Republican | |
13 | Brownsville | Republican | |
10 | Lake City | Republican | |
15 | Wasioja | Republican | |
16 | Albert Lea | Republican | |
12 | Stewartville | Republican | |
13 | Houston | Republican | |
14 | Rushford | Republican |
Membership changes[]
Senate[]
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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13 | (D) |
Although Buell was initially seated when the session began, the seat was contested by Potter. On February 7, 1868, the Senate determined that Potter was entitled to the seat.[5] | (R) |
February 7, 1868[6] |
11 | (D) |
Died in office on a date uncertain, sometime during 1868.[7] | Remained vacant until next legislature |
References[]
- ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Buell, David L. "D.L."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Potter, George F. "Geo. F."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Franklin, Benjamin". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
Categories:
- Minnesota legislative sessions
- 1860s in Minnesota