# 6th Minnesota Legislature

The sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 5, 1864. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the General Election of November 4, 1862, while the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the other half of the members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 3, 1863.

## Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1864 to March 4, 1864. There were no special sessions of the 6th Minnesota Legislature.

## Party summary
### Senate

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
| | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0 |
| Begin | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 19% | 81% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 |

### House of Representatives

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
| | Democratic | Republican | Union Dem. | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 12 | 29 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Begin | 11 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 26% | 64% | 10% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 |

## Leadership
### Senate
#### Lieutenant Governor

    Charles D. Sherwood (R-Elkhorn)

### House of Representatives
#### Speaker of the House

    Jared Benson (R-Anoka)

## Members
### Senate

| Name | District | City | Party |
| Berry, John McDonogh | 08 | Faribault | Republican |
| Cameron, Daniel | 13 | La Crescent | Republican |
| Daniels, John V. | 12 | Rochester | Republican |
| Langley, Dudley F. | 07 | Hastings | Republican |
| Lincoln, Isaac | 18 | Shakopee | Democratic |
| McKusick, John | 02 | Stillwater | Republican |
| Miller, Luke | 14 | Chatfield | Republican |
| Morrison, Dorilus | 05 | Minneapolis | Republican |
| Nicols, John | 21 | Saint Paul | Republican |
| Norton, Daniel Sheldon | 11 | Winona | Republican |
| Ottman, R. | 10 | Lake City | Republican |
| Pillsbury, John Sargent | 04 | Saint Anthony | Republican |
| Porter, John J. | 17 | Mankato | Democratic |
| Rice, Edmund | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Shillock, Daniel G. | 20 | New Ulm | Republican |
| Sprague, Benjamin D. | 15 | Lansing | Republican |
| Stevens, F. J. | 16 | Meriden | Republican |
| Swift, Henry Adoniram | 19 | Saint Peter | Republican |
| Thatcher, Joseph A. | 09 | Zumbrota | Republican |
| Warner, Charles A. | 06 | Chaska | Republican |
| Wilson, Joseph P. | 03 | Saint Cloud | Democratic |

### House of Representatives

| Name | District | City | Party |
| Ackley, J. F. | 07 | Lakeville | Unknown |
| Armstrong, Thomas Henry | 12 | High Forest | Republican |
| Barlow, Augustus | 15 | Wasioja | Unknown |
| Benson, Jared | 04 | Anoka | Republican |
| Bullis, A. H. | 08 | Warsaw | Unknown |
| Butler, W. G. | 06 | Clearwater | Republican |
| Butters, Reuben | 17 | Kasota | Democratic |
| Coffin, Samuel | 19 | Nicollet | Unknown |
| Coleman, John A. | 05 | Tamarack | Unknown |
| Conniff, Thomas H. | 13 | Caledonia | Unknown |
| Crane, Royal | 15 | Mantorville | Unknown |
| Dixon, Thomas P. | 11 | Saratoga | Unknown |
| Ferrin, Jonathan | 04 | Sauk Rapids | Unknown |
| Fitz, Rudolph H. | 01 | Saint Paul | Unknown |
| Foster, Major J. | 14 | Forestville | Democratic |
| Gates, J. M. | 09 | Roscoe | Unknown |
| Gibbs, John La Porte | 16 | Geneva | Republican |
| Graham, Gilbert | 05 | Richfield | Unknown |
| Grannis, Sidney Smith | 09 | Red Wing | Unknown |
| Guiteau, Kendrick N. | 07 | West Saint Paul | Unknown |
| Henry, R. R. | 02 | Point Douglas | Unknown |
| Hill, Henry | 06 | Glencoe | Unknown |
| Huey, William | 19 | Traverse des Sioux | Republican |
| Hunt, S. A. | 14 | Spring Valley | Unknown |
| Johnson, Hugh | 18 | Cedar Lake | Unknown |
| Kidder, Jefferson Parish | 01 | Saint Paul | Democratic |
| Kiefer, Andrew Robert | 21 | Saint Paul | Republican |
| Latimer, Jacob A. | 20 | Winnebago City | Unknown |
| Letford, John S. | 06 | Carver | Republican |
| McKay, John J. | 10 | Plainview | Unknown |
| Meagher, John L. | 17 | Marysburg | Unknown |
| Moulton, Justin P. | 12 | Marion | Republican |
| Nourse, A. N. | 08 | Northfield | Unknown |
| Richardson, Reuben M. | 03 | Torah | Democratic |
| Rigby, W. T. | 03 | Clearwater | Unknown |
| Ruffee, C. A. | 03 | Crow Wing | Unknown |
| Smith, Ansel | 02 | Franconia | Republican |
| Soule, Jesse H. | 02 | Stillwater | Unknown |
| Whittemore, Reuben | 14 | Rushford | Unknown |
| Wiswell, James A. | 17 | Garden City | Democratic |
| Woodruff, Philo | 16 | Swavesey | Republican |
| Youmans, Earl S. | 11 | Winona | Republican |