8th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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Eighth Minnesota Territorial Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota Territory, United States
TermJanuary 7, 1857 (1857-01-07) – December 2, 1857 (1857-12-02)
Minnesota Territorial Council
Members15 Councillors
PresidentJohn B. Brisbin
Party controlDemocratic Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members38 Representatives
SpeakerJoseph W. Furber
Party controlRepublican Party

The eighth Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 7, 1857. The 15 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of October 9, 1855, and the 38 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 14, 1856. The eighth territorial legislature was the final territorial legislature held before the Territory of Minnesota was dissolved and Minnesota was admitted as a state.

Sessions[]

The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1857 to March 7, 1857. A special session was convened from April 27, 1857 to May 25, 1857 to consider various matters which had not been acted upon during the regular session, including numerous incorporations, as well as to provide for the payment of the expenses of the constitutional convention which convened to draft the Constitution of the State of Minnesota roughly two weeks after the special session adjourned.[1]

Party summary[]

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

Council[]

Party[nb 1]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Unknown
End of previous Legislature 6 2 4 12 3
Begin 6 5 4 15 0
Latest voting share 40% 33% 27%
Beginning of the next Legislature 20 17 0 37 0

House of Representatives[]

Party[nb 1]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Unknown
End of previous Legislature 19 11 9 38 0
Begin 18 20 0 38 0
January 22, 1857[nb 2] 19 39
March 7, 1857[nb 3] 19 38 1
April 27, 1857 20 39 0
Latest voting share 49% 51% 0%
Beginning of the next Legislature 43 37 0 80 0

Leadership[]

President of the Council
John B. Brisbin (D-Saint Paul)[4]
Speaker of the House
Joseph W. Furber (R-Cottage Grove)[5]

Members[]

Council[]

Name District City Party
06 Hastings Democratic
Balcombe, St. Andre Durand 09 Winona Republican
11 Minneapolis Republican
Brisbin, John B. 02 Saint Paul Democratic
06 Unknown
Freeborn, William 04 Red Wing Democratic
Humphrey, Philander P. 10 Oshawa[6] Republican
09 Rochester Unknown
Ludden, John Dwight 01 Taylors Falls Democratic
Rolette, Joseph 07 Pembina Democratic
01 Stillwater Democratic
05 Royalton Unknown
Thompson, Clark W. 08 Hokah Republican
08 Unknown
Wales, William W. 03 Saint Anthony Republican

House of Representatives[]

Name District City Party
05 Saint Paul Democratic
Adams, Charles Powell 06 Hastings Democratic
Baasen, Francis 10 New Ulm Democratic
09 Pleasant Grove Democratic
Berry, John McDonogh 08 Faribault Republican
Black, Mahlon 01 Stillwater Democratic
02 Saint Paul Republican
Brown, Joseph Renshaw 10 Henderson Democratic
06 Shakopee Republican
08 Houston Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
03 Saint Anthony Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
09 Plainview Republican
Furber, Joseph Warren 01 Cottage Grove Republican
Gere, William B. 08 Chatfield Democratic
07 Democratic
Greeley, Elam 01 Stillwater Democratic
11 Champlin Republican
03 Minneapolis Republican
08 Canton Republican
06 Warsaw Republican
11 Richfield Republican
09 Winona Republican
Kingsbury, William W. 05 Democratic
06 Democratic
Murray, William Pitt 02 Saint Paul Democratic
Noble, Morgan L. 06 Unknown Republican
04 Unknown Democratic
11 Brooklyn Republican
Ramsey, Justus Cornelius 02 Saint Paul Republican
11 Minneapolis Republican
01 Taylors Falls Republican
04 Red Wing Democratic
10 Clinton Falls Republican
08 Brownsville Republican
11 Chaska Republican
06 Belle Plaine Democratic
07 Pembina Democratic
05 Saint Cloud Democratic

Membership changes[]

House of Representatives[]

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
06 Morgan Noble
(R) 		Resigned on a date uncertain.[3]
(R) 		April 27, 1857[7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
  2. ^ On January 22, 1857, Joseph R. Brown was admitted as a member of the House. He appears to have been admitted as an additional member, as both of the other members from his district (Francis Baasen and ) continue to appear in the journal as members after the date on which J.R. Brown was sworn in.[2]
  3. ^ The date of Morgan L. Noble's resignation is uncertain. Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists the date of the end of the regular session.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Minnesota, During the Eighth Session of the Legislative Assembly, Begun and Held at St. Paul, Wednesday, Jan, 7th, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Seven". Territorial Printer. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Noble, Morgan". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ^ Philander P. Humphrey, Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
  7. ^ "Jewett, Charles". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
Preceded by
Seventh Minnesota Territorial Legislature
 Eighth Minnesota Territorial Legislature
1857 		Succeeded by
First Minnesota Legislature
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