12th Minnesota Legislature

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Twelfth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 4, 1870 (1870-01-04) – January 2, 1871 (1871-01-02)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members22 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorWilliam H. Yale
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members47 Representatives
SpeakerJohn L. Merriam
Party controlRepublican Party

The twelfth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1870. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868, 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 2, 1869.

Sessions[]

The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1870 to March 4, 1870. There were no special sessions of the 12th Minnesota Legislature.[1]

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Party [2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Dem. Ind. Rep.
End of previous Legislature 6 0 16 22 0
Begin 8 0 14 22 0
Latest voting share 36% 0% 64%
Beginning of the next Legislature 8 2 12 22 0

House of Representatives[]

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Dem. Ind. Rep.
End of previous Legislature 9 0 38 47 0
Begin 18 0 29 47 0
Latest voting share 38% 0% 62%
Beginning of the next Legislature 12 2 33 47 0

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor
William H. Yale (R-Winona)[3]

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House
John L. Merriam (R-Saint Paul)[4]

Members[]

Senate[]

Name District City Party[2]
Batchelder, George Washington 08 Faribault Republican
21 Chaska Democratic
Becker, George Loomis 01 Saint Paul Democratic
11 Winona Democratic
13 Caledonia Democratic
Castle, James Nathan 02 Stillwater Democratic
07 Farmington Democratic
16 Owatonna Republican
18 Belle Plaine Democratic
09 Pine Island Republican
10 Wabasha Republican
06 Greenleaf Republican
20 Winnebago City Republican
12 Rochester Republican
Lochren, William 04 Saint Anthony Democratic
15 Mantorville Republican
05 Minneapolis Republican
Pfaender, William 19 New Ulm Republican
17 Republican
22 Le Sueur Republican
14 Rushford Republican
03 Saint Cloud Republican

House of Representatives[]

Name District City Party[2]
06 Harrison Republican
14 Lenora Republican
14 Preston Republican
[nb 1] 15 Republican
John Bullen 11 Elba Democratic
15 Austin Democratic
14 Democratic
08 Dodge City Republican
11 Saint Charles Democratic
19 Saint Peter Republican
17 Shelbyville Republican
21 Watertown Democratic
09 Red Wing Republican
08 Dundas Republican
01 Saint Paul Democratic
07 Hastings Democratic
10 Lake City Democratic
Fridley, Abram McCormick 04 Becker Democratic
10 Minneiska Republican
Gilman, John M. 01 Saint Paul Democratic
12 Eyota Republican
Hall, Albert R. 05 Dayton Republican
07 Hastings Democratic
12 Byron Republican
02 Marine Republican
MacDonald, John Louis 18 Shakopee Democratic
17 Mankato Democratic
Merriam, John L. 01 Saint Paul Republican
09 Wastedo Republican
Norris, James S. 02 Cottage Grove Democratic
22 Le Sueur Democratic
13 La Crescent Republican
05 Richfield Democratic
06 Glencoe Republican
05 Minneapolis Republican
Ruliffson, H. W. 16 Republican
14 Lanesboro Democratic
20 Fairmont Republican
09 Cannon Falls Republican
12 Stewartville Republican
19 Beaver Falls Republican
03 Gilchrist Republican
13 Money Creek Republican
11 Winona Republican
16 Albert Lea Republican
03 Saint Cloud Democratic
16 Waseca Republican

Notes[]

  1. ^ The newspaper Minnesota Staats-Zeitung listed a Democrat by the name of L. E. Pierce as having won the 1869 election in the 15th district, alongside .[2] However, Legislators Past & Present and the Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twelfth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota both list Brown as having been seated when the 12th Legislature convened.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Legislatur für 1870". Minnesota Staats-Zeitung (in German). Saint Paul. 1869-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  3. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Brown, Hosmer A. "H.A."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
Preceded by
Eleventh Minnesota Legislature
 Twelfth Minnesota Legislature
1870 		Succeeded by
Thirteenth Minnesota Legislature
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