| Eighth Minnesota Territorial Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Territorial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota Territory, United States | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1857 – December 2, 1857 | ||||
| Minnesota Territorial Council | |||||
| Members | 15 Councillors | ||||
| President | John B. Brisbin | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
| Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 38 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | Joseph W. Furber | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
The 8th Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 7, 1857. The 15 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of October 9, 1855, and the 38 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 14, 1856. The 8th territorial legislature was the final territorial legislature held before the Territory of Minnesota was dissolved and Minnesota was admitted as a state.
Sessions
The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1857 to March 7, 1857. A special session was convened from April 27, 1857 to May 25, 1857 to consider various matters which had not been acted upon during the regular session, including numerous incorporations, as well as to provide for the payment of the expenses of the constitutional convention which convened to draft the Constitution of the State of Minnesota roughly two weeks after the special session adjourned. [1]
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Council
| Party
[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Unknown | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Begin | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 40% | 33% | 27% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 20 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Party
[nb 1] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Unknown | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 19 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| Begin | 18 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| January 22, 1857 [nb 2] | 19 | 39 | |||
| March 7, 1857 [nb 3] | 19 | 38 | 1 | ||
| April 27, 1857 | 20 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | 49% | 51% | 0% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 43 | 37 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
Leadership
- President of the Council
- John B. Brisbin (D-Saint Paul) [4]
- Speaker of the House
- Joseph W. Furber (R-Cottage Grove) [5]
Members
Council
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly, Henry G. | 06 | Hastings | Democratic |
| Balcombe, St. Andre Durand | 09 | Winona | Republican |
| Bassett, Joel B. | 11 | Minneapolis | Republican |
| Brisbin, John B. | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Dooley, Samuel | 06 | Louisville | Unknown |
| Freeborn, William | 04 | Red Wing | Democratic |
| Humphrey, Philander P. | 10 | Oshawa [6] | Republican |
| Lowry, William D. | 09 | Rochester | Unknown |
| Ludden, John Dwight | 01 | Taylors Falls | Democratic |
| Rolette, Joseph | 07 | Pembina | Democratic |
| Setzer, Henry N. | 01 | Stillwater | Democratic |
| Stone, Lewis | 05 | Royalton | Unknown |
| Thompson, Clark W. | 08 | Hokah | Republican |
| Tillotson, Benjamin F. | 08 | Richland | Unknown |
| Wales, William W. | 03 | Saint Anthony | Republican |
House of Representatives
Membership changes
House of Representatives
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 |
Morgan Noble (R) |
Resigned on a date uncertain. [3] |
Charles Jewett (R) |
April 27, 1857 [7] |
Notes
- ^ a b Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
- ^ On January 22, 1857, Joseph R. Brown was admitted as a member of the House. He appears to have been admitted as an additional member, as both of the other members from his district ( Francis Baasen and Ozro A. Thomas) continue to appear in the journal as members after the date on which J.R. Brown was sworn in. [2]
- ^ The date of Morgan L. Noble's resignation is uncertain. Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists the date of the end of the regular session. [3]
References
- ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Minnesota, During the Eighth Session of the Legislative Assembly, Begun and Held at St. Paul, Wednesday, Jan, 7th, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Seven". Territorial Printer. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Noble, Morgan". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Philander P. Humphrey, Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
- ^ "Jewett, Charles". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 11 November 2016.