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 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.
Party summary Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Republican End of previous Legislature 2 14 16 5 Begin 5 16 21 0 February 22, 1862 4 20 1 September 10, 1862 5 21 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 5 16 21 0
House of Representatives Party (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 Beginning of the next Legislature 12 29 1 42 0
Leadership Senate Lieutenant Governor Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)
House of Representatives Speaker of the House Jared Benson (R-Anoka)
Members Senate 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 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 Hewitt L. Thomas 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 Senate District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated 03 Sylvanus Lowry(D) Left office under unknown circumstances on date uncertain. William S. Moore(D) September 10, 1862
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References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 4, Senate) Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 4, House)