The ninth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1867. The 22 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1866. The Minnesota Senate, at the time, was normally elected to staggered terms, but an increase in the number of members to be elected to both houses forced a new election of all members of the Legislature.
Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1867 to March 8, 1867. There were no special sessions of the 9th Minnesota Legislature.
Party summary Senate Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Republican End of previous Legislature 6 15 21 0 Begin 5 17 22 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 7 15 22 0
House of Representatives Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Republican Unknown End of previous Legislature 13 29 0 42 0 Begin 7 39 1 47 0 January 18, 1867 40 0 Latest voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 13 34 0 47 0
Leadership Senate Lieutenant Governor Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)
House of Representatives Speaker of the House John Q. Farmer (R-Spring Valley)
Members Senate Name District City Party Armstrong, Augustus L. 16 Albert Lea Republican Armstrong, J. L. 10 Lake City Republican Baxter, Luther Loren 18 Shakopee Democratic Bristol, Warren Henry 09 Red Wing Republican Buck, Jr., Adam 19 Henderson Republican Butters, Reuben 22 Kasota Democratic Daniels, John V. 12 Rochester Republican Draper, N. C. 07 Hastings Republican Evans, Louis A. 03 Saint Cloud Democratic Folsom, William Henry Carman 02 Taylors Falls Republican Gordon, Hanford Lennox 06 Monticello Republican Griggs, Chauncey Wright 21 Chaska Democratic Lord, Samuel 15 Mantorville Republican Miller, Luke 14 Chatfield Republican Murray, William Pitt 01 Saint Paul Democratic Perkins, Oscar F. 08 Faribault Republican Pillsbury, John Sargent 04 Saint Anthony Republican Porter, Jr., Lewis 17 Garden City Republican Temple, Daniel F. 13 Wilmington Republican Wakefield, James Beach 20 Blue Earth City Republican Whitney, J. C. 05 Minneapolis Republican Yale, William Hall 11 Winona Republican
House of Representatives Name District City Party Aaker, Lars K. 09 Alexandria Republican Ames, Albert Alonzo 05 Minneapolis Republican Andrews, A. 20 Fairmont Republican Andrews, Burton S. 13 Caledonia Republican Ayres, Ebeneezer 02 Cottage Grove Republican Blodgett, H. F. 04 Anoka Republican Braden, William W. 14 Lenora Republican Brisbane, William 16 Wilton Democratic Brown, Charles T. 19 Saint Peter Republican Buck, W. W. 11 Sherwood Republican Colburn, Nathan Pierce 14 Preston Republican Davis, Cushman Kellogg 01 Saint Paul Republican Donaldson, James H. 07 Farmington Republican Dunnell, Mark Hill 11 Winona Republican Farmer, John Quincy 14 Spring Valley Republican Felch, Charles J. 15 Hamilton Republican Gould, Aaron 05 Eden Prairie Republican Hanft, Morris 18 Belle Plaine Democratic Hoepner, Henry 03 Unknown Unknown Howell, S. C. 07 Waterford Republican Jackman, Henry A. 02 Stillwater Republican Johnson, Jr., D. B. 15 Austin Republican Kemp, S. A. 10 Greenfield Township Republican Kennedy, E. H. 13 Houston Republican King, Dana E. 06 Greenleaf Republican Knapp, F. W. 10 Smithfield Republican Lewis, Eli F. 21 Watertown Democratic Lienau, Charles H. 01 Saint Paul Democratic Maynard, Arba K. 22 Cleveland Democratic Miner, Nelson H. 03 Sauk Centre Democratic Mitchell, J. T. 09 Zumbrota Republican Oleson, Gulick 14 Rushford Republican Perry, B. F. 12 Rochester Republican Pope, Isaac 08 Morristown Republican Randall, J. K. 12 Eyota Republican Reed, John A. 17 Sterling Republican Rice, Edmund 01 Saint Paul Democratic Richardson, Nathan 03 Little Falls Republican Savage, P. W. 06 Glencoe Republican Sawyer, Caleb 12 Elgin Republican Seboski, John 05 Dayton Republican Shillock, Daniel G. 19 New Ulm Republican Smith, Andrew C. 11 Stockton Republican Smith, James E. 16 Albert Lea Republican Twiford, Willis H. 16 Owatonna Republican Wheaton, Sr., Charles Augustus 08 Northfield Republican Wilson, R. B. 09 Northfield Republican Yates, Bowne 17 Madelia Republican
Membership changes House of Representatives District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successorseated 03 Henry Hoepner(?) Although Hoepner was initially seated when the session began, the seat was contested by Richardson. On January 18, 1867 the House determined that Richardson was entitled to the seat. Nathan Richardson(R) January 18, 1867
References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 9, Senate) Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 9, House) Journal of the Senate of the Ninth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota Journal of the House of Representatives of the Ninth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota