| Twelfth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Term | January 4, 1870 – January 2, 1871 | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Minnesota State Senate | |||||
| Members | 22 Senators | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | William H. Yale | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
| Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 47 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | John L. Merriam | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
The twelfth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1870. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869.
The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1870 to March 4, 1870. There were no special sessions of the 12th Minnesota Legislature.[1]
| Party [2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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| Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 6 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 0 |
| Begin | 8 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 36% | 0% | 64% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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| Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 9 | 0 | 38 | 47 | 0 |
| Begin | 18 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 38% | 0% | 62% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 12 | 2 | 33 | 47 | 0 |
| Name | District | City | Party[2] |
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| Batchelder, George Washington | 08 | Faribault | Republican |
| Baxter, Luther Loren | 21 | Chaska | Democratic |
| Becker, George Loomis | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Buck, Cornelius F. | 11 | Winona | Democratic |
| Buell, David L. | 13 | Caledonia | Democratic |
| Castle, James Nathan | 02 | Stillwater | Democratic |
| Chewning, Reuben J. | 07 | Farmington | Democratic |
| Crooker, Josiah B. | 16 | Owatonna | Republican |
| Henry, William | 18 | Belle Plaine | Democratic |
| Hill, Charles | 09 | Pine Island | Republican |
| Jackson, W. S. | 10 | Wabasha | Republican |
| King, Dana E. | 06 | Greenleaf | Republican |
| Latimer, Jacob A. | 20 | Winnebago City | Republican |
| Leonard, Joseph A. | 12 | Rochester | Republican |
| Lochren, William | 04 | Saint Anthony | Democratic |
| Lord, Samuel | 15 | Mantorville | Republican |
| Pettit, Curtis H. | 05 | Minneapolis | Republican |
| Pfaender, William | 19 | New Ulm | Republican |
| Smith, Benjamin F. | 17 | Castle Garden | Republican |
| Smith, Edson R. | 22 | Le Sueur | Republican |
| Sprague, Benjamin D. | 14 | Rushford | Republican |
| Waite, Henry Chester | 03 | Saint Cloud | Republican |
