4th Minnesota Legislature

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Fourth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 7, 1862 (1862-01-07) – January 6, 1863 (1863-01-06)
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 fourth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1862. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1860, 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 October 8, 1861.

Sessions[]

The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1862 to March 7, 1862. A special session of the legislature was convened from September 9, 1862 to September 29, 1862 in response to the Dakota War of 1862, to consider such matters as suffrage for military personnel, the organization and equipment of the militia, and regulations concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages to Native Americans.[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 Republican
End of previous Legislature 2 14 16 5
Begin 5 16 21 0
February 22, 1862[nb 1] 4 20 1
September 10, 1862 5 21 0
Latest voting share 24% 76%
Beginning of the next Legislature 5 16 21 0

House of Representatives[]

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Union Dem.
End of previous Legislature 2 38 0 40 2
Begin 10 30 2 42 0
Latest voting share 24% 71% 5%
Beginning of the next Legislature 12 29 1 42 0

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor
Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)[4]

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House
Jared Benson (R-Anoka)[5]

Members[]

Senate[]

Name District City Party
05 Minneapolis Republican
06 Monticello Republican
15 Claremont Republican
20 Republican
08 Faribault Republican
17 Ottawa Democratic
12 Rochester Republican
18 Shakopee Democratic
04 Saint Anthony Republican
21 Saint Paul Democratic
Lowry, Sylvanus B. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic
09 Red Wing Republican
14 Chatfield Republican
03 Saint Cloud Democratic
07 Hastings Democratic
02 Marine Republican
10 Reads Landing Republican
11 Winona Republican
13 Brownsville Republican
01 Saint Paul Republican
Swift, Henry Adoniram 19 Saint Peter Republican
16 Albert Lea Republican

House of Representatives[]

Name District City Party
Aaker, Lars K. 09 Republican
13 Spring Grove Republican
04 Princeton Republican
13 Waseca Republican
Benson, Jared 04 Anoka Republican
15 Republican
19 Henderson Republican
02 Stillwater Republican
14 Newburg Republican
01 Saint Paul Union Dem.
07 Lewiston Democratic
08 Cannon City Republican
Cornell, Francis R.E. 05 Minneapolis Republican
07 Lewiston Republican
10 Mazeppa Republican
21 Saint Paul Union Dem.
12 Chatfield Republican
Johnson, F. 12 Republican
20 Madelia Republican
06 Young America Republican
06 Greenleaf Republican
16 Owatonna Republican
14 Chatfield Republican
18 Shakopee Democratic
05 Republican
17 Cleveland Democratic
14 Rushford Republican
17 Mankato Democratic
03 Torah Democratic
15 Republican
01 Saint Paul Democratic
03 Little Falls Democratic
19 Henderson Republican
11 Stockton Republican
Stevens, John Harrington 06 Glencoe Democratic
09 Zumbrota Republican
02 Afton Republican
11 Republican
03 Duluth Democratic
02 Taylors Falls Republican
17 Garden City Democratic
08 Faribault Republican

Membership changes[]

Senate[]

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
03 Sylvanus Lowry
(D) 		Left office under unknown circumstances on date uncertain.[3]
(D) 		September 10, 1862[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The exact date on which Sylvanus Lowry ceased to be a member of the Senate is uncertain. In lieu of a precise date, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists February 22, 1862—the last date on which Lowry's name is listed in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 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 "Lowry, Sylvanus B. "S.B."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Moore, William S. "W.S."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
Preceded by
Third Minnesota Legislature
 Fourth Minnesota Legislature
1862 		Succeeded by
Fifth Minnesota Legislature
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