| Sixth Minnesota Legislature | |
| Membership1: | 21 Senators |
| Membership2: | 42 Representatives |
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.
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[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 | ||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Party (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 | |||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry, John McDonogh | 08 | Faribault | Republican | |
| Cameron, Daniel | 13 | La Crescent | Republican | |
| Daniels, John V. | 12 | Rochester | Republican | |
| Langley, Dudley F. | 07 | Hastings | Republican | |
| Lincoln, Isaac | 18 | Shakopee | Democratic | |
| McKusick, John | 02 | Stillwater | Republican | |
| Miller, Luke | 14 | Chatfield | Republican | |
| Morrison, Dorilus | 05 | Minneapolis | Republican | |
| Nicols, John | 21 | Saint Paul | Republican | |
| Norton, Daniel Sheldon | 11 | Winona | Republican | |
| Ottman, R. | 10 | Lake City | Republican | |
| Pillsbury, John Sargent | 04 | Saint Anthony | Republican | |
| Porter, John J. | 17 | Mankato | Democratic | |
| Rice, Edmund | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Shillock, Daniel G. | 20 | New Ulm | Republican | |
| Sprague, Benjamin D. | 15 | Lansing | Republican | |
| Stevens, F. J. | 16 | Meriden | Republican | |
| Swift, Henry Adoniram | 19 | Saint Peter | Republican | |
| Thatcher, Joseph A. | 09 | Zumbrota | Republican | |
| Warner, Charles A. | 06 | Chaska | Republican | |
| Wilson, Joseph P. | 03 | Saint Cloud | Democratic |
| Name | District | City | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackley, J. F. | 07 | Lakeville | Unknown | |
| Armstrong, Thomas Henry | 12 | High Forest | Republican | |
| Barlow, Augustus | 15 | Wasioja | Unknown | |
| Benson, Jared | 04 | Anoka | Republican | |
| Bullis, A. H. | 08 | Warsaw | Unknown | |
| Butler, W. G. | 06 | Clearwater | Republican | |
| Butters, Reuben | 17 | Kasota | Democratic | |
| Coffin, Samuel | 19 | Nicollet | Unknown | |
| Coleman, John A. | 05 | Tamarack | Unknown | |
| Conniff, Thomas H. | 13 | Caledonia | Unknown | |
| Crane, Royal | 15 | Mantorville | Unknown | |
| Dixon, Thomas P. | 11 | Saratoga | Unknown | |
| Ferrin, Jonathan | 04 | Sauk Rapids | Unknown | |
| Fitz, Rudolph H. | 01 | Saint Paul | Unknown | |
| Foster, Major J. | 14 | Forestville | Democratic | |
| Gates, J. M. | 09 | Roscoe | Unknown | |
| Gibbs, John La Porte | 16 | Geneva | Republican | |
| Graham, Gilbert | 05 | Richfield | Unknown | |
| Grannis, Sidney Smith | 09 | Red Wing | Unknown | |
| Guiteau, Kendrick N. | 07 | West Saint Paul | Unknown | |
| Henry, R. R. | 02 | Point Douglas | Unknown | |
| Hill, Henry | 06 | Glencoe | Unknown | |
| Huey, William | 19 | Traverse des Sioux | Republican | |
| Hunt, S. A. | 14 | Spring Valley | Unknown | |
| Johnson, Hugh | 18 | Cedar Lake | Unknown | |
| Kidder, Jefferson Parish | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic | |
| Kiefer, Andrew Robert | 21 | Saint Paul | Republican | |
| Latimer, Jacob A. | 20 | Winnebago City | Unknown | |
| Letford, John S. | 06 | Carver | Republican | |
| McKay, John J. | 10 | Plainview | Unknown | |
| Meagher, John L. | 17 | Marysburg | Unknown | |
| Moulton, Justin P. | 12 | Marion | Republican | |
| Nourse, A. N. | 08 | Northfield | Unknown | |
| Richardson, Reuben M. | 03 | Torah | Democratic | |
| Rigby, W. T. | 03 | Clearwater | Unknown | |
| Ruffee, C. A. | 03 | Crow Wing | Unknown | |
| Smith, Ansel | 02 | Franconia | Republican | |
| Soule, Jesse H. | 02 | Stillwater | Unknown | |
| Whittemore, Reuben | 14 | Rushford | Unknown | |
| Wiswell, James A. | 17 | Garden City | Democratic | |
| Woodruff, Philo | 16 | Swavesey | Republican | |
| Youmans, Earl S. | 11 | Winona | Republican |