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4th Minnesota Legislature

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Fourth Minnesota Legislature
3rd Minnesota Legislature 5th Minnesota Legislature
Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 7, 1862 (1862-01-07) – January 6, 1863 (1863-01-06)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members21 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorIgnatius L. Donnelly
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members42 Representatives
SpeakerJared Benson
Party controlRepublican Party

The fourth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1862. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1860, 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 October 8, 1861.

Sessions

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The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1862 to March 7, 1862. A special session of the legislature was convened from September 9, 1862 to September 29, 1862 in response to the Dakota War of 1862, to consider such matters as suffrage for military personnel, the organization and equipment of the militia, and regulations concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages to Native Americans.[1]

Party summary

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

Senate

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Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 2 14 16 5
Begin 5 16 21 0
February 22, 1862[nb 1] 4 20 1
September 10, 1862 5 21 0
Latest voting share 24% 76%
Beginning of the next Legislature 5 16 21 0

House of Representatives

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Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Union Dem.
End of previous Legislature 2 38 0 40 2
Begin 10 30 2 42 0
Latest voting share 24% 71% 5%
Beginning of the next Legislature 12 29 1 42 0

Leadership

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Senate

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Lieutenant Governor
Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)[4]

House of Representatives

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Speaker of the House
Jared Benson (R-Anoka)[5]

Members

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Senate

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Name District City Party
Baldwin, Rufus J. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Bennett, Samuel 06 Monticello Republican
Clark, Joseph H. 15 Claremont Republican
Cleveland, Guy K. 20 Winnebago City Republican
Cook, Michael 08 Faribault Republican
Dane, Nathan 17 Ottawa Democratic
Daniels, John V. 12 Rochester Republican
Duffy, Thomas J. 18 Shakopee Democratic
Heaton, David 04 Saint Anthony Republican
Irvine, John R. 21 Saint Paul Democratic
Lowry, Sylvanus B. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic
McClure, Charles 09 Red Wing Republican
Miller, Luke 14 Chatfield Republican
Moore, William S. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic
Nash, Charles W. 07 Hastings Democratic
Reiner, Joel K. 02 Marine Republican
Richards, Linus 10 Reads Landing Republican
Sargeant, M. Wheeler 11 Winona Republican
See, Charles H. 13 Brownsville Republican
Smith, James K. 01 Saint Paul Republican
Swift, Henry Adoniram 19 Saint Peter Republican
Webber, Alfred B. 16 Albert Lea Republican

House of Representatives

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Name District City Party
Aaker, Lars K. 09 Alexandria Republican
Aiken, Samuel 13 Spring Grove Republican
Allen, John H. 04 Princeton Republican
Bailey, Philo C. 13 Waseca Republican
Benson, Jared 04 Anoka Republican
Bostwick, S. W. 15 Frankford Republican
Buck, Adam 19 Henderson Republican
Burt, William H. 02 Stillwater Republican
Butler, A. H. 14 Newburg Republican
Carver, Henry L. 01 Saint Paul Union Dem.
Chamberlain, George C. 07 Lewiston Democratic
Clossen, Caleb 08 Cannon City Republican
Cornell, Francis R.E. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Couper, John C. 07 Lewiston Republican
Ford, Orville D. 10 Mazeppa Republican
Gross, Nicholas 21 Saint Paul Union Dem.
Harris, Thomas 12 Chatfield Republican
Johnson, F. 12 Quincy Republican
Kempfer, Bernard O. 20 Madelia Republican
Kennedy, R. M. 06 Young America Republican
Kennedy, Vincent P. 06 Greenleaf Republican
Magoon, Henry C. 16 Owatonna Republican
McGrew, John 14 Chatfield Republican
McMullen, Nathan M.D. 18 Shakopee Democratic
Past, John Comly 05 Industriana Republican
Perry, T. M. 17 Cleveland Democratic
Peterson, Peter 14 Rushford Republican
Porter, John J. 17 Mankato Democratic
Richardson, Reuben M. 03 Torah Democratic
Rogers, Henry C. 15 Mower City Republican
Rohr, Philip 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Roy, Peter 03 Little Falls Democratic
Severance, Martin J. 19 Henderson Republican
Sheardown, Samuel B. 11 Stockton Republican
Stevens, John Harrington 06 Glencoe Democratic
Thacher, Joseph A. 09 Zumbrota Republican
Thomas, H. L. 02 Afton Republican
Weld, E. B. 11 Worth Republican
Whipple, John 03 Duluth Democratic
Whiting, Erastus D. 02 Taylors Falls Republican
Wiswell, James A. 17 Garden City Democratic
Woodruff, George S. 08 Faribault Republican

Membership changes

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Senate

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District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
03 Sylvanus Lowry
(D)
Left office under unknown circumstances on date uncertain.[3] William S. Moore
(D)
September 10, 1862[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ The exact date on which Sylvanus Lowry ceased to be a member of the Senate is uncertain. In lieu of a precise date, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists February 22, 1862—the last date on which Lowry's name is listed in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Lowry, Sylvanus B. "S.B."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Moore, William S. "W.S."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
Preceded by Fourth Minnesota Legislature
1862
Succeeded by