7th Minnesota Legislature

The seventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1865. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of November 3, 1863, 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 8, 1864.

Seventh Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 3, 1865 (1865-01-03) – January 1, 1866 (1866-01-01)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members21 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorCharles D. Sherwood
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members42 Representatives
SpeakerThomas Henry Armstrong
Party controlRepublican Party

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1865 to March 3, 1865. There were no special sessions of the 7th Minnesota Legislature.[1]

Party summary

Senate
Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 4 17 21 0
Begin 4 17 21 0
Latest voting share 19% 81%
Beginning of the next Legislature 6 15 21 0

House of Representatives
Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Union Dem.
End of previous Legislature 11 27 4 42 0
Begin 10 32 0 42 0
Latest voting share 24% 76% 0%
Beginning of the next Legislature 13 29 0 42 0

Leadership

Senate
Lieutenant Governor
Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn)[3]

House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)[4]

Members

Senate
Name District City Party
Baxter, Luthor Loren 18 Shakopee Democratic
Cameron, Daniel 13 La Crescent Republican
Daniels, John V. 12 Rochester Republican
George, G. D. 06 Rockford Republican
Langley, Dudley F. 07 Hastings Republican
Lowell, Benjamin A. 16 Wilton Republican
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
Nutting, Levi 08 Faribault 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
Smith, Melville C. 10 Lake City Republican
Sprague, Benjamin D. 15 Lansing Republican
Swift, Henry Adoniram 19 Saint Peter Republican
Thatcher, Joseph A. 09 Zumbrota Republican
Wilson, Joseph P. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic

House of Representatives
Name District City Party
Aldrich, Cyrus 05 Minneapolis Republican
Armstrong, Thomas Henry 12 High Forest Republican
Beatty, Hamilton 19 Dryden Democratic
Bullis, A. H. 08 Warsaw Republican
Chalfant, William 14 Carimona Republican
Colvill, Jr., William J. 09 Red Wing Democratic
Cornell, Francis R.E. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Crane, Royal 15 Mantorville Republican
Crooker, Josiah B. 16 Owatonna Republican
Davis, Charles F. 06 Kingston Republican
Downer, John B. 10 Wabasha Republican
Evans, Louis A. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic
Gibbs, John La Porte 16 Geneva Republican
Gilfillan, Charles Duncan 01 Saint Paul Republican
Gilman, John M. 21 Saint Paul Democratic
Goodrich, Frederick N. 13 Money Creek Republican
Griswold, Charles 11 Saint Charles Republican
Guiteau, Kendrick N. 07 West Saint Paul Democratic
Harrington, L. C. 17 Mankato Republican
Hewson, Stephen 04 Oxford Republican
Hill, Henry 06 Glencoe Republican
Huntoon, Lucius A. 02 Lakeland Republican
Jay, Stephen H. 18 Saint Lawrence Republican
Kiester, Jacob A. 20 Blue Earth City Republican
Locke, J. B. 09 Minneola Republican
Patten, William H. 17 Le Sueur Republican
Peckham, John A. 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Poehler, Henry 19 Henderson Democratic
Renz, F. A. 06 Chaska Republican
Rigby, W. T. 03 Clearwater Democratic
Rogers, Luther Z. 17 Waterville Republican
Shandrew, F. E. 11 Winona Republican
Smith, Ansel 02 Franconia Republican
Stark, Lars Johan 02 Centre City Republican
Stowell, F. M. 04 Anoka Republican
Taylor, Charles 08 Northfield Republican
Taylor, Oscar 03 Saint Cloud Democratic
Teachout, William 12 Little Valley Republican
Tew, Henry W. 07 Northfield Democratic
Tuthill, Charles D. 15 Ashland Republican
West, Elijah F. 14 Newburg Republican
Whittemore, Reuben 14 Rushford Republican

References
  1. "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. (2007). Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006 (Revised ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 102. ISBN 1476607761.
  3. "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
Preceded by
Sixth Minnesota Legislature		 Seventh Minnesota Legislature
1865		 Succeeded by
Eighth Minnesota Legislature
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