Samuel Rinnah Van Sant was an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and as the 15th Governor of Minnesota.
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. state of Minnesota's legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate,the state's upper house,to craft and pass legislation,which is then subject to approval by the governor of Minnesota.
James Beach Wakefield was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was also Senator and 8th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.
John Edward Kelley was a newspaperman and a politician from South Dakota who served one term in the United States House of Representatives.
Loren Fletcher was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.
John La Porte Gibbs was a Minnesota legislator,two-time Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.
George Bradley was an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 7,which at that time included portions of Scott County just southwest of the Twin Cities.
Fred C. Norton was a Minnesota politician,a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party,a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives,and a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
David M. Jennings was an American politician from the state of Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party,he served as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives,and the superintendent of Eastern Carver County School District 112,based in Chaska.
John Quincy Farmer was a Minnesota politician,jurist,and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1866,and was elected speaker one year later,serving in the position until he left the house in 1868. He later served in the Minnesota Senate from 1871 to 1872,and was a judge for Minnesota's 10th judicial district from 1880 to 1893.
William Edwin Lee was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889,and was sent back to the body from 1893 to 1895. He was elected Speaker during his second tenure in office.
John D. Jones (1849–1914) was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Arthur Newman Dare was a Minnesota Republican politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. The publisher of the Star News in Elk River,Minnesota,Dare was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1894. Dare served three terms,becoming speaker in 1899.
Michael John "M.J." Dowling was a Minnesota Republican politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Lawrence Henry Johnson was a Minnesota Republican politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Johnson,a bridge contractor and engineer,came to Minnesota in 1884,and was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1900. He served five terms,serving as speaker from 1907 to 1909. Johnson died in 1947.
Henry Rines was a Minnesota Republican politician,Minnesota State Treasurer,and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Rines,a newspaper publisher,emigrated as a child from Orsa,Sweden. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1906. He served as speaker from 1913 to 1915,as a part of a faction of progressive Republicans. He was elected as State Treasurer in 1916,a position he held for two terms.
Ralph J. Parker was a Minnesota politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Oscar A. Swenson was a Minnesota politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served two decades in the Minnesota House of Representatives,and another 14 years in the Minnesota Senate.
Edwin J. Chilgren was an American newspaper publisher. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and was Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
The 1st Minnesota Legislature first convened on December 2,1857. The 37 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 80 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 13,1857. Although the Constitution of the State of Minnesota,which had been adopted by the voters at the 1857 general election,was not ratified by the United States Senate until May 11,1858,this was the first legislature of the State of Minnesota to convene in conformity with the state constitution.
