13th Wisconsin Legislature
13th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861 | ||||
Election | November 8, 1859 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 30 | ||||
Senate President | Butler G. Noble (R) | ||||
President pro tempore | Moses M. Davis (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 97 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | William P. Lyon (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1860, to April 2, 1860, 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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1859. 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 2, 1858.[1]
Major events[]
- January 2, 1860: 2nd Inauguration of Alexander Randall as Governor of Wisconsin.
- January 7, 1860: Assemblymember Andrew Eble, representing southwest Milwaukee County, died in a hunting accident.
- January 17, 1860: Assemblymember Daniel C. Jenne, representing Outagamie County, resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to Milo Coles.
- January 23, 1860: Theodore Hartung won a special election to fill the Assembly vacancy created by Andrew Eble's death.
- November 6, 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected 16th President of the United States.
- December 24, 1860: Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union issued by the government of South Carolina.
Major legislation[]
- March 27, 1860: Act to organize the county of Ashland, 1860 Act 211
- March 28, 1860: Joint Resolution relative to grants of public lands to actual settlers and to passage of "The Homestead Bill," 1860 Joint Resolution 1
- March 30, 1860: Act to establish an official State paper, 1860 Act 240. Established the Wisconsin State Journal as the official state paper.
- March 30, 1860: Joint Resolution objecting to any change of the Naturalization Law, 1860 Joint Resolution 2
- March 31, 1860: Joint Resolution in relation to the Homestead Bill in Congress, 1860 Joint Resolution 3
Party summary[]
Senate summary[]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
End of previous Legislature | 14 | 16 | 30 | 0 | |
1st Session | 12 | 18 | 30 | 0 | |
Final voting share | 40% | 60% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 8 | 22 | 30 | 0 |
Assembly summary[]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 41 | 1 | 55 | 97 | 0 |
Start of 1st Session | 37 | 1 | 59 | 97 | 0 |
after January 7[note 1] | 36 | 96 | 1 | ||
after January 17[note 2] | 37 | 58 | 97 | ||
after February 2[note 3] | 38 | 0 | |||
Final voting share | 39% | 1% | 60% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 27 | 0 | 70 | 97 | 0 |
Sessions[]
- 1st Regular session: January 11, 1860 – April 2, 1860
Leaders[]
Senate leadership[]
- President of the Senate: Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Moses M. Davis
Assembly leadership[]
- Speaker of the Assembly: William P. Lyon
Members[]
Members of the Senate[]
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
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Senate Partisan representation
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 18 seats
District | Counties | Senator | Party | Residence |
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01 | Sheboygan | Robert H. Hotchkiss | Dem. | Plymouth |
02 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw | Edward Decker | Dem. | Kewaunee |
03 | Ozaukee | Frederick Hilgen | Dem. | Cedarburg |
04 | Washington | Densmore W. Maxon | Dem. | Cedar Creek |
05 | Northern Milwaukee | Cicero Comstock | Rep. | Milwaukee |
06 | Southern Milwaukee | Michael J. Egan | Dem. | Franklin |
07 | Racine | Nicholas D. Fratt | Dem. | Racine |
08 | Kenosha | George Bennett | Rep. | Kenosha |
09 | Adams, Juneau, Sauk | Henry W. Curtis | Rep. | Delton |
10 | Waukesha | Denison Worthington | Rep. | Summit |
11 | Eastern Dane | William R. Taylor | Dem. | Cottage Grove |
12 | Walworth | Oscar F. Bartlett | Rep. | East Troy |
13 | Lafayette | Philemon B. Simpson | Dem. | Shullsburg |
14 | Northern Jefferson | Charles R. Gill | Rep. | Watertown |
15 | Iowa, Richland | Charles Rodolf | Dem. | Orion |
16 | Grant | Noah H. Virgin | Rep. | Platteville |
17 | Rock (Western Part) | Zebulon P. Burdick | Rep. | Janesville |
18 | Rock (Eastern Part) | Alden I. Bennett | Rep. | Beloit |
19 | Manitowoc, Calumet | Samuel H. Thurber | Dem. | Manitowoc |
20 | Fond du Lac | Elihu Phillips | Rep. | Fond du Lac |
21 | Winnebago | Ganem W. Washburn | Rep. | Oshkosh |
22 | Dodge | Benjamin Ferguson | Rep. | Fox Lake |
23 | Southern Jefferson | Enias D. Masters | Rep. | Jefferson |
24 | Green | John W. Stewart | Rep. | Monroe |
25 | Columbia | Moses M. Davis | Rep. | Portage |
26 | Dane (Western Part) | John B. Sweat | Dem. | Black Earth |
27 | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood | Luther Hanchett | Rep. | Stanton |
28 | Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | Charles B. Cox | Dem. | River Falls |
29 | Marquette | M. W. Seely | Rep. | Marquette |
30 | Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau | Buel E. Hutchinson | Rep. | Prairie du Chien |
Members of the Assembly[]
Members of the Assembly for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3][4]
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Assembly partisan representation
Democratic: 39 seats
Republican: 58 seats
Senate District |
County | District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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09 | Adams, Juneau | Albert Wood | Rep. | Quincy | |
28 | Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Asaph Whittlesey | Rep. | Whittlesey | |
30 | Bad Ax, Crawford | William C. McMichael | Rep. | Viroqua | |
02 | Brown | John C. Neville | Dem. | Green Bay | |
30 | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Romanzo Bunn | Rep. | Galesville | |
19 | Calumet | Asaph Green | Dem. | Chilton | |
28 | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce | William P. Bartlett | Rep. | Eau Claire | |
25 | Columbia[4] | 1 | Henry B. Munn | Dem. | Portage |
2 | William M. Griswold | Rep. | Columbus | ||
3 | Marcus Barden | Rep. | Pardeeville | ||
11 | Dane[4] | 1 | William W. Blackman | Rep. | Stoughton |
2 | Eleazor Grover Jr. | Dem. | Madison | ||
3 | John Beath | Dem. | Verona | ||
26 | 4 | Francis Fischer | Rep. | Cross Plains | |
5 | Leonard J. Farwell | Rep. | Madison | ||
6 | Cassius Fairchild | Dem. | Madison | ||
22 | Dodge[4] | 1 | Elva Simpson | Dem. | Iron Ridge |
2 | Max Bachhuber | Dem. | Farmersville | ||
3 | Jonathan W. Nash | Rep. | Oak Grove | ||
4 | Stoddard Judd | Rep. | Fox Lake | ||
5 | David S. Ordway | Rep. | Beaver Dam | ||
6 | Harvey C. Griffin | Dem. | Oak Grove | ||
02 | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | John Wiley | Dem. | Shawano | |
20 | Fond du Lac[4] | 1 | Alvan E. Bovay | Rep. | Ripon |
2 | Benjamin H. Bettis | Rep. | Ladoga | ||
3 | John C. Lewis | Rep. | Fond du Lac | ||
4 | John Boyd | Dem. | Calumet | ||
5 | Wolcott T. Brooks | Rep. | Fond du Lac | ||
16 | Grant[4] | 1 | James K. Spottswood | Rep. | Hazel Green |
2 | James W. Seaton | Dem. | Potosi | ||
3 | Jonathan B. Moore | Rep. | Muscoda | ||
4 | Samuel F. Clise | Rep. | Ellenboro | ||
5 | George Ballantine | Rep. | Patch Grove | ||
24 | Green[4] | 1 | Walter S. Wescott | Rep. | Monroe |
2 | Martin Mitchell | Rep. | Brodhead | ||
29 | Green Lake | James W. Burt | Rep. | Mackford | |
15 | Iowa[4] | 1 | Gardner C. Meigs | Dem. | Arena |
2 | Amasa Cobb | Rep. | Mineral Point | ||
23 | Jefferson[4] | 1 | Norman Horton | Rep. | Cold Spring |
2 | Charles Hammarquist | Rep. | Fort Atkinson | ||
14 | 3 | Heber Smith | Rep. | Watertown | |
4 | H. H. Winter | Dem. Rep. | Watertown | ||
5 | John Sutton | Dem. | Milford | ||
08 | Kenosha[4] | 1 | Meredith Howland | Rep. | Kenosha |
2 | Salmon Upson | Rep. | Kenosha | ||
30 | La Crosse & Monroe | John J. McKay | Rep. | Sparta | |
13 | Lafayette[4] | 1 | Thomas C. L. Mackay | Dem. | Elk Grove |
2 | Samuel Cole | Dem. | Gratiot | ||
3 | Elijah C. Townsend | Dem. | Shullsburg | ||
19 | Manitowoc[4] | 1 | Joseph Rankin | Dem. | Mishicot |
2 | Henry Mulholand | Dem. | Meeme | ||
27 | Marathon, Portage, Wood | John Phillips | Rep. | Stevens Point | |
29 | Marquette | Orrin W. Bow | Dem. | Kingston | |
05 | Milwaukee[4] | 1 | Henry L. Palmer | Dem. | Milwaukee |
2 | Leonard Schmidtner | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
06 | 3 | Edward Keogh | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
4 | Edward D. Holton | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
5 | Edward G. Hayden | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
05 | 6 | Matthias Humann | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
7 | Patrick Dockry | Dem. | Ten Mile House | ||
06 | 8 | John Ruan | Dem. | Oak Creek | |
9 | Andrew Eble (died Jan. 7) | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
Theodore Hartung (from Feb. 2) | Dem. | ||||
02 | Outagamie | Daniel C. Jenne (until Jan. 17) | Rep. | Appleton | |
Milo Coles (from Jan. 17) | Dem. | Gratiot | |||
03 | Ozaukee[4] | 1 | Anthony Ahlhauser | Dem. | Saukville |
2 | Frederick W. Horn | Dem. | Cedarburg | ||
07 | Racine[4] | 1 | William P. Lyon | Rep. | Racine |
2 | Lewis L. Baldwin | Rep. | Racine | ||
3 | Knud Langeland | Rep. | North Cape | ||
4 | Frederick A. Weage | Rep. | Waterford | ||
15 | Richland | Jeremiah L. Jackson | Dem. | Viola | |
18 | Rock[4] | 1 | William E. Wheeler | Rep. | Beloit |
2 | Thomas C. Westby | Rep. | Emerald Grove | ||
17 | 3 | John P. Dickson | Rep. | Janesville | |
4 | Jeremiah Johnson | Rep. | Evansville | ||
5 | George Golden | Rep. | Brodhead | ||
09 | Sauk[4] | 1 | Ephraim W. Young | Rep. | Prairie du Sac |
2 | Edward Sumner | Rep. | Baraboo | ||
01 | Sheboygan[4] | 1 | James T. Kingsbury | Dem. | Sheboygan |
2 | Erastus W. Stannard | Rep. | Greenbush | ||
3 | Oran Rogers | Rep. | Cascade | ||
12 | Walworth[4] | 1 | Clarkson Miller | Rep. | Geneva |
2 | John DeWolf | Rep. | Delavan | ||
3 | Anderson Whiting | Rep. | Richmond | ||
4 | James Child | Rep. | East Troy | ||
04 | Washington[4] | 1 | George Kiefer | Dem. | Nenno |
2 | Matthias Altenhofen | Dem. | Kewaskum | ||
3 | Tisdale E. Vander Cook | Rep. | Newburg | ||
10 | Waukesha[4] | 1 | Albert Alden | Rep. | Delafield |
2 | William R. Hesk | Rep. | Menomonee Falls | ||
3 | Andrew E. Elmore | Dem. | Mukwonago | ||
4 | Benjamin Hunkins | Dem. | New Berlin | ||
5 | Robert C. Robertson | Rep. | Vernon | ||
27 | Waupaca | Melvin B. Patchin | Dem. | Fremont | |
Waushara | Jacob S. Bugh | Rep. | Wautoma | ||
21 | Winnebago[4] | 1 | Gabriel Bouck | Dem. | Oshkosh |
2 | George B. Goodwin | Rep. | Menasha | ||
3 | George S. Barnum | Rep. | Waukau |
Employees[]
Senate employees[]
- Chief Clerk: John H. Warren[2]
- Assistant Clerk: Willard Merrill
- Engrossing Clerk: J. B. Selby
- Enrolling Clerk: G. M. Powell
- Transcribing Clerk: A. L. Burke
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Asa Kinney
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. S. Keyes
- Postmaster: James L. Wilder
- Post Messenger: Garret J. Mahoney
- Doorkeeper: Henry M. Higbee
- Fireman: Franz G. L. Struve
- Messengers:
- William W. Worthington
- Walter C. Wyman
- Sylvester Mygatt
Assembly employees[]
- Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane[3]
- Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean
- Engrossing Clerk: R. S. Kingman
- Enrolling Clerk: Thaddeus C. Pound
- Transcribing Clerk: E. Gilbert Jackson
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Gates
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: A. Armstrong
- Postmaster: Marcus Otterbourg
- Assistant Postmaster: Chancey B. Valentine
- Doorkeeper: William C. Lessure
- Assistant Doorkeeper: John T. Taylor
- Firemen:
- Nelson C. Andrews
- Stephen S. Woodward
- Phillip Cary
- Robert R. Jores
- Messengers:
- Samuel H. Fernandez
- Carlton C. Hart
- Edward Livingston
- William H. Barnes
- George W. Yout
- William H. Bennett
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 199–200.
- ^ a b "Statistical list of members of the Senate of the state of Wisconsin". A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1860. pp. 12–13. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistical list of the members and officers of the Assembly of Wisconsin". A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1860. pp. 7–11. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "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 Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1860. pp. 33–37. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
External links[]
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