11th Minnesota Legislature explained

Eleventh Minnesota Legislature
Membership1:22 Senators
Membership2:47 Representatives

The eleventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1869. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 5, 1867, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1869 to March 5, 1869. There were no special sessions of the 11th Minnesota Legislature.[1]

Party summary

Senate

Party[2]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DemocraticRepublican
End of previous Legislature516211
Begin616220
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature814220

House of Representatives

Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DemocraticRepublican
End of previous Legislature1334470
Begin938470
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature1829470

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor
  • Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)[3]

    House of Representatives

    Speaker of the House
  • Chester D. Davidson (R-Minneapolis)[4]

    Members

    Senate

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Batchelder, George Washington08FaribaultRepublican
    Becker, George Loomis01Saint PaulDemocratic
    Bergen, A.14PrestonRepublican
    Bristol, Warren Henry09Red WingRepublican
    Brown, Charles T.19Saint PeterRepublican
    Castle, James Nathan02StillwaterDemocratic
    Crooker, Josiah B.16OwatonnaRepublican
    Freeman, Everett P.17MankatoRepublican
    Gilman, Charles Andrew03Saint CloudRepublican
    Griggs, Chauncey Wright21ChaskaDemocratic
    Harris, William E.15HamiltonRepublican
    Henry, William18Belle PlaineDemocratic
    King, Dana E.06GreenleafRepublican
    Leonard, Joseph A.12RochesterRepublican
    Lochren, William04Saint AnthonyDemocratic
    Pettit, Curtis Hussey05MinneapolisRepublican
    Potter, George F.13La CrescentRepublican
    Prindle, W. W.10WabashaRepublican
    Sheardown, Samuel B.11StocktonRepublican
    Smith, Edson R.22Le SueurRepublican
    Smith, Seagrave07HastingsDemocratic
    Wakefield, James Beach20Blue Earth CityRepublican

    House of Representatives

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Aaker, Lars K.09AlexandriaRepublican
    Armstrong, Augustus L.16Albert LeaRepublican
    Baxter, Luther Loren21ChaskaDemocratic
    Bohn, Conrad11WinonaRepublican
    Bryant, George W.10ElginRepublican
    Chewning, Reuben J.07FarmingtonDemocratic
    Clark, Charles H.05MinneapolisRepublican
    Davison, Chester D.05MinneapolisRepublican
    Easton, Elijah16OwatonnaRepublican
    Egan, James J.01Saint PaulDemocratic
    Everett, Ritten H.22ClevelandRepublican
    Faber, Paul01Saint PaulDemocratic
    Folsom, William Henry Carman02Taylors FallsRepublican
    Fridley, Abram McCormick04ManominDemocratic
    Gilman, John M.01Saint PaulDemocratic
    Grover, A. J.09MinneolaRepublican
    Hall, Albert R.05DaytonRepublican
    Hammer, Evin D.14Pilot MoundRepublican
    Haskell, Joseph02AftonRepublican
    Hathaway, Roderic D.12Pleasant GroveRepublican
    Hicks, William E.03AlexandriaRepublican
    Hobart, John14RushfordRepublican
    Hollister, Edward08WarsawRepublican
    Hunt, Thomas J.15EllingtonRepublican
    Hunter, James W.20JacksonRepublican
    Hyde, Sam Y.11Saint CharlesRepublican
    Johnson, Tosten13Spring GroveRepublican
    Larson, B. S.12ByronRepublican
    Lathrop, John12RochesterRepublican
    MacDonald, John Louis18ShakopeeDemocratic
    McGrew, James G.14ChatfieldRepublican
    Meighen, William14ForestvilleRepublican
    Patterson, W. W.06WinstedRepublican
    Pile, D.06GlencoeRepublican
    Pitcher, Orin O.17MankatoRepublican
    Proper, Erastus K.15MantorvilleRepublican
    Rhodes, W. C.17MadeliaRepublican
    Robbers, Ludwig03Saint CloudDemocratic
    Rudolph, John C.19New UlmRepublican
    Sibbison, W. J.08NorthfieldRepublican
    Smith, L.07HastingsDemocratic
    Smith, Warren16WiltonRepublican
    Stoever, John C.19HendersonRepublican
    Thompson, Isaac13HoustonRepublican
    Tibbitts, Abner10Lake CityRepublican
    Vale, J. Q. A.11HomerRepublican
    Webster, Charles C.09Red WingRepublican

    Notes

    1. Web site: Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 November 2017.
    2. Book: Dubin, Michael J.. Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006. McFarland. Revised. 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina. 102. 1476607761.
    3. Web site: President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 November 2017.
    4. Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 5 November 2017.

    References

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