The eighth
Minnesota Legislature
The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennia ...
first convened on January 2, 1866. The half of the 21 members of the
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are hel ...
who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the general election of November 8, 1864, while the 42 members of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...
and the other half of the members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 7, 1865.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 2, 1866, to March 2, 1866. There were no special sessions of the 8th Minnesota Legislature.
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
;Lieutenant Governor
:
Thomas Henry Armstrong (R-High Forest)
House of Representatives
;Speaker of the House
:
James Beach Wakefield (R-Blue Earth City)
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 8, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 8, House)Journal of the Senate of the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of MinnesotaJournal of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota
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