11th Minnesota Legislature

Eleventh Minnesota Legislature
Eleventh Minnesota Legislature
Overview
Legislative body	Minnesota Legislature
Jurisdiction	Minnesota, United States
Term	January 5, 1869 – January 3, 1870
Website	www.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members	22 Senators
Lieutenant Governor	Thomas Henry Armstrong
Party control	Republican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members	47 Representatives
Speaker	Chester D. Davidson
Party control	Republican 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
	14	Preston	Republican
	09	Red Wing	Republican
	19	Saint Peter	Republican
Castle, James Nathan	02	Stillwater	Democratic
	16	Owatonna	Republican
	17	Mankato	Republican
Gilman, Charles Andrew	03	Saint Cloud	Republican
	21	Chaska	Democratic
	15	Hamilton	Republican
	18	Belle Plaine	Democratic
	06	Greenleaf	Republican
	12	Rochester	Republican
Lochren, William	04	Saint Anthony	Democratic
	05	Minneapolis	Republican
	13	La Crescent	Republican
	10	Wabasha	Republican
^{[nb 1]}	11	Stockton	Republican
	22	Le Sueur	Republican
	07	Hastings	Democratic
Wakefield, James Beach	20	Blue Earth City	Republican

House of Representatives[]

Name	District	City	Party
Aaker, Lars K.	09		Republican
	16	Albert Lea	Republican
	21	Chaska	Democratic
	11	Winona	Republican
	10	Elgin	Republican
	07	Farmington	Democratic
	05	Minneapolis	Republican
	05	Minneapolis	Republican
Easton, Elijah	16	Owatonna	Republican
	01	Saint Paul	Democratic
	22	Cleveland	Republican
	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
	09	Minneola	Republican
Hall, Albert R.	05	Dayton	Republican
	14		Republican
	02	Afton	Republican
	12	Pleasant Grove	Republican
	03	Alexandria	Republican
	14	Rushford	Republican
	08	Warsaw	Republican
	15		Republican
	20	Jackson	Republican
^{[nb 2]}	11	Saint Charles	Republican
	13	Spring Grove	Republican
	12	Byron	Republican
	12	Rochester	Republican
MacDonald, John Louis	18	Shakopee	Democratic
	14	Chatfield	Republican
	14	Forestville	Republican
	06	Winsted	Republican
	06	Glencoe	Republican
	17	Mankato	Republican
	15	Mantorville	Republican
	17	Madelia	Republican
	03	Saint Cloud	Democratic
	19	New Ulm	Republican
	08	Northfield	Republican
^{[nb 3]}	07	Hastings	Democratic
	16	Wilton	Republican
	19	Henderson	Republican
	13	Houston	Republican
	10	Lake City	Republican
	11	Homer	Republican
	09	Red Wing	Republican

Notes[]

^ Sheardown was chosen, in a special election held prior to the beginning of the session, to complete the unexpired term of Senator , 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]
^ 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.
^ 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[]

^ "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.
^ "Sheardown, Samuel B. "S.B."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Hyde, Sam V. or Y." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Smith, L. or R." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

Preceded by Tenth Minnesota Legislature	Eleventh Minnesota Legislature 1869	Succeeded by Twelfth Minnesota Legislature

[sheardown_date_of_office-6] Sheardown was chosen, in a special election held prior to the beginning of the session, to complete the unexpired term of Senator , 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]

[hyde_middle_initial-8] 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.

[smith_first_initial-10] 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.

[sessions-1] "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[party-2] 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.

[spres-3] "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[speaker-4] "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[samuel_b_sheardown-5] "Sheardown, Samuel B. "S.B."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[sam_y_hyde-7] "Hyde, Sam V. or Y." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[smith_l-9] "Smith, L. or R." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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