6th Minnesota Legislature

Sixth Minnesota Legislature
Sixth Minnesota Legislature
Overview
Legislative body	Minnesota Legislature
Jurisdiction	Minnesota, United States
Term	January 5, 1864 – January 3, 1865
Website	www.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members	21 Senators
Lieutenant Governor	Charles D. Sherwood
Party control	Republican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members	42 Representatives
Speaker	Jared Benson
Party control	Republican Party

The sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1864. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1862, 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 3, 1863.

Sessions[]

The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1864 to March 4, 1864. There were no special sessions of the 6th 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	4	17	21	0
Latest voting share	19%	81%

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	12	29	1	40	2

Begin	11	27	4	42	0
Latest voting share	26%	64%	10%

Beginning of the next Legislature	10	32	0	42	0

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor: Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn)^[3]

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House: Jared Benson (R-Anoka)^[4]

Members[]

Senate[]

Name	District	City	Party
Berry, John McDonogh	08	Faribault	Republican
	13	La Crescent	Republican
	12	Rochester	Republican
	07	Hastings	Republican
	18	Shakopee	Democratic
McKusick, John	02	Stillwater	Republican
	14	Chatfield	Republican
Morrison, Dorilus	05	Minneapolis	Republican
	21	Saint Paul	Republican
Norton, Daniel Sheldon	11	Winona	Republican
	10	Lake City	Republican
Pillsbury, John Sargent	04	Saint Anthony	Republican
	17	Mankato	Democratic
Rice, Edmund	01	Saint Paul	Democratic
	20	New Ulm	Republican
	15	Lansing	Republican
	16	Meriden	Republican
Swift, Henry Adoniram	19	Saint Peter	Republican
	09	Zumbrota	Republican
	06	Chaska	Republican
	03	Saint Cloud	Democratic

House of Representatives[]

Name	District	City	Party
	07	Lakeville	Unknown
Armstrong, Thomas Henry	12	High Forest	Republican
	15	Wasioja	Unknown
Benson, Jared	04	Anoka	Republican
	08	Warsaw	Unknown
	06	Clearwater	Republican
	17	Kasota	Democratic
	19	Nicollet	Unknown
	05	Tamarack	Unknown
	13	Caledonia	Unknown
	15	Mantorville	Unknown
	11	Saratoga	Unknown
	04	Sauk Rapids	Unknown
	01	Saint Paul	Unknown
	14	Forestville	Democratic
	09	Roscoe	Unknown
Gibbs, John La Porte	16	Geneva	Republican
	05	Richfield	Unknown
	09	Red Wing	Unknown
	07	West Saint Paul	Unknown
	02	Point Douglas	Unknown
	06	Glencoe	Unknown
	19	Traverse des Sioux	Republican
	14	Spring Valley	Unknown
	18	Cedar Lake	Unknown
Kidder, Jefferson Parish	01	Saint Paul	Democratic
Kiefer, Andrew Robert	21	Saint Paul	Republican
	20	Winnebago City	Unknown
	06	Carver	Republican
	10	Plainview	Unknown
	17	Marysburg	Unknown
	12	Marion	Republican
	08	Northfield	Unknown
	03	Torah	Democratic
	03	Clearwater	Unknown
	03	Crow Wing	Unknown
	02	Franconia	Republican
	02	Stillwater	Unknown
	14	Rushford	Unknown
	17	Garden City	Democratic
	16		Republican
	11	Winona	Republican

References[]

^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 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 24 November 2016.
^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

Preceded by Fifth Minnesota Legislature	Sixth Minnesota Legislature 1864	Succeeded by Seventh Minnesota Legislature

[sessions-1] "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 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 24 November 2016.

[speaker-4] "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

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