The twelfth
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 decenn ...
first convened on January 4, 1870. The 11 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 h ...
who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts, and the 47 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 ...
, were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1870 to March 4, 1870. There were no special sessions of the 12th Minnesota Legislature.
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
;Lieutenant Governor
:
William H. Yale (R-Winona)
House of Representatives
;Speaker of the House
:
John L. Merriam
John Lafayette Merriam (February 6, 1825 – January 12, 1895) was a Minnesota banker, politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing St. Paul
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(R-Saint Paul)
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Notes
References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 12, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 12, House)Journal of the Senate of the Twelfth Session of the Legislature of the State of MinnesotaJournal of the House of Representatives of the Twelfth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota
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