3rd Minnesota Legislature explained

Third Minnesota Legislature
Membership1:21 Senators
Membership2:42 Representatives

The third Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1861. The 21 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1860.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1861 to March 8, 1861. There were no special sessions of the third legislature.[1]

Party summary

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

Senate

Party[2]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DemocraticIndependentRepublican
End of previous Legislature11125370
Begin2019210
April 29, 186118201
December 31, 186117192
January 6, 186214165
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature5016210

House of Representatives

Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DemocraticRepublicanUnion Dem.
End of previous Legislature19610800
Begin3390420
January 9, 1861240
May 1, 186139411
December 31, 186138402
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature10302420

Leadership

Senate

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

    House of Representatives

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

    Members

    Senate

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Baldwin, Rufus J.05MinneapolisRepublican
    Barney, Sheldon F.17MankatoRepublican
    Bennett, Samuel06MonticelloRepublican
    Cleveland, Guy K.20Winnebago CityRepublican
    Cook, Michael08FaribaultRepublican
    Fake, J. W.15AustinDemocratic
    Galbraith, Thomas Jacob18ShakopeeRepublican
    Gibbs, Seth03ClearwaterRepublican
    Hayes, Archibald M.07HastingsRepublican
    Heaton, David04Saint AnthonyRepublican
    Holley, Henry W.14ChatfieldRepublican
    Jones, Stiles P.12RochesterRepublican
    Lynd, James W.19HendersonRepublican
    McLaren, Robert N.09Red WingRepublican
    McRoberts, Thomas13La CrescentDemocratic
    Norton, Daniel Sheldon11WinonaRepublican
    Pell, John H.10PlainviewRepublican
    Reiner, Joel K.02MarineRepublican
    Sanborn, John Benjamin21Saint PaulRepublican
    Smith, James K.01Saint PaulRepublican
    Watson, George16SumnerRepublican

    House of Representatives

    NameDistrictCityParty
    Acker, Henry01Saint PaulRepublican
    Banning, William L.21Saint PaulRepublican
    Baxter, William R.06GlencoeRepublican
    Benson, Jared04AnokaRepublican
    Butler, A. H.14NewburgRepublican
    Cathcart, Thomas03Crow WingRepublican
    Chamblin, M. A.07LewistonRepublican
    Chapman, Joseph E.09Cannon FallsRepublican
    Cheadle, Asa17ClevelandRepublican
    Child, James E.16WiltonRepublican
    Cornell, Francis R.E.05MinneapolisRepublican
    Driscoll, Frederick18Sand CreekRepublican
    Gregory, P. L.03Saint CloudRepublican
    Hanscome, M. G.19Saint PeterRepublican
    Harkins, Abram12GreenfieldRepublican
    Hayden, Wentworth05ChamplinRepublican
    Hoskins, J. D.08NorthfieldRepublican
    Howe, J. P.14GrangerRepublican
    Hunt, Thomas J.15ConcordRepublican
    Kennedy, Vincent P.06GreenleafRepublican
    Kidder, Jefferson Parish01Saint PaulDemocratic
    LeBlond, J. B.13BrownsvilleDemocratic
    Mahew, G. V.04Sauk RapidsRepublican
    Mantor, Peter15MantorvilleRepublican
    Morrison, H. G.O.07Pine BendRepublican
    Munch, Emil D.02ChengwatanaRepublican
    Nessell, Andrew01Saint PaulRepublican
    Patterson, L. D.17MankatoRepublican
    Paulding, Edmund E.19Saint PeterRepublican
    Pettit, W. F.16OwatonnaDemocratic
    Sargeant, M. Wheeler11WinonaRepublican
    Sherwood, Charles D.14ElkhornRepublican
    Smith, T. Dwight06ChaskaRepublican
    Stewart, George W.17Le SueurRepublican
    Strecker, A.20New UlmRepublican
    Tattersall, William K.12High ForestRepublican
    Tefft, Natahniel S.10MinneiskaRepublican
    Thomas, H. L.02AftonRepublican
    Warner, Ebenezer11Saint CharlesRepublican
    Wheeler, Levi03Little FallsRepublican
    White, Clark R.09Pine IslandRepublican
    Whiting, Erastus D.02Taylors FallsRepublican
    Wood, Charles08MorristownRepublican

    Membership changes

    Senate

    DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate successor
    seated
    18nowrap Thomas J. Galbraith
    (R)    		Resigned on date uncertain.[5] Remained vacant
    14nowrap Henry W. Holley
    (R)    		Resigned on date uncertain.[6] Remained vacant
    12nowrap Stiles P. Jones
    (R)    		Died in office on September 25, 1861.[7] Remained vacant
    10nowrap John H. Pell
    (R)    		Resigned on date uncertain, to enlist in the United States Army.[8] Remained vacant
    16nowrap George Watson
    (R)    		Resigned on date uncertain.[9] Remained vacant

    House of Representatives

    DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate successor
    seated
    01nowrap Jefferson Parish Kidder
    (D)    		Kidder was originally certified as the winner of the election; however, Nessell contested the results. Upon examination, the House determined that a clerical error had shown Kidder winning by a margin of two votes, when Nessell actually won by a margin of one vote. The House hence ruled that Nessell was entitled to the seat.[10] nowrap Andrew Nessell
    (R)    		January 9, 1861[11]
    17nowrap L. D. Patterson
    (R)    		Died in office on date uncertain.[12] Remained vacant
    19nowrap Edmund E. Paulding
    (R)    		Appointed on date uncertain to serve as U.S. Army paymaster for Minnesota, in Washington, D.C.[13] Remained vacant

    Notes

    1. Web site: Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    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. 13 November 2016.
    4. Web site: Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    5. Web site: Galbraith, Thomas Jacob "Thos. J., T.J., Jacob T.". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    6. Web site: Holley, Henry W. "H.W.". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    7. Web site: Jones, Stiles P.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    8. Web site: Pell, John H.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    9. Web site: Watson, George. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    10. Web site: Kidder, Jefferson Parish "J.P.". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    11. Web site: Nessell, Andrew. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 13 November 2016.
    12. Web site: Patterson, L. D.. Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 14 November 2016.
    13. Web site: Paulding, Edmund E. "E.E.". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. 14 November 2016.

    References

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