Senators representing odd-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 2, 1858. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 3, 1857.[1]
W. Howard Aldrich (12-year-old son of Assembly member William Aldrich)
Edward Livingston
Samuel Fernandez
Referencesedit
^"Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 197–198.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuCrane, 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 5, 2021.
^"Thursday, January 20–10 o'clock, A.M." Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin: 88. 1859. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^Democrat Lion Silverman (District 3) resigned October 1, 1859, to run for State Treasurer.
^S. K. Barnes was elected to this seat in the November 1858 general election, but died before inauguration. O. Hugo Petters was chosen in a special election held January 13, 1859.[3]
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The Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12 1859 to March 21 1859 in regular session 12th Wisconsin Legislature 11th 13th OverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 3 1859 January 2 1860ElectionNovember 2 1858SenateMembers30Senate PresidentErasmus D Campbell D President pro temporeDenison Worthington R Party controlDemocraticAssemblyMembers97Assembly SpeakerWilliam P Lyon R Party controlRepublicanSessions1stJanuary 12 1859 March 21 1859 Senators representing odd 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 2 1858 Senators representing even numbered districts were serving the second year of their two year term having been elected in the general election held on November 3 1857 1 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate summary 3 2 Assembly summary 4 Sessions 5 Leaders 5 1 Senate leadership 5 2 Assembly leadership 6 Members 6 1 Members of the Senate 6 2 Members of the Assembly 7 Employees 7 1 Senate employees 7 2 Assembly employees 8 References 9 Notes 10 External linksMajor events editMarch 7 1859 The United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Ableman v Booth vacating the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision which had attempted to nullify enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in Wisconsin April 12 1859 Edward V Whiton Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court died in office April 19 1859 Luther S Dixon was appointed Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court November 8 1859 Alexander Randall was re elected as Governor of Wisconsin Major legislation editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2021 Party summary editSenate summary edit Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total Democratic Ind Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 12 0 18 30 0 1st Session 14 0 16 30 0 From Oct 1 note 1 13 29 1 Final voting share 47 0 53 Beginning of the next Legislature 11 0 19 30 0 Assembly summary edit Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total Democratic Ind Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 44 0 53 97 0 Start of 1st Session 41 1 54 96 1 after January 17 40 55 after January 20 41 97 0 Final voting share 43 0 57 Beginning of the next Legislature 37 1 59 97 0Sessions edit1st Regular session January 12 1859 March 21 1859Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate Erasmus D Campbell Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore Denison Worthington Assembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly William P LyonMembers editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature 30 nbsp Senate Partisan representation Democratic 14 seats Republican 16 seats District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Robert H Hotchkiss Dem Plymouth 02 Brown Door Kewaunee Oconto Outagamie Shawanaw Morgan Lewis Martin Dem Green Bay 03 Ozaukee Lion Silverman Dem Ozaukee 04 Washington Densmore W Maxon Dem Cedar Creek 05 Milwaukee Northern Half Cicero Comstock Rep Milwaukee 06 Milwaukee Southern Half Patrick Walsh Dem Milwaukee 07 Racine Nicholas D Fratt Dem Racine 08 Kenosha Samuel R McClellan Rep Wilmot 09 Adams Juneau Sauk H W Curtis Rep Delton 10 Waukesha Denison Worthington Rep Summit 11 Dane Eastern Part William Robert Taylor Dem Cottage Grove 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 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 Edward Pier Rep Fond du Lac 21 Winnebago Ganem W Washburn Rep Oshkosh 22 Dodge Northern Part William E Smith Rep Fox Lake 23 Jefferson Southern Part Enias D Masters Rep Jefferson 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 Stanton 28 Burnett Chippewa Clark Douglas Dunn Eau Claire La Pointe Pierce Polk St Croix Daniel Mears Dem Osceola Mills 29 Marquette M W Seely Rep Marquette 30 Bad Ax Buffalo Crawford Jackson La Crosse Monroe Tremealeau William H Tucker Dem La Crosse Members of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature nbsp Assembly partisan representation Democratic 41 seats Independent 1 seat Republican 55 seats SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams amp Juneau John Turner Rep Mauston 28 Ashland Burnett Douglas La Pointe Polk amp St Croix Moses S Gibson Until Jan 17 Dem Hudson Marcus W McCracken From Jan 17 Rep Superior 30 Bad Ax amp Crawford Thomas R Tower Rep Towerville 02 Brown William Field Jr Dem De Pere 30 Buffalo Jackson Trempealeau Jesse Bennett Rep Fountain City 19 Calumet Harrison C Hobart Dem Chilton 28 Chippewa Clark Dunn amp Pierce Richard Dewhurst Rep Neillsville 25 Columbia 2 1 Gysbert Van Steenwyk Rep Kilbourn City 2 William M Griswold Rep Columbus 3 John O Jones Rep Cambria 11 Dane 2 1 William W Blackman Rep Stoughton 2 Adam Smith Dem Burke 3 John Keenan Dem Fitchburg 26 4 Chester N Waterbury Dem Roxbury 5 Harlow S Orton Dem Madison 6 George B Smith Dem Madison 22 Dodge 2 1 Thomas Palmer Dem Mayville 2 John C Bishop Dem LeRoy 3 Waldo Lyon Rep Hustisford 4 Cyrus S Kneeland Rep Waupun 5 Lorenzo Merrill Rep Burnett 6 John Lowth Dem Lowell 02 Door Kewaunee Oconto Shawano Matthias Simon Dem Ahnapee 20 Fond du Lac 2 1 Alvan E Bovay Rep Ripon 2 Warren Whiting Rep Ladoga 3 John C Lewis Rep Fond du Lac 4 Vacant until Jan 21 note 2 O Hugo Petters from Jan 21 Dem Murone 5 Silas C Matteson Rep Waucousta 16 Grant 2 1 George Broderick Dem Hazel Green 2 James W Seaton Dem Potosi 3 Jesse Waldorf Rep Platteville 4 Hugh A W McNair Rep Fennimore 5 Luther Basford Rep Glen Haven 24 Green 2 1 Albert H Pierce Rep Monticello 2 Edmund A West Rep Monroe 15 Iowa 2 1 Gardner C Meigs Dem Arena 2 John Toay Rep Mineral Point 23 Jefferson 2 1 Alexander J Craig Rep Palmyra 2 George C Smith Rep Oakland 14 3 Luther A Cole Rep Watertown 4 Ferdinand Wagner Dem Watertown 5 Sylvester J Conklin Rep Waterloo 08 Kenosha 2 1 George Bennett Rep Kenosha 2 James C McKisson Rep Wheatland 30 La Crosse amp Monroe Charles W Marshall Rep La Crosse 13 Lafayette 2 1 James S Murphy Dem Benton 2 William M McGranahan Dem Fayette 3 David W Kyle Dem Shullsburg 19 Manitowoc 2 1 William Aldrich Rep Two Rivers 2 James B Dunn Dem Manitowoc 27 Marathon Portage amp Wood James S Young Dem Stevens Point 29 Marquette amp Green Lake 2 1 Jesse Thomas Rep Green Lake 2 James B Ormsby Rep Oxford 05 Milwaukee 2 1 Edwin Palmer Rep Milwaukee 2 Charles J Kern Dem Milwaukee 06 3 Thomas H Eviston Ind Milwaukee 4 James A Swain Rep Milwaukee 5 William S Cross Rep Milwaukee 05 6 Joseph Walter Dem Milwaukee 7 Frederick Moskowitt Dem Milwaukee 06 8 Jacob Beck Dem Milwaukee 9 Edward Hasse Dem Milwaukee 02 Outagamie Perry H Smith Dem Appleton 03 Ozaukee 2 1 John R Bohan Dem Ozaukee 2 Frederick W Horn Dem Cedarburg 07 Racine 4 1 William P Lyon Rep Racine 2 Leonard S Van Vliet Rep Caledonia 3 William Ballach Rep Yorkville 4 Franklin E Hoyt Dem Rochester 15 Richland William Dixon Rep Lone Rock 18 Rock 2 1 William E Wheeler Rep Beloit 2 Edward Vincent Rep Milton 17 3 John P Dickson Rep Janesville 4 Joseph K P Porter Rep Cooksville 5 Elisha L Carpenter Rep Beloit 09 Sauk 2 1 Nelson Wheeler Rep Humboldt 2 Eli Otis Rudd Rep Reedsburg 01 Sheboygan 2 1 William N Shafter Rep Sheboygan 2 James Little Dem Sheboygan Falls 3 Stephen D Littlefield Dem Sheboygan Falls 12 Walworth 2 1 Reuben Rockwell Rep Springfield 2 Edward P Cornick Rep Delavan 3 Newton S Murphy Rep Whitewater 4 Daniel Hooper Rep Troy 04 Washington 2 1 Gustave Streckewald Dem Hartford 2 James Vollmar Dem West Bend 3 Phillip Zimmerman Dem Staatsville 10 Waukesha 2 1 Parker Sawyer Rep Summit 2 William P King Dem Merton 3 Andrew E Elmore Dem Mukwonago 4 Charles T Deissner Dem Waukesha 5 Ira Blood Rep Mukwonago 27 Waupaca Warner C Carr Dem Crystal Lake Waushara Charles White Rep Coloma 21 Winnebago 2 1 Richard P Eighme Dem Oshkosh 2 John D Rush Dem Winneconne 3 George W Beckwith Rep OmroEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk Hiram Bowen Assistant Clerk C M Cook Engrossing Clerk A M Thomson Enrolling Clerk C T Overton Transcribing Clerk G M O Brien Sergeant at Arms Asa Kinney Assistant Sergeant at Arms Jacob Low Postmaster E G Garner Post Messenger Garrit Mahony Doorkeeper D C Shelden Messengers William W Worthington Dwight Allen Assembly employees edit Chief Clerk L H D Crane Assistant Clerk John S Dean Engrossing Clerk George Burnside Enrolling Clerk George W Stoner Transcribing Clerk Oliver Gibbs Jr Sergeant at Arms Emanuel Munk Assistant Sergeant at Arms Joseph Gates Postmaster Sewall W Smith Assistant Postmaster Cyrus Fertig Doorkeeper G W Munderloh Assistant Doorkeeper William Adams Firemen F Brown N L Andrews Messengers Cyrus Lanyon John Ford W Howard Aldrich 12 year old son of Assembly member William Aldrich Edward Livingston Samuel FernandezReferences edit Annals of the legislature The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 Report State of Wisconsin pp 197 198 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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 5 2021 Thursday January 20 10 o clock A M Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin State of Wisconsin 88 1859 Retrieved September 5 2021 Republican Nominations Racine Daily News October 26 1858 p 2 Retrieved September 5 2021 via Newspapers com Notes edit Democrat Lion Silverman District 3 resigned October 1 1859 to run for State Treasurer S K Barnes was elected to this seat in the November 1858 general election but died before inauguration O Hugo Petters was chosen in a special election held January 13 1859 3 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 12th Wisconsin Legislature amp oldid 1157484150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
