5th Minnesota Legislature

Fifth Minnesota Legislature
Fifth Minnesota Legislature
Overview
Legislative body	Minnesota Legislature
Jurisdiction	Minnesota, United States
Term	January 6, 1863 – January 5, 1864
Website	www.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members	21 Senators
Lieutenant Governor	Ignatius L. Donnelly
Party control	Republican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members	42 Representatives
Speaker	Charles D. Sherwood
Party control	Republican Party

The fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1863. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of October 8, 1861, 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 November 4, 1862.

Sessions[]

The legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1863 to March 6, 1863. There were no special sessions of the 5th Minnesota Legislature.^[1]

Party summary[]

Senate[]

	Party^[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total	Vacant

	Democratic	Republican
End of previous Legislature	5	16	21	0

Begin	5	16	21	0
Latest voting share	24%	76%

Beginning of the next Legislature	4	17	21	0

House of Representatives[]

	Party^[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic	Republican	Union Dem.
End of previous Legislature	10	30	2	40	2

Begin	12	29	1	42	0
Latest voting share	29%	69%	2%

Beginning of the next Legislature	11	27	4	42	0

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor: Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)^[3]

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House: Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn)^[4]

Members[]

Senate[]

Name	District	City	Party
	05	Minneapolis	Republican
Berry, John McDonogh	08	Faribault	Republican
	15	Claremont	Republican
	16	Owatonna	Republican
	17	Ottawa	Democratic
	12	Rochester	Republican
	04	Saint Anthony	Republican
	21	Saint Paul	Democratic
	18	Shakopee	Democratic
	09	Red Wing	Republican
McKusick, John	02	Stillwater	Republican
	14	Chatfield	Republican
	03	Saint Cloud	Democratic
	07	Hastings	Democratic
	10	Lake City	Republican
	11	Winona	Republican
	13	Brownsville	Republican
	20	New Ulm	Republican
	01	Saint Paul	Republican
Swift, Henry Adoniram	19	Saint Peter	Republican
	06	Chaska	Republican

House of Representatives[]

Name	District	City	Party
	05	Osseo	Republican
	15	Le Roy	Democratic
	03		Republican
Brisbin, John B.	21	Saint Paul	Democratic
	13	Caledonia	Democratic
	06	Clearwater	Republican
	17	Kasota	Democratic
	10	Wabasha	Union Dem.
	14		Republican
Chamberlain, George C.	07	Lewiston	Democratic
	04	Elk River	Republican
	06	Kingston	Republican
	02	Cottage Grove	Republican
	12		Republican
	07	Hastings	Republican
	09	Kenyon	Republican
	19	Traverse des Sioux	Republican
Kidder, Jefferson Parish	01	Saint Paul	Democratic
	06	Hutchinson	Republican
	05	Excelsior	Republican
	02	Stillwater	Republican
	12	Marion	Republican
Murray, William Pitt	01	Saint Paul	Democratic
	17	Mankato	Democratic
	11		Republican
	03	Torah	Democratic
Sherwood, Charles D.	14		Republican
	18	Belle Plaine	Democratic
	02	Franconia	Republican
	15	Lansing	Republican
	08	Northfield	Republican
	19	Henderson	Democratic
	09	Zumbrota	Republican
	03	Saint Cloud	Republican
Wakefield, James Beach	14	Blue Earth	Republican
	16	Freeborn	Republican
	09	Rushford	Republican
	17	Garden City	Democratic
	08	Morristown	Republican
	04	Anoka	Republican
	16		Republican
	11	Winona	Republican

References[]

^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ ^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 23 November 2016.
^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

Preceded by Fourth Minnesota Legislature	Fifth Minnesota Legislature 1863	Succeeded by Sixth Minnesota Legislature

[sessions-1] "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[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 23 November 2016.

[speaker-4] "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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