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5th Minnesota Legislature

{{Short description|1863 legislative session}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| name = Fifth Minnesota Legislature

| image = File:1stMNstatecapitol-1860.jpg

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| body = Minnesota Legislature

| country = United States

| state = Minnesota

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| term_start = {{Start date|1863|01|06}}

| term_end = {{End date|1864|01|05}}

| before = 4th Minnesota Legislature

| after = 6th Minnesota Legislature

| website = {{URL|www.leg.state.mn.us/}}

| chamber1 = Minnesota State Senate

| membership1 = 21 Senators

| control1 = Republican Party

| chamber1_leader1_type = Lieutenant Governor

| chamber1_leader1 = Ignatius L. Donnelly

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| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 42 Representatives

| control2 = Republican Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Charles D. Sherwood

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/sessions.aspx|title=Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present.|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=23 November 2016}}

Party summary

= Senate =

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style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=2 | Party{{cite book|last=Dubin|first=Michael J.|title=Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006|publisher=McFarland|edition=Revised|date=2007|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|pages=102|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wi9zBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA102|isbn=1476607761}}

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

! Republican

style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature

| 5

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 16

! 21

| 0

colspan=5 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| 5

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 16

! 21

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|5|21|0}}

! {{percentage|16|21|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=5 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| 4

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 17

! 21

| 0

= House of Representatives =

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style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=3 | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

! Republican

! Union Dem.

style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature

| 10

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 30

| 2

! 40

| 2

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| 12

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 29

| 1

! 42

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|12|42|0}}

! {{percentage|29|42|0}}

! {{percentage|1|42|0}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature

| 11

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 27

| 4

! 42

| 0

Leadership

= Senate =

;Lieutenant Governor

:Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/spres.aspx|title=President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=23 November 2016}}

= House of Representatives =

;Speaker of the House

:Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn){{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/speakers.aspx|title=Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=23 November 2016}}

Members

= Senate =

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! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Baldwin, Rufus J.

| 05

| Minneapolis

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Berry, John McDonogh

| 08

| Faribault

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Clark, Joseph H.

| 15

| Claremont

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Dailey, Mervin A.

| 16

| Owatonna

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Dane, Nathan

| 17

| Ottawa

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Daniels, John V.

| 12

| Rochester

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Heaton, David

| 04

| Saint Anthony

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Irvine, John R.

| 21

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lincoln, Isaac

| 18

| Shakopee

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McClure, Charles

| 09

| Red Wing

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McKusick, John

| 02

| Stillwater

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Miller, Luke

| 14

| Chatfield

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Moore, William S.

| 03

| Saint Cloud

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Nash, Charles W.

| 07

| Hastings

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ottman, R.

| 10

| Lake City

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sargeant, M. Wheeler

| 11

| Winona

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| See, Charles H.

| 13

| Brownsville

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Shillock, Daniel G.

| 20

| New Ulm

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Smith, James K.

| 01

| Saint Paul

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Swift, Henry Adoniram

| 19

| Saint Peter

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Warner, Charles A.

| 06

| Chaska

| Republican

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Austin, Adin C.

| 05

| Osseo

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Bacon, Samuel P.

| 15

| Le Roy

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bentley, L. R.

| 03

| Fort Abercrombie

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Brisbin, John B.

| 21

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Buell, David L.

| 13

| Caledonia

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Butler, W. G.

| 06

| Clearwater

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Butters, Reuben

| 17

| Kasota

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Campbell, Samuel L.

| 10

| Wabasha

| Union Dem.

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Chalfant, William

| 14

| Carimona

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Chamberlain, George C.

| 07

| Lewiston

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Croswell, H. J. G.

| 04

| Elk River

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Davis, Charles F.

| 06

| Kingston

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Furber, Samuel W.

| 02

| Cottage Grove

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Handerson, Zabina

| 12

| Salem

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hayes, Oren T.

| 07

| Hastings

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hilton, Addison

| 09

| Kenyon

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Huey, William

| 19

| Traverse des Sioux

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kidder, Jefferson Parish

| 01

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Lee, B. G.

| 06

| Hutchinson

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| McGrath, Robert B.

| 05

| Excelsior

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Mitchell, John B. H.

| 02

| Stillwater

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Moulton, Justin P.

| 12

| Marion

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Murray, William Pitt

| 01

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Porter, John J.

| 17

| Mankato

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ramer, Philip

| 11

| New Boston

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Richardson, Reuben M.

| 03

| Torah

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sherwood, Charles D.

| 14

| Elkhorn

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sly, J. B.

| 18

| Belle Plaine

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Smith, Ansel

| 02

| Franconia

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Sprague, Benjamin D.

| 15

| Lansing

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Taylor, Charles

| 08

| Northfield

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Tennant, W.

| 19

| Henderson

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Thatcher, Joseph A.

| 09

| Zumbrota

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Waite, Henry Chester

| 03

| Saint Cloud

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wakefield, James Beach

| 14

| Blue Earth

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Walker, Asa

| 16

| Freeborn

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Walker, Hiram

| 09

| Rushford

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wiswell, James A.

| 17

| Garden City

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Wood, Charles

| 08

| Morristown

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Woodbury, Dwight

| 04

| Anoka

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Woodruff, Philo

| 16

| Swavesey

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Youmans, Earl S.

| 11

| Winona

| Republican

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&q=&gender=&sess=5&body=Senate Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 5, Senate)]
  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&q=&gender=&sess=5&body=House Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 5, House)]

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{{Succession box

| title = Fifth Minnesota Legislature

| before = Fourth Minnesota Legislature

| after = Sixth Minnesota Legislature

| years = 1863

}}

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Category:1863 in Minnesota

Category:1863 U.S. legislative sessions