| Eighth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1866 – January 7, 1867 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
The eighth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 2, 1866. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the general election of November 8, 1864, 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 7, 1865.
The legislature met in a regular 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)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Begin | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 29% | 71% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| Party[2] (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Unknown | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 10 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Begin | 13 | 29 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 31% | 69% | 0% | ||
| Beginning of the next 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 |
