| Eighth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota,United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1866 (1866-01-01) – January 7, 1867 (1867-01-07) | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Minnesota State Senate | |||||
| Members | 21 Senators | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Thomas Henry Armstrong | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
| Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 42 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | James Beach Wakefield | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
TheeighthMinnesota Legislature first convened on January 2, 1866. The half of the 21 members of theMinnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the general election of November 8, 1864, while the 42 members of theMinnesota House of Representatives and the other half of the members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 7, 1865.
The legislature met in aregular session from January 2, 1866, to March 2, 1866. There were no special sessions of the 8th Minnesota Legislature.[1]
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | |||
| End ofprevious Legislature | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Begin | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 29% | 71% | ||
| Beginning of thenext Legislature | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Unknown | |||
| End ofprevious Legislature | 10 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Begin | 13 | 29 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 31% | 69% | 0% | ||
| Beginning of thenext Legislature | 7 | 39 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Name | District | City | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Luther Loren | 18 | Shakopee | Democratic |
| Brown, Charles T. | 19 | Saint Peter | Republican |
| Buell, David L. | 13 | Caledonia | Democratic |
| Butters, Reuben | 17 | Kasota | Democratic |
| Cole, Gordon E. | 08 | Faribault | Republican |
| Daniels, John V. | 12 | Rochester | Republican |
| George, G. D. | 06 | Rockford | Republican |
| Langley, Dudley F. | 07 | Hastings | Republican |
| Lord, Samuel | 15 | Mantorville | Republican |
| Lowell, Benjamin A. | 16 | Wilton | Republican |
| McKusick, John | 02 | Stillwater | Republican |
| Miller, Luke | 14 | Chatfield | Republican |
| Murray, William Pitt | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Otis, George Lamartine | 02 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Pettit, Curtis Hussey | 05 | Minneapolis | Republican |
| Pillsbury, John Sargent | 04 | Saint Anthony | Republican |
| Randolph, N. F. | 10 | Lake City | Republican |
| Richardson, Reuben M. | 03 | Torah | Democratic |
| Shillock, Daniel G. | 20 | New Ulm | Republican |
| Simpson, Thomas | 11 | Winona | Republican |
| Thacher, Joseph A. | 09 | Zumbrota | Republican |
| Preceded by | Eighth Minnesota Legislature 1866 | Succeeded by |