3rd Minnesota Legislature

The third Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1861. The 21 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1860.

Third Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermJanuary 8, 1861 (1861-01-08) – January 7, 1862 (1862-01-07)
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

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1861 to March 8, 1861. There were no special sessions of the third legislature.[1]

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

Senate
Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Legislature 11 1 25 37 0
Begin 2 0 19 21 0
April 29, 1861[nb 1] 18 20 1
December 31, 1861[nb 2] 17 19 2
January 6, 1862[nb 3] 14 16 5
Latest voting share 13% 0% 88%
Beginning of the next Legislature 5 0 16 21 0

House of Representatives
Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican Union Dem.
End of previous Legislature 19 61 0 80 0
Begin 3 39 0 42 0
January 9, 1861[nb 4] 2 40
May 1, 1861[nb 5] 39 41 1
December 31, 1861[nb 6] 38 40 2
Latest voting share 5% 95% 0%
Beginning of the next Legislature 10 30 2 42 0

Leadership

Senate
Lieutenant Governor
Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)[12]

House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Jared Benson (R-Anoka)[13]

Members

Senate
Name District City Party
Baldwin, Rufus J. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Barney, Sheldon F. 17 Mankato Republican
Bennett, Samuel 06 Monticello Republican
Cleveland, Guy K. 20 Winnebago City Republican
Cook, Michael 08 Faribault Republican
Fake, J. W. 15 Austin Democratic
Galbraith, Thomas Jacob 18 Shakopee Republican
Gibbs, Seth 03 Clearwater Republican
Hayes, Archibald M. 07 Hastings Republican
Heaton, David 04 Saint Anthony Republican
Holley, Henry W. 14 Chatfield Republican
Jones, Stiles P. 12 Rochester Republican
Lynd, James W. 19 Henderson Republican
McLaren, Robert N. 09 Red Wing Republican
McRoberts, Thomas 13 La Crescent Democratic
Norton, Daniel Sheldon 11 Winona Republican
Pell, John H. 10 Plainview Republican
Reiner, Joel K. 02 Marine Republican
Sanborn, John Benjamin 21 Saint Paul Republican
Smith, James K. 01 Saint Paul Republican
Watson, George 16 Sumner Republican

House of Representatives
Name District City Party
Acker, Henry 01 Saint Paul Republican
Banning, William L. 21 Saint Paul Republican
Baxter, William R. 06 Glencoe Republican
Benson, Jared 04 Anoka Republican
Butler, A. H. 14 Newburg Republican
Cathcart, Thomas 03 Crow Wing Republican
Chamblin, M. A. 07 Lewiston Republican
Chapman, Joseph E. 09 Cannon Falls Republican
Cheadle, Asa 17 Cleveland Republican
Child, James E. 16 Wilton Republican
Cornell, Francis R.E. 05 Minneapolis Republican
Driscoll, Frederick 18 Sand Creek Republican
Gregory, P. L. 03 Saint Cloud Republican
Hanscome, M. G. 19 Saint Peter Republican
Harkins, Abram 12 Greenfield Republican
Hayden, Wentworth 05 Champlin Republican
Hoskins, J. D. 08 Northfield Republican
Howe, J. P. 14 Granger Republican
Hunt, Thomas J. 15 Concord Republican
Kennedy, Vincent P. 06 Greenleaf Republican
Kidder, Jefferson Parish 01 Saint Paul Democratic
LeBlond, J. B. 13 Brownsville Democratic
Mahew, G. V. 04 Sauk Rapids Republican
Mantor, Peter 15 Mantorville Republican
Morrison, H. G.O. 07 Pine Bend Republican
Munch, Emil D. 02 Chengwatana Republican
Nessell, Andrew 01 Saint Paul Republican
Patterson, L. D. 17 Mankato Republican
Paulding, Edmund E. 19 Saint Peter Republican
Pettit, W. F. 16 Owatonna Democratic
Sargeant, M. Wheeler 11 Winona Republican
Sherwood, Charles D. 14 Elkhorn Republican
Smith, T. Dwight 06 Chaska Republican
Stewart, George W. 17 Le Sueur Republican
Strecker, A. 20 New Ulm Republican
Tattersall, William K. 12 High Forest Republican
Tefft, Natahniel S. 10 Minneiska Republican
Thomas, H. L. 02 Afton Republican
Warner, Ebenezer 11 Saint Charles Republican
Wheeler, Levi 03 Little Falls Republican
White, Clark R. 09 Pine Island Republican
Whiting, Erastus D. 02 Taylors Falls Republican
Wood, Charles 08 Morristown Republican

Membership changes

Senate
District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
18 Thomas J. Galbraith
(R)		 Resigned on date uncertain.[5] Remained vacant
14 Henry W. Holley
(R)		 Resigned on date uncertain.[6] Remained vacant
12 Stiles P. Jones
(R)		 Died in office on date uncertain.[4] Remained vacant
10 John H. Pell
(R)		 Resigned on date uncertain, to enlist in the United States Army.[3] Remained vacant
16 George Watson
(R)		 Resigned on date uncertain.[7] Remained vacant

House of Representatives
District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
01 Jefferson Parish Kidder
(D)		 Kidder was originally certified as the winner of the election; however, Nessell contested the results. Upon examination, the House determined that a clerical error had shown Kidder winning by a margin of two votes, when Nessell actually won by a margin of one vote. The House hence ruled that Nessell was entitled to the seat.[8] Andrew Nessell
(R)		 January 9, 1861[9][nb 4]
17 L. D. Patterson
(R)		 Died in office on date uncertain.[11] Remained vacant
19 Edmund E. Paulding
(R)		 Appointed on date uncertain to serve as U.S. Army paymaster for Minnesota, in Washington, D.C.[10] Remained vacant

Notes
  1. The exact date of John H. Pell's resignation is unknown. In lieu of the actual date of resignation, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists April 29, 1861—the date immediately preceding the date of Pell's enlistment in the Army—as the end of his tenure.[3]
  2. The date of Stiles P. Jones' death is unknown, except that it occurred sometime after the end of the 1861 session, but before the end of the year. In lieu of the actual date of Jones' death, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists December 31, 1861 as the end of his tenure.[4]
  3. The exact dates of Thomas J. Galbraith's, Henry W. Holley's, and George Watson's resignations are unknown. In lieu of the actual dates of their resignation, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists January 6, 1862—the date immediately preceding the date on which the 4th Minnesota Legislature convened—as the end of their tenures.[5][6][7]
  4. The exact date on which Jefferson Parish Kidder's term ended and Andrew Nessell's term began is uncertain, so, in lieu of such date, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists January 9, 1861—the day after the third legislature was convened.[8][9]
  5. The exact date on which Edmund E. Paulding left office as a legislator to work in Washington, D.C. is unknown. Sources indicate it was in either April or May 1861; Minnesota Legislators Past & Present splits the difference by listing May 1, 1861.[10]
  6. The date of L. D. Patterson's death is unknown, except that it occurred sometime after the end of the 1861 session, but before the end of the year. In lieu of the actual date of Patterson's death, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists December 31, 1861 as the end of his tenure.[11]

References
  1. "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  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. "Pell, John H." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. "Jones, Stiles P." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. "Galbraith, Thomas Jacob "Thos. J., T.J., Jacob T."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. "Holley, Henry W. "H.W."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  7. "Watson, George". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. "Kidder, Jefferson Parish "J.P."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. "Nessell, Andrew". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. "Paulding, Edmund E. "E.E."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  11. "Patterson, L. D." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  12. "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  13. "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
Preceded by
Second Minnesota Legislature		 Third Minnesota Legislature
1861		 Succeeded by
Fourth Minnesota Legislature
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