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 8, 1864. 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 3, 1863.[1]
^Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 210–212. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^"Ratification of Constitutional Amendments" The U.S. Constitution Online USConstitution.net
^ abcdStewart, Frank M.; Dean, John S., eds. (1865). "Legislative Department" (PDF). The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 76–77, 88–91. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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18th, wisconsin, legislature, eighteenth, wisconsin, legislature, convened, from, january, 1865, april, 1865, regular, session, 17th, 19th, wisconsin, state, capitol, 1863overviewlegislative, bodywisconsin, legislaturemeeting, placewisconsin, state, capitolter. The Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11 1865 to April 10 1865 in regular session 18th Wisconsin Legislature 17th 19th Wisconsin State Capitol 1863OverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 2 1865 January 1 1866ElectionNovember 8 1864SenateMembers33Senate PresidentWyman Spooner U President pro temporeWillard H Chandler U Party controlNational UnionAssemblyMembers100Assembly SpeakerWilliam W Field U Party controlNational UnionSessions1stJanuary 11 1865 April 10 1865Senators 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 8 1864 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 3 1863 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 editJanuary 31 1865 The United States House of Representatives passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution banning slavery in the United States March 4 1865 Second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln April 3 1865 Union Army forces occupied the Confederate capital city Richmond Virginia after a months long siege April 9 1865 Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Court House Virginia April 14 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington D C April 15 1865 Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the 17th President of the United States May 10 1865 Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was captured by the 4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment in Irwin County Georgia effectively ending the American Civil War November 7 1865 Lucius Fairchild elected Governor of Wisconsin December 6 1865 Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three fourths of U S states Major legislation editFebruary 7 1865 Act to incorporate the Wisconsin soldiers home 1865 Act 16 February 24 1865 Joint Resolution ratifying proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States 1865 Joint Resolution 5 2 Party summary editSenate summary edit nbsp Senate partisan composition Democratic 8 seats National Union 25 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDemocratic Union Republican VacantEnd of previous Legislature 11 22 0 33 01st Session 8 25 0 33 0Final voting share 24 24 75 76 Beginning of the next Legislature 10 23 0 33 0Assembly summary edit nbsp Assembly partisan composition Democratic 33 seats National Union 67 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDemocratic Union Republican VacantEnd of previous Legislature 29 71 0 100 0Start of 1st Session 34 66 0 100 0From January 19 33 99 1From February 20 67 100 0Final voting share 33 67 Beginning of the next Legislature 34 66 0 100 0Sessions edit1st Regular session January 11 1865 April 10 1865Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate Wyman Spooner President pro tempore Willard H ChandlerAssembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly William W FieldMembers editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature 3 nbsp Senate partisan representation Democratic 8 seats Union 25 seatsDistrict Counties Senator Residence Party01 Sheboygan John A Bentley Sheboygan Union02 Brown Kewaunee Frederick S Ellis Green Bay Dem 03 Ozaukee Lyman Morgan Ozaukee Dem 04 Washington Frederick O Thorpe West Bend Dem 05 Milwaukee Northern Part William K Wilson Milwaukee Dem 06 Milwaukee Southern Part Hugh P Reynolds Milwaukee Dem 07 Racine Jerome I Case Racine Union08 Kenosha Anthony Van Wyck Kenosha Union09 Adams Juneau Waushara Henry G Webb Wautoma Union10 Waukesha William Blair Waukesha Union11 Dane Eastern Part Willard H Chandler Windsor Union12 Walworth Newton Littlejohn Whitewater Union13 Lafayette Samuel Cole Gratiot Union14 Sauk Smith S Wilkinson Prairie du Sac Union15 Iowa Wyman Lincoln Avoca Union16 Grant Milas K Young Glen Haven Union17 Rock William A Lawrence Janesville Union18 Dodge Western Part William E Smith Fox Lake Union19 Manitowoc Calumet George B Reed Manitowoc Dem 20 Fond du Lac George F Wheeler Nanaupa Union21 Winnebago George S Barnum Waukau Union22 Door Oconto Outagamie Shawanaw Joseph Harris Sturgeon Bay Union23 Jefferson S W Budlong Waterloo Dem 24 Green Walter S Wescott Monroe Union25 Columbia Jonathan Bowman Monroe Union26 Dane Western Part Thomas Hood Madison Union27 Marathon Portage Waupaca Wood Milan H Sessions Waupaca Union28 Ashland Burnett Dallas Douglas La Pointe Pierce Polk St Croix Austin H Young Prescott Union29 Marquette Green Lake G DeWitt Elwood Princeton Union30 Bad Ax Crawford Richland William Ketcham Richland City Union31 La Crosse Monroe John A Chandler Sparta Union32 Buffalo Chippewa Clark Dunn Eau Claire Jackson Pepin Trempealeau Carl C Pope Black River Falls Union33 Dodge Eastern Part Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem Members of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature 3 nbsp Assembly partisan representation Democratic 33 seats Union 67 seatsSenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence09 Adams Revel K Fay Union Roche a Cri28 Ashland Burnett Dallas Douglas La Pointe Polk Amos S Gray until Jan 19 Dem OsceolaAlbert C Stuntz from Jan 19 Union Bayfield02 Brown William J Abrams Dem Green Bay32 Buffalo Pepin Trempealeau John Burgess Union Maxville19 Calumet Hector McLean Dem Stockbridge32 Chippewa Dunn Eau Claire Francis R Church Union MenomonieClark Jackson Richard Dewhurst Union Neillsville25 Columbia 1 Levi W Barden Union Portage2 Jesse F Hand Union Rocky Run3 William Owen Union Cambria30 Crawford Ormsby B Thomas Union Prairie du Chien11 Dane 1 William M Colladay Union Stoughton2 Abram A Boyce Union Lodi26 3 David Ford Dem Leicester4 John S Frary Union Oregon5 James Ross Union Madison18 Dodge 1 James M McGuire died Jan 19 Union DanvilleStoddard Judd from Feb 20 Union Fox Lake2 Michael F Lowth Dem Beaver Dam3 Oscar F Jones Dem Juneau33 4 Peter Peters Dem Rubicon5 Ferdinand Gnewuch Dem Hustisford22 Door Oconto Shawano Dennis A Reed Union Sturgeon Bay20 Fond du Lac 1 D C Van Ostrand Union Ripon2 John H Brinkerhoff Union Waupun3 James Sawyer Union Fond du Lac4 Thomas Boyd Dem Calumet5 Jonathan Large Dem Oakfield16 Grant 1 William Brandon Union Smelser s Grove2 Allen Taylor Union Dickeyville3 Henry Utt Union Platteville4 William W Field Union Boscobel5 Robert Glenn Union Wyalusing24 Green 1 William W McLaughlin Union Brooklyn2 David Dunwiddie Union Brodhead29 Green Lake Lorentus J Brayton Union Marquette15 Iowa 1 Elihu Goodsell Dem Highland2 Francis Little Union Mineral Point23 Jefferson 1 Jonathan Piper Dem Ixonia2 Gardner Spoor Union Aztalan3 Alanson Pike Union Whitewater4 William P Forsyth Union Golden Lake09 Juneau Eliphalet S Miner Union Necedah08 Kenosha Zalmon G Simmons Union Kenosha02 Kewaunee Lyman Walker Dem Kewaunee31 La Crosse Townsend N Horton Union West Salem13 Lafayette 1 James Harker Dem New Diggings2 Sylvester W Osborn Union Darlington19 Manitowoc 1 Henry Mulholland Dem Meeme2 Michael Murphy Dem Maple Grove3 Charles B Daggart Dem Two Rivers27 Marathon amp Wood H W Remington until Jan 19 Dem Grand RapidsM J McRaith from Jan 19 Dem Montello29 Marquette Spencer A Pease Dem Milwaukee05 Milwaukee 1 Jackson Hadley Dem Milwaukee2 David Knab Dem Milwaukee06 3 James McGrath Dem Milwaukee4 DeWitt Davis Union Milwaukee5 Jared Thompson Jr Dem Milwaukee05 6 Jacob Obermann Dem Milwaukee7 Henry Fowler Dem Milwaukee06 8 John W Weiler Dem Root Creek9 Richard White Dem Lamberton31 Monroe Josiah M Tarr Union Tunnel City22 Outagamie Samuel Ryan Jr Dem Appleton03 Ozaukee William T Bonniwell Jr Dem Cedarburg28 Pierce amp St Croix Marcus Fulton Union Hudson27 Portage Newton H Emmons Union Stevens Point07 Racine 1 John Vaughan Union Racine2 Elijah C Salisbury Union Union Grove3 Frederick A Weage Union Waterford30 Richland Henry L Eaton Union Lone Rock17 Rock 1 Daniel Johnson Union Evansville2 Solomon C Carr Union West Milton3 Henry S Wooster Union Clinton4 Edward P King Union Beloit5 John B Cassoday Union Janesville6 Daniel Mowe Union Orfordville14 Sauk 1 William Palmer Union Logansville2 Argalus W Starks Union Baraboo01 Sheboygan 1 Joseph Wedig Dem Sheboygan2 Cephas Whipple Union Sheboygan Falls3 Charles Rogers Union Hingham4 Edwin Slade Union Glenbeulah30 Vernon 1 William H Officer Union Springville2 James Berry Union Springville12 Walworth 1 Hezekiah C Tilton Union Allen s Grove2 Thomas Davis Union Millard3 Benjamin F Groesbeck Union Tirade4 Horatio S Winsor Union Elkhorn04 Washington 1 George C Williams Dem Hartford2 Mitchell L Delaney Dem Barton3 Ernst Franckenberg Dem Newburg10 Waukesha 1 Thomas Weaver Dem Pewaukee2 John N Cadby Union Merton3 John B Monteith Union Genesee4 Myron Gilbert Union Prospect Hill27 Waupaca Reuben G Doud Union Weyauwega09 Waushara Oscar Babcock Union Dacotah21 Winnebago 1 William A Knapp Union Oshkosh2 Nathan Cobb Union Neenah3 William Simmons Union NekimiEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk Frank M Stewart 3 Assistant Clerk L B Hills Bookkeeper S Hauxhurst Engrossing Clerk O F Clapp Enrolling Clerk Thomas Marshall Transcribing Clerk H Harvey Sergeant at Arms Nelson Williams 1st Assistant Sergeant at Arms James L Wilder 2nd Assistant Sergeant at Arms D W C Wilson Sergeant at Arms Porter Thomas Goss Postmaster Frank Leland Assistant Postmaster W S Williams Doorkeeper J P Miller Assistant Doorkeeper George D Potter Assistant Doorkeeper S J Abbott Assistant Doorkeeper Eames Wadsworth Assistant Doorkeeper Norman McBeath Assistant Doorkeeper August Wandrey Firemen James Yates Roswell Stow Fireman and Porter William Holden Messengers Jonathan C Hutchins Rufus H Roys C C Frey Thomas Goss Seymour StoughtonAssembly employees edit Chief Clerk John S Dean 3 Assistant Clerk Ephraim W Young Bookkeeper William M Newcomb Engrossing Clerk L R Davis Enrolling Clerk J H Balch Transcribing Clerk R H Blodgett Sergeant at Arms Alonzo Wilcox 1st Assistant Sergeant at Arms Lewis M Hammond 2nd Assistant Sergeant at Arms E H Bartholt Postmaster Hiram Morley 1st Assistant Postmaster Hiram Beckwith 2nd Assistant Postmaster R Law Doorkeepers S Raymond M Colby H H Helms George D Phinney Firemen E E Brown John Grant F K Melvin Nelson Bowerman William Fitzpatrick G A Foss Speaker s Messenger William P Beach Chief Clerk s Messenger James E Dean Sergeant at Arms Messenger Louis Sholes Gallery Attendant S Nye Jr Messengers George F Williston Frederic A Frank Howard W Tilton Linus S Webb Alfred F Bishop Frank Mason Harvey Olin Nicholas F Weber John S Young Richard C NotbohmReferences edit Heg J E ed 1882 Annals of the Legislature PDF The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin pp 210 212 Retrieved June 9 2021 Ratification of Constitutional Amendments The U S Constitution Online USConstitution net a b c d Stewart Frank M Dean John S eds 1865 Legislative Department PDF The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin pp 76 77 88 91 Retrieved June 9 2021 Notes editExternal links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 18th Wisconsin Legislature amp oldid 1181310800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
