11th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859 | ||||
Election | November 3, 1857 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 30 | ||||
Senate President | Erasmus D. Campbell (D) | ||||
President pro tempore | Hiram H. Giles (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 97 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Frederick S. Lovell (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1858, to March 17, 1858, in regular session.
Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1857. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 4, 1856.[1]
Major events[]
- January 4, 1858: Inauguration of Alexander Randall as the 6th Governor of Wisconsin.
Major legislation[]
- February 25, 1858: Act to divide the County of Dunn, and create the County of Pepin, 1858 Act 15
- March 5, 1858: Act to divide the County of Marquette and erect the County of Green Lake, 1858 Act 17
- May 12, 1858: Act providing for the organization, enrolling and discipline of the Militia of the State of Wisconsin, 1858 Act 87
- May 17, 1858: Act to protect the people against corrupt and secret influences of matters of Legislation, 1858 Act 145
Party summary[]
Senate summary[]
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Senate partisan composition
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 18 seats
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 11 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
1st Session | 12 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 0 |
Final voting share | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 0 |
Assembly summary[]
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Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 44 seats
Republican: 53 seats
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 34 | 0 | 63 | 97 | 0 |
1st Session | 44 | 0 | 53 | 97 | 0 |
Final voting share | 45% | 0% | 55% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 41 | 1 | 54 | 96 | 1 |
Sessions[]
- 1st Regular session: January 13, 1858 – March 17, 1858
Leaders[]
Senate leadership[]
- President of the Senate: Erasmus D. Campbell, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Hiram H. Giles
Assembly leadership[]
- Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick S. Lovell
Members[]
Members of the Senate[]
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature (30):
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Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 18 seats
District | Counties | Senator | Party | Residence |
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01 | Sheboygan | Elijah Fox Cook | Dem. | Sheboygan |
02 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw | Morgan Lewis Martin | Dem. | Green Bay |
03 | Ozaukee | Herman J. Schulteis | Dem. | Port Washington |
04 | Washington | Densmore W. Maxon | Dem. | Cedar Creek |
05 | Milwaukee (Northern Half) | Augustus Greulich | Dem. | Milwaukee |
06 | Milwaukee (Southern Half) | Patrick Walsh | Dem. | Milwaukee |
07 | Racine | Champion S. Chase | Rep. | Racine |
08 | Kenosha | Samuel R. McClellan | Rep. | Wilmot |
09 | Adams, Juneau, Sauk | John T. Kingston | Rep. | Necedah |
10 | Waukesha | Denison Worthington | Rep. | Summit |
11 | Dane (Eastern Part) | Hiram H. Giles | Rep. | Stoughton |
12 | Walworth | John W. Boyd | Rep. | Geneva |
13 | Lafayette | Philemon B. Simpson | Dem. | Shullsburg |
14 | Jefferson (Northern Part) and Dodge (Southern Part) | William Chappell | Dem. | Watertown |
15 | Iowa, Richland | Lemuel W. Joiner | Rep. | Wyoming |
16 | Grant | Noah H. Virgin | Rep. | Platteville |
17 | Rock (Western Part) | James Sutherland | Rep. | Janesville |
18 | Rock (Eastern Part) | Alden I. Bennett | Rep. | Beloit |
19 | Manitowoc, Calumet | Temple Clark | Dem. | Manitowoc |
20 | Fond du Lac | Edward Pier | Rep. | Fond du Lac |
21 | Winnebago | Edwin Wheeler | Rep. | Oshkosh |
22 | Dodge (Northern Part) | William E. Smith | Rep. | Fox Lake |
23 | Jefferson (Southern Part) | Samuel C. Bean | Rep. | Lake Mills |
24 | Green | John H. Warren | Rep. | Albany |
25 | Columbia | Moses M. Davis | Rep. | Portage |
26 | Dane (Western Part) | Andrew Proudfit | Dem. | Madison |
27 | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood | Luther Hanchett | Rep. | Plover |
28 | Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | Daniel Mears | Dem. | Osceola Mills |
29 | Marquette | Martin L. Kimball | Rep. | Berlin |
30 | Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau | William H. Tucker | Dem. | La Crosse |
Members of the Assembly[]
Members of the Assembly for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
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Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 44 seats
Republican: 53 seats
Senate District |
County | District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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09 | Adams & Juneau | Almon P. Ayers | Rep. | Quincy | |
28 | Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | James B. Gray | Rep. | Hudson | |
30 | Bad Ax, Crawford | James R. Savage | Dem. | Springville | |
02 | Brown | Edgar Conklin | Dem. | Green Bay | |
30 | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Harlow E. Prickett | Dem. | Black River Falls | |
19 | Calumet | James Robinson | Dem. | Chilton | |
28 | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Lucius Cannon | Rep. | Pepin | |
25 | Columbia[2] | 1 | Alvin B. Alden | Dem. | Portage |
2 | William M. Griswold | Rep. | Columbus | ||
3 | Jonathan W. Earle | Rep. | Pardeeville | ||
11 | Dane[2] | 1 | Daniel B. Crandall | Rep. | Utica |
2 | John E. Sharp | Rep. | Door Creek | ||
3 | Storer W. Field | Rep. | Fitchburg | ||
26 | 4 | Henry K. Belding | Dem. | Black Earth | |
5 | Frank Gault | Dem. | Pheasant Branch | ||
6 | Alexander A. McDonell | Rep. | Madison | ||
22 | Dodge[2] | 1 | John Steiner | Dem. | Woodland |
2 | Dem. | Theresa | |||
3 | Paul Juneau | Dem. | Juneau | ||
4 | Benjamin F. Gibbs | Rep. | Fox Lake | ||
5 | Frederick H. Kribs | Rep. | Beaver Dam | ||
6 | Edward J. Williams | Rep. | Elba | ||
02 | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Jonathan C. Hall | Dem. | Marinette | |
20 | Fond du Lac[2] | 1 | Edmund L. Runals | Rep. | Ripon |
2 | Henry D. Hitt | Rep. | Oakfield | ||
3 | Frank D. McCarty | Dem. | Fond du Lac | ||
4 | Joseph Wagner | Dem. | Dotyville | ||
5 | William S. Tuttle | Dem. | New Fane | ||
16 | Grant[2] | 1 | Henry D. York | Rep. | Hazel Green |
2 | Albert W. Emerey | Dem. | Potosi | ||
3 | Hanmer Robbins | Rep. | Platteville | ||
4 | Charles K. Dean | Rep. | Boscobel | ||
5 | Henry Patch | Dem. | Patch Grove | ||
24 | Green[2] | 1 | James E. Vinton | Rep. | Albany |
2 | William G. Brown | Rep. | Skinner | ||
15 | Iowa[2] | 1 | Henry M. Billings | Dem. | Constance |
2 | Levi Sterling | Rep. | Mineral Point | ||
23 | Jefferson[2] | 1 | Miles Holmes | Rep. | Palmyra |
2 | George C. Smith | Rep. | Oakland | ||
14 | 3 | Peter Rogan | Dem. | Watertown | |
4 | John Gibb | Dem. | Oconomowoc | ||
5 | Harlow Pease | Rep. | Waterloo | ||
08 | Kenosha[2] | 1 | Frederick S. Lovell | Rep. | Kenosha |
2 | Almond D. Cornwell | Rep. | Salem | ||
30 | La Crosse & Monroe | James D. Condit | Dem. | Sparta | |
13 | Lafayette[2] | 1 | Hamilton H. Gray | Dem. | Darlington |
2 | Charles Bracken | Dem. | Mineral Point | ||
3 | James H. Earnest | Dem. | New Diggings | ||
19 | Manitowoc[2] | 1 | Henry C. Hamilton | Dem. | Two Rivers |
2 | James B. Dunn | Dem. | Manitowoc | ||
27 | Marathon, Portage, Wood | Burton Millard | Rep. | Wausau | |
29 | Marquette[2] | 1 | Samuel W. Mather | Dem. | Markesan |
2 | Dominic K. Devaney | Rep. | Montello | ||
05 | Milwaukee[2] | 1 | Dighton Corson | Dem. | Milwaukee |
2 | Alexander Cotzhausen | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
06 | 3 | John Hayden | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
4 | Duncan E. Cameron | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
5 | Mitchell Steever | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
05 | 6 | Frederick R. Berg | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
7 | Michael Hanrahan | Dem. | Good Hope | ||
06 | 8 | Joseph Carney | Dem. | Wauwatosa | |
9 | Orlando Ellsworth | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
02 | Outagamie | Perry H. Smith | Dem. | Appleton | |
03 | Ozaukee[2] | 1 | Dem. | Saukville | |
2 | B. O. Zastrow Kussow | Dem. | Cedarburg | ||
07 | Racine[2] | 1 | George W. Selden | Rep. | Racine |
2 | Hermon Warner | Dem. | Racine | ||
3 | Samuel Collins | Rep. | Yorkville | ||
4 | Edward Dyer | Rep. | Burlington | ||
15 | Richland | Charles G. Rodolf | Dem. | Orion | |
18 | Rock[2] | 1 | George Irish | Rep. | Clinton |
2 | William Hubbard Stark | Rep. | Shopiere | ||
17 | 3 | James H. Knowlton | Rep. | Janesville | |
4 | Zebulon P. Burdick | Rep. | Janesville | ||
5 | Kiron W. Bemis | Rep. | Janesville | ||
09 | Sauk[2] | 1 | Samuel H. Bassinger | Rep. | Prairie du Sac |
2 | Samuel Northrup | Rep. | Dellona | ||
01 | Sheboygan[2] | 1 | Zebulon P. Mason | Dem. | Sheboygan |
2 | William H. Prentice | Rep. | Sheboygan Falls | ||
3 | Abraham H. Van Wie | Rep. | Cascade | ||
12 | Walworth[2] | 1 | John McKibbin | Rep. | Geneva |
2 | Elijah Easton | Rep. | Walworth | ||
3 | Butler G. Noble | Rep. | Whitewater | ||
4 | James Baker | Rep. | East Troy | ||
04 | Washington[2] | 1 | James Kenealy | Dem. | Toland's Prairie |
2 | Paul A. Weil | Dem. | Richfield | ||
3 | Charles W. Detmering | Dem. | Newburg | ||
10 | Waukesha[2] | 1 | Albert Alden | Rep. | Delafield |
2 | Oliver P. Hullett | Rep. | Menomonee Falls | ||
3 | David Roberts | Dem. | North Prairie | ||
4 | George McWhorter | Rep. | Waukesha | ||
5 | Charles S. Hawley | Rep. | Waukesha | ||
27 | Waupaca | Andrew J. Dufur | Rep. | Iola | |
Waushara | William C. Webb | Rep. | Wautoma | ||
21 | Winnebago[2] | 1 | Samuel M. Hay | Rep. | Oshkosh |
2 | William Duchman | Rep. | Menasha | ||
3 | William P. McAllister | Rep. | Omro |
Employees[]
Senate employees[]
- Chief Clerk: John L. V. Thomas
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Nathaniel L. Stout
Assembly employees[]
- Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Francis Massing
References[]
- ^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 193–194.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Crane, L. H. D., ed. (1859). "List of Assembly Districts, with Names of Members since the last apportionment" (PDF). A Manual of Customs, Precedents, and Forms in use in the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 58–64. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1858 in Wisconsin
- 1858 U.S. legislative sessions
- Wisconsin legislative sessions