Tenth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 7, 1868 (1868-01-07) – January 4, 1869 (1869-01-04)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members22 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorThomas Henry Armstrong
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members47 Representatives
SpeakerJohn Q. Farmer
Party controlRepublican Party

The 10th Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1868. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the general election of November 6, 1866, 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 5, 1867.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1868 to March 6, 1868. There were no special sessions of the 10th Minnesota Legislature.[1]

Party summary

Senate

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 5 17 22 0
Begin 7 15 22 0
February 7, 1868 6 16
December 31, 1868 5 21 1
Latest voting share 24% 76%
Beginning of the next Legislature 6 16 22 0

House of Representatives

Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 7 40 47 0
Begin 13 34 47 0
Latest voting share 28% 72%
Beginning of the next Legislature 9 38 47 0

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor
Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)[3]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
John Q. Farmer (R-Spring Valley)[4]

Members

Senate

Name District City Party
Armstrong, Augustus L. 16 Albert Lea Republican
Armstrong, J. L. 10 Lake City Republican
Baxter, Luther Loren 18 Shakopee Democratic
Becker, George Loomis 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Bristol, Warren Henry 09 Red Wing Republican
Brown, Charles T. 19 Saint Peter Republican
Buell, David L. 13 Caledonia Democratic
Butters, Reuben 22 Kasota Democratic
Daniels, John V. 12 Rochester Republican
Folsom, William Henry Carman 02 Taylors Falls Republican
Franklin, Benjamin 11 Winona Democratic
Freeman, Everett P. 17 Mankato Republican
Gilman, Charles Andrew 03 Saint Cloud Republican
Gordon, Hanford Lennox 06 Monticello Republican
Griggs, Chauncey Wright 21 Chaska Democratic
Harris, William E. 15 Hamilton Republican
Miller, Luke 14 Chatfield Republican
Perkins, Oscar F. 08 Faribault Republican
Pettit, Curtis Hussey 05 Minneapolis Republican
Pillsbury, John Sargent 04 Saint Anthony Republican
Potter, George F. 13 La Crescent Republican
Smith, Seagrave 07 Hastings Democratic
Wakefield, James Beach 20 Blue Earth City Republican

House of Representatives

Name District City Party
Ames, Jesse 08 Northfield Republican
Ball, John 11 Winona Democratic
Braden, William W. 14 Lenora Republican
Bryant, George W. 10 Elgin Republican
Buck, Jr., Adam 19 Henderson Republican
Chewning, Reuben J. 07 Farmington Democratic
Clark, Charles H. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Colton, A. B. 20 Winnebago City Republican
Comstock, E. G. 09 Ayr Republican
Davison, Chester D. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Doyle, Dennis 22 Kilkenny Democratic
Dresbach, George B. 11 Dresbach Democratic
Eaton, Samuel W. 12 Rochester Republican
Erb, Christian 08 Cannon City Republican
Farmer, John Quincy 14 Spring Valley Republican
Finseth, Knut K. 09 Kenyon Republican
Foster, Robert 07 Pine Bend Democratic
Furber, Joseph Warren 02 Cottage Grove Republican
Harrington, Lewis 06 Hutchinson Republican
Hechtman, John H. 05 Osseo Republican
Henry, William 18 Belle Plaine Democratic
Hill, H. W. 11 Saint Charles Democratic
Jones, DeWitt C. 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Kinyon, William Ryan 16 Owatonna Republican
LaDow, George A. 16 Wilton Democratic
Lewis, Isaac I. 21 Watertown Democratic
Lienau, Charles H. 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Lowell, William 02 Marine Republican
Meighen, William 14 Forestville Republican
Miner, Nelson H. 03 Sauk Centre Democratic
Murray, William Pitt 01 Saint Paul Democratic
Pettijohn, J. G.D. 03 Glenwood Republican
Pingrey, J. F. 09 Red Wing Republican
Pitcher, Orin O. 17 Mankato Republican
Proper, Erastus K. 15 Mantorville Republican
Reed, John A. 17 Sterling Republican
Ross, Samuel 04 Princeton Republican
Rudolph, John C. 19 New Ulm Republican
Salisbury, Jonathan Burnett 06 Kingston Republican
Sawyer, Caleb 12 Elgin Republican
Schaller, J. P. 13 Brownsville Republican
Seeley, Francis W. 10 Lake City Republican
Shaw, D. A. 15 Wasioja Republican
Smith, James E. 16 Albert Lea Republican
Stewart, Charles N. 12 Stewartville Republican
Thompson, Isaac 13 Houston Republican
Walker, Hiram 14 Rushford Republican

Membership changes

Senate

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
13 David L. Buell
(D)		 Although Buell was initially seated when the session began, the seat was contested by Potter. On February 7, 1868, the Senate determined that Potter was entitled to the seat.[5] George F. Potter
(R)		 February 7, 1868[6]
11 Benjamin Franklin
(D)		 Died in office on a date uncertain, sometime during 1868.[7] Remained vacant until next legislature

References

  1. ↑ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. 1 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 5 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Buell, David L. "D.L."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Potter, George F. "Geo. F."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Franklin, Benjamin". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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