The 8th

Minnesota Territorial Legislature The Minnesota Territorial Legislature was a Bicameralism, bicameral legislative body created by the United States Congress in 1849 as the legislative branch of the government of the Minnesota Territory, Territory of Minnesota. The upper chamber, t ...

first convened on January 7, 1857. The 15 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of October 9, 1855, and the 38 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 14, 1856. The 8th territorial legislature was the final territorial legislature held before the

Territory of Minnesota The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota and wester ...

was dissolved and

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was admitted as a state.

Sessions

The territorial legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1857 to March 7, 1857. A special session was convened from April 27, 1857 to May 25, 1857 to consider various matters which had not been acted upon during the regular session, including numerous incorporations, as well as to provide for the payment of the expenses of the constitutional convention which convened to draft the

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of the

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roughly two weeks after the special session adjourned.

Party summary

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

Council

House of Representatives

Leadership

;President of the Council : John B. Brisbin (D-Saint Paul) ;Speaker of the House :

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(R-Cottage Grove)

Members

Council

House of Representatives

Membership changes

House of Representatives

Notes

References

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.8, Senate)

Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 0.8, House)
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