3rd Minnesota Legislature

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Third Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 8, 1861 (1861-01-08) – January 7, 1862 (1862-01-07)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members21 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorIgnatius L. Donnelly
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members42 Representatives
SpeakerJared Benson
Party controlRepublican Party

The third Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1861. The 21 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1860.

Sessions[]

The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1861 to March 8, 1861. There were no special sessions of the third legislature.[1]

Party summary[]

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Senate[]

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Legislature 11 1 25 37 0
Begin 2 0 19 21 0
April 29, 1861[nb 1] 18 20 1
December 31, 1861[nb 2] 17 19 2
January 6, 1862[nb 3] 14 16 5
Latest voting share 13% 0% 88%
Beginning of the next Legislature 5 0 16 21 0

House of Representatives[]

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Union Dem.
End of previous Legislature 19 61 0 80 0
Begin 3 39 0 42 0
January 9, 1861[nb 4] 2 40
May 1, 1861[nb 5] 39 41 1
December 31, 1861[nb 6] 38 40 2
Latest voting share 5% 95% 0%
Beginning of the next Legislature 10 30 2 42 0

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor
Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)[12]

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House
Jared Benson (R-Anoka)[13]

Members[]

Senate[]

Name District City Party
05 Minneapolis Republican
17 Mankato Republican
06 Monticello Republican
20 Republican
08 Faribault Republican
15 Austin Democratic
Galbraith, Thomas Jacob 18 Shakopee Republican
03 Clearwater Republican
07 Hastings Republican
04 Saint Anthony Republican
14 Chatfield Republican
12 Rochester Republican
Lynd, James W. 19 Henderson Republican
09 Red Wing Republican
13 La Crescent Democratic
Norton, Daniel Sheldon 11 Winona Republican
Pell, John H. 10 Plainview Republican
02 Marine Republican
Sanborn, John Benjamin 21 Saint Paul Republican
01 Saint Paul Republican
16 Republican

House of Representatives[]

Name District City Party
Acker, Henry 01 Saint Paul Republican
21 Saint Paul Republican
06 Glencoe Republican
Benson, Jared 04 Anoka Republican
14 Newburg Republican
03 Crow Wing Republican
07 Lewiston Republican
09 Cannon Falls Republican
17 Cleveland Republican
16 Wilton Republican
Cornell, Francis R.E. 05 Minneapolis Republican
18 Republican
03 Saint Cloud Republican
19 Saint Peter Republican
12 Greenfield Republican
05 Champlin Republican
08 Northfield Republican
14 Granger Republican
15 Concord Republican
06 Greenleaf Republican
Kidder, Jefferson Parish 01 Saint Paul Democratic
13 Brownsville Democratic
04 Sauk Rapids Republican
15 Mantorville Republican
07 Pine Bend Republican
Munch, Emil D. 02 Chengwatana Republican
01 Saint Paul Republican
17 Mankato Republican
19 Saint Peter Republican
16 Owatonna Democratic
11 Winona Republican
Sherwood, Charles D. 14 Republican
06 Chaska Republican
17 Le Sueur Republican
20 New Ulm Republican
12 High Forest Republican
10 Minneiska Republican
02 Afton Republican
Warner, Ebenezer 11 Saint Charles Republican
03 Little Falls Republican
09 Pine Island Republican
02 Taylors Falls Republican
08 Morristown Republican

Membership changes[]

Senate[]

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
18 Thomas J. Galbraith
(R) 		Resigned on date uncertain.[5] Remained vacant
14
(R) 		Resigned on date uncertain.[6] Remained vacant
12
(R) 		Died in office on September 25, 1861.[4] Remained vacant
10 John H. Pell
(R) 		Resigned on date uncertain, to enlist in the United States Army.[3] Remained vacant
16
(R) 		Resigned on date uncertain.[7] Remained vacant

House of Representatives[]

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
01 Jefferson Parish Kidder
(D) 		Kidder was originally certified as the winner of the election; however, Nessell contested the results. Upon examination, the House determined that a clerical error had shown Kidder winning by a margin of two votes, when Nessell actually won by a margin of one vote. The House hence ruled that Nessell was entitled to the seat.[8]
(R) 		January 9, 1861[9][nb 4]
17
(R) 		Died in office on date uncertain.[11] Remained vacant
19
(R) 		Appointed on date uncertain to serve as U.S. Army paymaster for Minnesota, in Washington, D.C.[10] Remained vacant

Notes[]

  1. ^ The exact date of John H. Pell's resignation is unknown. In lieu of the actual date of resignation, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists April 29, 1861—the date immediately preceding the date of Pell's enlistment in the Army—as the end of his tenure.[3]
  2. ^ The date of ' death is unknown, except that it occurred sometime after the end of the 1861 session, but before the end of the year. In lieu of the actual date of Jones' death, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists December 31, 1861 as the end of his tenure.[4]
  3. ^ The exact dates of Thomas J. Galbraith's, 's, and 's resignations are unknown. In lieu of the actual dates of their resignation, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists January 6, 1862—the date immediately preceding the date on which the 4th Minnesota Legislature convened—as the end of their tenures.[5][6][7]
  4. ^ a b The exact date on which Jefferson Parish Kidder's term ended and 's term began is uncertain, so, in lieu of such date, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists January 9, 1861—the day after the third legislature was convened.[8][9]
  5. ^ The exact date on which left office as a legislator to work in Washington, D.C. is unknown. Sources indicate it was in either April or May 1861; Minnesota Legislators Past & Present splits the difference by listing May 1, 1861.[10]
  6. ^ The date of 's death is unknown, except that it occurred sometime after the end of the 1861 session, but before the end of the year. In lieu of the actual date of Patterson's death, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists December 31, 1861 as the end of his tenure.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  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. ^ a b "Pell, John H." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Jones, Stiles P." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Galbraith, Thomas Jacob "Thos. J., T.J., Jacob T."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Holley, Henry W. "H.W."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Watson, George". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Kidder, Jefferson Parish "J.P."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Nessell, Andrew". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Paulding, Edmund E. "E.E."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Patterson, L. D." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  12. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
Preceded by
Second Minnesota Legislature
 Third Minnesota Legislature
1861 		Succeeded by
Fourth Minnesota Legislature
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