7th Minnesota Territorial Legislature

Minnesota legislative session

Seventh Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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Overview
Legislative body| Minnesota Territorial Legislature
Jurisdiction| Minnesota Territory, United States
Term| January 2, 1856 (1856-01-02) – January 7, 1857 (1857-01-07)
Minnesota Territorial Council
Members| 15 Councillors
President| John B. Brisbin
Party control| Democratic Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members| 38 Representatives
Speaker| Charles Gardner
Party control| Democratic Party

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

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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.[1]

## Party summary

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

### Council

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| Party[nb 1]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total  | Vacant

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Democratic | Republican | Unknown
End of previous Legislature | 9  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 0
Begin  | 9  | 2  | 4  | 15  | 0
December 31, 1856[nb 2] | 8  | 14  | 1
January 6, 1857[nb 3] | 6  | 12  | 3
Latest voting share  | 50%  | 17%  | 33%  |
Beginning of the next Legislature | 6  | 5  | 4  | 15  | 0

### House of Representatives

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| Party[nb 1]

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total  | Vacant

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Democratic | Republican | Unknown
End of previous Legislature | 13  | 1  | 4  | 18  | 0
Begin  | 18  | 12  | 9  | 38  | 0
January 7, 1856  | 19  | 11
Latest voting share  | 50%  | 29%  | 24%  |
Beginning of the next Legislature | 18  | 20  | 0  | 38  | 0

## Leadership

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President of the Council
John B. Brisbin (D-Saint Paul)[5]

Speaker of the House
Charles Gardner (D-Mantorville)[6]

## Members

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### Council

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Name  | District  | City  | Party

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Bailly, Henry G. | 06  | Hastings | Democratic
Balcombe, St. Andre Durand | 09  | Winona | Republican
Brisbin, John B. | 02  | Saint Paul | Democratic
Dooley, Samuel | 06  | Louisville | Unknown
Flandrau, Charles Eugene | 10  | Traverse de Sioux | Democratic
Freeborn, William | 04  | Red Wing | Democratic
Hanson, D. M. | 11  | Minneapolis | Democratic
Lowry, William D. | 09  | Rochester | Unknown
Ludden, John Dwight | 01  | Taylors Falls | Democratic
Rolette, Joseph | 07  | Pembina | Democratic
Rollins, John | 03  | Minneapolis | Democratic
Setzer, Henry N. | 01  | Stillwater | Democratic
Stone, Lewis | 05  | Royalton | Unknown
Thompson, Clark W. | 08  | Hokah | Republican
Tillotson, Benjamin F. | 08  | Richland | Unknown

### House of Representatives

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Name  | District  | City  | Party

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Bradley, James F. | 11  | Minneapolis | Republican
Buck, Cornelius F. | 09  | Winona | Democratic
Burdick, R. Carlisle | 07  | Pembina | Democratic
Cleaveland, Arba | 11  | Chanhassen | Unknown
Covel, William B. | 08  | Frankfort | Democratic
DeLaVergne, Aurelius F. | 10  | Le Sueur | Democratic
Dunbar, William Franklin | 08  | Caledonia | Democratic
Farnham, Sumner W. | 03  | Minneapolis | Republican
Galbraith, Thomas Jacob | 06  | Shakopee | Republican
Gardner, Charles | 04  | Mantorville | Democratic
Gere, William B. | 08  | Chatfield | Democratic
Gibbs, Oscar C. | 06  | Northfield | Unknown
Grant, Charles | 07  | Saint Joseph | Democratic
Hartenbower, John H. | 09  | Pleasant Grove | Democratic
Haus, Reuben | 02  | Saint Paul | Democratic
Holland, John M. | 06  | Shakopee | Republican
Hubbell, James B. | 04  | Mantorville | Republican
Hull, Samuel | 08  | Carimona | Democratic
Hunt, Thomas Benjamin | 11  | Chaska | Democratic
Ide, John C. | 06  | Faribault | Republican
Jackman, Henry A. | 01  | Stillwater | Republican
Johnson, Parsons King | 03  | Saint Paul | Democratic
Kirkman, James | 09  | Wabasha | Unknown
Knauft, Ferdinand | 02  | Saint Paul | Unknown
La Boutillier, C. W. | 03  | Minneapolis | Republican
Lott, Bushrod Washington | 02  | Saint Paul | Democratic
McLeod, George A. | 10  | Traverse des Sioux | Democratic
Murphy, M. T. | 06  | Mendota | Unknown
Nobles, William H. | 02  | Saint Paul | Republican
Norris, James S. | 01  | Cottage Grove | Democratic
Pierce, Thomas W. | 11  | Minneapolis | Unknown
Sturgis, William R. | 05  | Little Falls | Democratic
Taylor, Nathan C. D. | 01  | Taylors Falls | Democratic
Thompson, Martin G. | 08  | Brownsville | Republican
Thorndike, Francis | 11  | Dayton | Unknown
Van Vorhes, Abraham | 01  | Stillwater | Republican
Vaughan, Alanson B. | 08  | Lansing | Republican
Wilkinson, Ross | 02  | Saint Paul | Unknown
Wilson, John L. | 05  | Saint Cloud | Democratic

## Membership changes

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### Council

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District  | Vacated by  | Reason for change  | Successor  | Date successor
seated

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11  | D. M. Hanson
(D)  | Died in office on an unknown date in 1856.[2] | Remained vacant
10  | Charles Eugene Flandrau
(D)  | Left office for unknown cause on a date uncertain.[3] | Remained vacant
03  | John Rollins
(D)  | Resigned on a date uncertain.[4] | Remained vacant

### House of Representatives

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District  | Vacated by  | Reason for change  | Successor  | Date successor
seated

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08  | 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.[7] | William B. Covel
(D)  | January 7, 1856[8]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Known party affiliations taken from the members' profiles in Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
2. ^ 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.[2]
3. ^ 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.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
2. ^ a b "Hanson, D. M." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
3. ^ a b "Flandrau, Charles Eugene "C.E."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
4. ^ a b "Rollins, John". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
5. ^ "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
6. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
7. ^ "Vaughn, Alanson B." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
8. ^ "Covel, William B." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

* Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.7, Senate)
* Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.7, House)

Preceded by

Sixth Minnesota Territorial Legislature

|  Seventh Minnesota Territorial Legislature
1856  | Succeeded by

Eighth Minnesota Territorial Legislature

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