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7th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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| name = Seventh Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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| body = Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| country = United States

| state = Minnesota Territory

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| term_start = {{Start date|1856|01|02}}

| term_end = {{End date|1857|01|07}}

| before = 6th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| after = 8th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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| chamber1 = Minnesota Territorial Council

| membership1 = 15 Councillors

| control1 = Democratic Party

| chamber1_leader1_type = President

| chamber1_leader1 = John B. Brisbin

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| chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives

| membership2 = 38 Representatives

| control2 = Democratic Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Charles Gardner

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The seventh Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 2, 1856. The 15 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council and the 38 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 9, 1855.

Sessions

The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 2, 1856 to March 1, 1856. There were no special sessions of the seventh territorial 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=10 November 2016}}

Party summary

:Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

= Council =

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=3 | Party{{#tag:ref|Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/ Minnesota Legislators Past & Present].|name="affiliations"|group="nb"}}

(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)}}" |

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

Democratic

! Republican

! Unknown

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 9

| 0

| 0

! 9

| 0

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 9

| rowspan="3" | 2

| rowspan="3" | 4

! 15

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | December 31, 1856{{#tag:ref|D. M. Hanson died in office on an unknown date in 1856. As the actual date of his death is uncertain, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists December 31, 1856 as the date of the end of his term of office.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13197|title=Hanson, D. M.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=11 November 2016}}|name="dm_hanson_end"|group="nb"}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 8

! 14

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | January 6, 1857{{#tag:ref|The actual end dates of Charles Eugene Flandrau's and John Rollins' terms of office are unknown. Due to the uncertainty, Minnesota Legislators Past & Present lists January 6, 1857 (the day before the date on which the 8th Minnesota Territorial Legislature convened) for both.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12831|title=Flandrau, Charles Eugene "C.E."|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=11 November 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14573|title=Rollins, John|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=11 November 2016}}|name="flandrau_rollins_end"|group="nb"}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 6

! 12

| 3

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|6|12|0}}

! {{percentage|2|12|0}}

! {{percentage|4|12|0}}

! colspan=2 |

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 6

| 5

| 4

! 15

| 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

style="height:5px"

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

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

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

Democratic

! Republican

! Unknown

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 13

| 1

| 4

! 18

| 0

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 18

| 12

| rowspan="2" | 9

! rowspan="2" | 38

| rowspan="2" | 0

style="font-size:80%" | January 7, 1856

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 19

| 11

Latest voting share

! {{percentage|19|38|0}}

! {{percentage|11|38|0}}

! {{percentage|9|38|0}}

! colspan=2 |

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

| 18

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 20

| 0

! 38

| 0

Leadership

;President of the Council

:John B. Brisbin (D-Saint Paul){{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=10 November 2016}}

;Speaker of the House

:Charles Gardner (D-Mantorville){{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=10 November 2016}}

Members

= Council =

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! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Bailly, Henry G.

| 06

| Hastings

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Balcombe, St. Andre Durand

| 09

| Winona

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Brisbin, John B.

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Dooley, Samuel

| 06

| Louisville

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Flandrau, Charles Eugene

| 10

| Traverse de Sioux

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Freeborn, William

| 04

| Red Wing

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hanson, D. M.

| 11

| Minneapolis

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Lowry, William D.

| 09

| Rochester

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Ludden, John Dwight

| 01

| Taylors Falls

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rolette, Joseph

| 07

| Pembina

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Rollins, John

| 03

| Minneapolis

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Setzer, Henry N.

| 01

| Stillwater

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Stone, Lewis

| 05

| Royalton

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Thompson, Clark W.

| 08

| Hokah

| Republican

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Tillotson, Benjamin F.

| 08

| Richland

| Unknown

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! City

! Party

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Bradley, James F.

| 11

| Minneapolis

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Buck, Cornelius F.

| 09

| Winona

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Burdick, R. Carlisle

| 07

| Pembina

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Cleaveland, Arba

| 11

| Chanhassen

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Covel, William B.

| 08

| Frankfort

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| DeLaVergne, Aurelius F.

| 10

| Le Sueur

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Dunbar, William Franklin

| 08

| Caledonia

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Farnham, Sumner W.

| 03

| Minneapolis

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Galbraith, Thomas Jacob

| 06

| Shakopee

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Gardner, Charles

| 04

| Mantorville

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Gere, William B.

| 08

| Chatfield

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Gibbs, Oscar C.

| 06

| Northfield

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Grant, Charles

| 07

| Saint Joseph

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hartenbower, John H.

| 09

| Pleasant Grove

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Haus, Reuben

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Holland, John M.

| 06

| Shakopee

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Hubbell, James B.

| 04

| Mantorville

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hull, Samuel

| 08

| Carimona

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Hunt, Thomas Benjamin

| 11

| Chaska

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Ide, John C.

| 06

| Faribault

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Jackman, Henry A.

| 01

| Stillwater

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Johnson, Parsons King

| 03

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Kirkman, James

| 09

| Wabasha

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Knauft, Ferdinand

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| La Boutillier, C. W.

| 03

| Minneapolis

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Lott, Bushrod Washington

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| McLeod, George A.

| 10

| Traverse des Sioux

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Murphy, M. T.

| 06

| Mendota

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Nobles, William H.

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Norris, James S.

| 01

| Cottage Grove

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Pierce, Thomas W.

| 11

| Minneapolis

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Sturgis, William R.

| 05

| Little Falls

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Taylor, Nathan C. D.

| 01

| Taylors Falls

| Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Thompson, Martin G.

| 08

| Brownsville

| Republican

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Thorndike, Francis

| 11

| Dayton

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Van Vorhes, Abraham

| 01

| Stillwater

| Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}

| Vaughan, Alanson B.

| 08

| Lansing

| Republican

{{Party shading/Unknown}}

| Wilkinson, Ross

| 02

| Saint Paul

| Unknown

{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Wilson, John L.

| 05

| Saint Cloud

| Democratic

Membership changes

= Council =

class="wikitable sortable"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

11

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | D. M. Hanson
(D)

| Died in office on an unknown date in 1856.

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

10

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | Charles Eugene Flandrau
(D)

| Left office for unknown cause on a date uncertain.

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

03

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | John Rollins
(D)

| Resigned on a date uncertain.

| colspan="2" | Remained vacant

= House of Representatives =

class="wikitable sortable"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! District

! Vacated by

! Reason for change

! Successor

! Date successor
seated

08

| nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Alanson B. Vaughn
(R)

| Unseated on January 7, 1856, as a result of an election challenge wherein the House determined that Covel was the legitimate winner of the election.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15231|title=Vaughn, Alanson B.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=11 November 2016}}

| nowrap {{party shading/Democratic}} | William B. Covel
(D)

| January 7, 1856{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11816|title=Covel, William B.|work=Legislators Past & Present|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|access-date=11 November 2016}}

Notes

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&q=&gender=&sess=0.7&body=Senate Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.7, Senate)]
  • [https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/results?search=session&q=&gender=&sess=0.7&body=House Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.7, House)]

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| title = Seventh Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| before = Sixth Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| after = Eighth Minnesota Territorial Legislature

| years = 1856

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