| Twelfth Minnesota Legislature | |
| Membership1: | 22 Senators |
| Membership2: | 47 Representatives |
The twelfth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1870. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869.
The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1870 to March 4, 1870. There were no special sessions of the 12th Minnesota Legislature.[1]
| Party [2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 6 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 8 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | |||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | |||||
| End of previous Legislature | 9 | 0 | 38 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 18 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | |||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 12 | 2 | 33 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchelder, George Washington | 08 | Faribault | Republican | |
| Baxter, Luther Loren | 21 | Chaska | Democratic | |
| Becker, George Loomis | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Buck, Cornelius F. | 11 | Winona | Democratic | |
| Buell, David L. | 13 | Caledonia | Democratic | |
| Castle, James Nathan | 02 | Stillwater | Democratic | |
| Chewning, Reuben J. | 07 | Farmington | Democratic | |
| Crooker, Josiah B. | 16 | Owatonna | Republican | |
| Henry, William | 18 | Belle Plaine | Democratic | |
| Hill, Charles | 09 | Pine Island | Republican | |
| Jackson, W. S. | 10 | Wabasha | Republican | |
| King, Dana E. | 06 | Greenleaf | Republican | |
| Latimer, Jacob A. | 20 | Winnebago City | Republican | |
| Leonard, Joseph A. | 12 | Rochester | Republican | |
| Lochren, William | 04 | Saint Anthony | Democratic | |
| Lord, Samuel | 15 | Mantorville | Republican | |
| Pettit, Curtis H. | 05 | Minneapolis | Republican | |
| Pfaender, William | 19 | New Ulm | Republican | |
| Smith, Benjamin F. | 17 | Castle Garden | Republican | |
| Smith, Edson R. | 22 | Le Sueur | Republican | |
| Sprague, Benjamin D. | 14 | Rushford | Republican | |
| Waite, Henry Chester | 03 | Saint Cloud | Republican |
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, B. | 06 | Harrison | Republican | |
| Barton, William | 14 | Lenora | Republican | |
| Bratrud, Ole C. | 14 | Preston | Republican | |
| Brown, Hosmer A. | 15 | Mower City | Republican | |
| 11 | Elba | Democratic | ||
| Cameron, Sr., George Mansfield | 15 | Austin | Democratic | |
| Canfield, S. G. | 14 | Canfield | Democratic | |
| Close, William | 08 | Dodge City | Republican | |
| Cool, John M. | 11 | Saint Charles | Democratic | |
| Couplin, William L. | 19 | Saint Peter | Republican | |
| Crandall, R. | 17 | Shelbyville | Republican | |
| Cullen, J. K. | 21 | Watertown | Democratic | |
| Densmore, Sr., Orin | 09 | Red Wing | Republican | |
| Drought, Henry | 08 | Dundas | Republican | |
| Faber, Paul | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Flannegan, John H. | 07 | Hastings | Democratic | |
| Fowler, Andrew J. | 10 | Lake City | Democratic | |
| Fridley, Abram McCormick | 04 | Becker | Democratic | |
| Gage, John | 10 | Minneiska | Republican | |
| Gilman, John M. | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Graham, S. W. | 12 | Eyota | Republican | |
| Hall, Albert R. | 05 | Dayton | Republican | |
| Jones, William | 07 | Hastings | Democratic | |
| Larson, B. S. | 12 | Byron | Republican | |
| Lowell, William | 02 | Marine | Republican | |
| MacDonald, John Louis | 18 | Shakopee | Democratic | |
| Meagher, John F. | 17 | Mankato | Democratic | |
| Merriam, John L. | 01 | Saint Paul | Republican | |
| Miller, John | 09 | Wastedo | Republican | |
| Norris, James S. | 02 | Cottage Grove | Democratic | |
| Pfaar, John A. | 22 | Le Sueur | Democratic | |
| Potter, William E. | 13 | La Crescent | Republican | |
| Pound, Joseph H. | 05 | Richfield | Democratic | |
| Reed, Axel Hayford | 06 | Glencoe | Republican | |
| Rice, E. A. | 05 | Minneapolis | Republican | |
| Ruliffson, H. W. | 16 | Cooleyville | Republican | |
| Scanlan, M. | 14 | Lanesboro | Democratic | |
| Shanks, Michael E.L. | 20 | Fairmont | Republican | |
| Slocum, Giles | 09 | Cannon Falls | Republican | |
| Stewart, Charles N. | 12 | Stewartville | Republican | |
| Swift, P. H. | 19 | Beaver Falls | Republican | |
| Thorson, Isaac | 03 | Gilchrist | Republican | |
| Vance, Nathan | 13 | Money Creek | Republican | |
| Waterman, Chauncey N. | 11 | Winona | Republican | |
| Wedge, Albert Clark | 16 | Albert Lea | Republican | |
| Wilson, John L. | 03 | Saint Cloud | Democratic | |
| Young, William C. | 16 | Waseca | Republican |