The fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 1863. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of October 8, 1861, 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 November 4, 1862.
Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 6, 1863 to March 6, 1863. There were no special sessions of the 5th Minnesota Legislature.
Party summary Senate Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Republican End of previous Legislature 5 16 21 0 Begin 5 16 21 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 4 17 21 0
House of Representatives Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Republican Union Dem. End of previous Legislature 10 30 2 40 2 Begin 12 29 1 42 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 11 27 4 42 0
Leadership Senate Lieutenant Governor Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)
House of Representatives Speaker of the House Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn)
Members Senate Name District City Party Baldwin, Rufus J. 05 Minneapolis Republican Berry, John McDonogh 08 Faribault Republican Clark, Joseph H. 15 Claremont Republican Dailey, Mervin A. 16 Owatonna Republican Dane, Nathan 17 Ottawa Democratic Daniels, John V. 12 Rochester Republican Heaton, David 04 Saint Anthony Republican Irvine, John R. 21 Saint Paul Democratic Lincoln, Isaac 18 Shakopee Democratic McClure, Charles 09 Red Wing Republican McKusick, John 02 Stillwater Republican Miller, Luke 14 Chatfield Republican Moore, William S. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic Nash, Charles W. 07 Hastings Democratic Ottman, R. 10 Lake City Republican Sargeant, M. Wheeler 11 Winona Republican See, Charles H. 13 Brownsville Republican Shillock, Daniel G. 20 New Ulm Republican Smith, James K. 01 Saint Paul Republican Swift, Henry Adoniram 19 Saint Peter Republican Warner, Charles A. 06 Chaska Republican
House of Representatives Name District City Party Austin, Adin C. 05 Osseo Republican Bacon, Samuel P. 15 Le Roy Democratic Bentley, L. R. 03 Fort Abercrombie Republican Brisbin, John B. 21 Saint Paul Democratic Buell, David L. 13 Caledonia Democratic Butler, W. G. 06 Clearwater Republican Butters, Reuben 17 Kasota Democratic Campbell, Samuel L. 10 Wabasha Union Dem. Chalfant, William 14 Carimona Republican Chamberlain, George C. 07 Lewiston Democratic Croswell, H. J. G. 04 Elk River Republican Davis, Charles F. 06 Kingston Republican Furber, Samuel W. 02 Cottage Grove Republican Handerson, Zabina 12 Salem Republican Hayes, Oren T. 07 Hastings Republican Hilton, Addison 09 Kenyon Republican Huey, William 19 Traverse des Sioux Republican Kidder, Jefferson Parish 01 Saint Paul Democratic Lee, B. G. 06 Hutchinson Republican McGrath, Robert B. 05 Excelsior Republican Mitchell, John B. H. 02 Stillwater Republican Moulton, Justin P. 12 Marion Republican Murray, William Pitt 01 Saint Paul Democratic Porter, John J. 17 Mankato Democratic Ramer, Philip 11 New Boston Republican Richardson, Reuben M. 03 Torah Democratic Sherwood, Charles D. 14 Elkhorn Republican Sly, J. B. 18 Belle Plaine Democratic Smith, Ansel 02 Franconia Republican Sprague, Benjamin D. 15 Lansing Republican Taylor, Charles 08 Northfield Republican Tennant, W. 19 Henderson Democratic Thatcher, Joseph A. 09 Zumbrota Republican Waite, Henry Chester 03 Saint Cloud Republican Wakefield, James Beach 14 Blue Earth Republican Walker, Asa 16 Freeborn Republican Walker, Hiram 09 Rushford Republican Wiswell, James A. 17 Garden City Democratic Wood, Charles 08 Morristown Republican Woodbury, Dwight 04 Anoka Republican Woodruff, Philo 16 Swavesey Republican Youmans, Earl S. 11 Winona Republican
References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 5, Senate) Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 5, House)