13th Minnesota Legislature

1871 legislative session February 2026 January 2025 Thirteenth Minnesota Legislature File:1stMNstatecapitol-1860.jpg 200px Minnesota Legislature United States Minnesota 1871 01 03 1872 01 01 12th Minnesota Legislature 14th Minnesota Legislature www.leg.state.mn.us/ Minnesota State Senate 22 Senators Republican Party Lieutenant Governor William H. Yale Minnesota House of Representatives 47 Representatives Republican Party Speaker John L. Merriam The thirteenth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1871. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 8, 1870. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1871 to March 3, 1871. There were no special sessions of the 13th Minnesota Legislature.http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/sessions.aspx Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 5 November 2017 Party summary Senate Party 1870-11-17 Die nächste Gesetzgebung http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84031595/1870-11-17/ed-1/seq-3/ German Minnesota Staats-Zeitung Saint Paul 2017-11-08 (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Dem. Ind. Rep. End of previous Legislature 8 0 14 22 0 Begin 8 2 12 22 0 Latest voting share 8 22 0 2 22 0 12 22 0 Beginning of the next Legislature 10 0 31 41 0 House of Representatives Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Dem. Ind. Rep. End of previous Legislature 18 0 29 47 0 Begin 12 2 33 47 0 February 7, 1871 13 32 Latest voting share 13 47 0 2 47 0 32 47 0 Beginning of the next Legislature 36 0 70 106 0 Leadership Senate Lieutenant Governor William H. Yale (R-Winona)http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/spres.aspx President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 5 November 2017 House of Representatives Speaker of the House John L. Merriam (R-Saint Paul)http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/speakers.aspx Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 5 November 2017 Members Senate Name District City Party Baxter, Luther Loren 21 Chaska Democratic Becker, George Loomis 01 Saint Paul Democratic Bonniwell Jr., William T. 06 Hutchinson Independent Buck, Cornelius F. 11 Winona Democratic Buell, David L. 13 Caledonia Democratic Case, John Higley 08 Faribault Republican Chewning, Reuben J. 07 Farmington Democratic Doran, Michael 22 Le Sueur Democratic Farmer, John Quincy 14 Spring Valley Republican Hill, Charles 09 Pine Island Republican Hodges, Leonard B. 12 Oronoco Democratic Lord, Samuel 15 Mantorville Republican MacDonald, John Louis 18 Shakopee Democratic Pettit, Curtis H. 05 Minneapolis Republican Pfaender, William 19 New Ulm Republican Pillsbury, John Sargent 04 Saint Anthony Republican Sabin, Dwight May 02 Stillwater Republican Smith, Benjamin F. 17 Castle Garden Republican Tefft, Nathaniel S. 10 Plainview Independent Thompson, Clark W. 20 Wells Republican Waite, Henry Chester 03 Saint Cloud Republican Whallon, George W. 20 Unknown Republican Young, William C. 16 Waseca Republican House of Representatives Name District City Party Atwater, J. E. 14 Rushford Republican Barton, Ara 08 Northfield Democratic Brisbane, William 16 Wilton Democratic Bullis, L. H. 22 Waterville Democratic Chamberlain, George C. 20 Jackson Republican Colburn, Nathan Pierce 14 Preston Republican Collier, F. J. 10 Wabasha Independent Cool, John M. 11 Saint Charles Democratic Couplin, William L. 19 Saint Peter Republican Davis, F. B. 16 Owatonna Republican Densmore, Sr., Orin 09 Red Wing Republican Eyre, Daniel E. 07 Hastings Republican Flannegan, John H. 07 Rich Valley Democratic Flood, J. A.C. 21 Watertown Republican Fowler, Andrew J. 10 Lake City Independent Fridley, Abram McCormick 04 Becker Democratic Gilbertson, Teman 13 Spring Grove Republican Greenleaf, William Henry 06 Greenleaf Republican Griswold, Henry S. 14 Chatfield Republican Hall, Albert R. 05 Dayton Republican Haskell, Joseph 02 Afton Republican Honner, J. S.G. 19 Beaver Falls Republican Hubbell, James B. 17 Mankato Republican Hyde, Sam Y.Legislators Past & Present notes that Hyde's middle initial is listed as V. in Toensing, but Y. in The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1869 and 1871.https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13489 Hyde, Sam V. or Y. Legislators Past & Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 7 November 2017 The Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota and the Journal of the House of Representatives of the Thirteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota both list Hyde as "S. Y. Hyde", creating a presumption that Hyde's middle initial was Y. "hyde_middle_initial" "nb" 11 Saint Charles Republican Jackson, A. P. 09 Hader Republican Johnson, Tosten 13 Spring Grove Republican Jones, Richard A. 12 Rochester Democratic Marvin, Luke 03 Duluth Republican Meagher, John F. 17 Mankato Democratic Merriam, John L. 01 Saint Paul Republican Moore, William S. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic Page, Harlan W. 15 Austin Republican Patchen, A. L. 20 Unknown Democratic Pearson, Trued G. 09 Red Wing Republican Phelps, Thomas W. 12 Marion Republican Platt, Henry 08 Warsaw Republican Railson, Andrew 06 Norway Lake Republican Sencerbox, W. V. 18 Shakopee Democratic Sibley, Henry Hastings 01 Saint Paul Democratic Somerville, William 12 Eyota Republican Stahlman, Christopher 01 Saint Paul Democratic Stannard, Lucius K. 02 Taylors Falls Republican Telfer, W. G. 15 Le Roy Republican Underwood, A. J. 05 Long Lake Republican Valder, Hans 14 Newburg Republican Vale, J. Q. A. 11 Homer Republican Washburn, Sr., William Drew 05 Minneapolis Republican Wedge, Albert Clark 16 Albert Lea Republican Membership changes Senate District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated 20 George W. Whallon(R) Although Whallon was initially seated when the session began, the seat was contested by Thompson. On January 31, 1871, the Senate determined that Thompson was entitled to the seat.https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12072 Whallon, George W. "G.W." Legislators Past & Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 8 November 2017 Clark W. Thompson(R) January 31, 1871https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15096 Thompson, Clark W. "C.W." Legislators Past & Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 8 November 2017 House of Representatives District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated 20 George C. Chamberlain(R) Although Chamberlain was initially seated when the session began, the seat was contested by Patchen. On February 7, 1871, after having uncovered evidence of gross election fraud on the part of Chamberlain, the House of Representatives determined that Patchen was entitled to the seat.https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11614 Chamberlain, George C. "G.C." Legislators Past & Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 8 November 2017 A. L. Patchen(D) February 7, 1871https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14249 Patchen, A. L. Legislators Past & Present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 8 November 2017 Notes References Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 13, Senate) Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 13, House) Journal of the Senate of the Thirteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota Journal of the House of Representatives of the Thirteenth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota Thirteenth Minnesota Legislature Twelfth Minnesota Legislature 14th Minnesota Legislature 1871 13th Category:1871 in Minnesota Category:1871 U.S. legislative sessions