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 2, 1869. 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, 1868.[1]
^Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 221–223. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ abcd"Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. pp. 350–380. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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The Twenty Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12 1870 to March 17 1870 in regular session 23rd Wisconsin Legislature 22nd 24th Wisconsin State Capitol 1863OverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 3 1870 January 2 1871ElectionNovember 2 1869SenateMembers33Senate PresidentThaddeus C Pound R President pro temporeDavid Taylor R Party controlRepublicanAssemblyMembers100Assembly SpeakerJames M Bingham R Party controlRepublicanSessions1stJanuary 12 1870 March 17 1870 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 2 1869 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 1868 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 External linksMajor events editFebruary 3 1870 Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three fourths of U S states June 22 1870 The U S Congress created the United States Department of Justice July 19 1870 France declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia initiating the Franco Prussian War September 4 1870 French Emperor Napoleon III was deposed and the French Third Republic was established October 12 1870 Former Confederate general Robert E Lee died after suffering a stroke Major legislation editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2021 Party summary editSenate summary edit nbsp Senate partisan composition Democratic 14 seats Republican 19 seats Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 14 19 33 0 1st Session 14 19 33 0 Final voting share 42 42 57 58 Beginning of the next Legislature 14 19 33 0 Assembly summary edit nbsp Assembly partisan composition Democratic 39 seats Independent 1 seat Republican 60 seats Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total Democratic Ind Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 32 0 68 100 0 1st Session 39 1 60 100 0 Final voting share 39 1 60 Beginning of the next Legislature 40 3 57 100 0Sessions edit1st Regular session January 12 1870 March 17 1870Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate Thaddeus C Pound R President pro tempore David Taylor R Assembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly James M Bingham R Members editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty Third Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Senate partisan representation Democratic 14 seats Republican 19 seats Dist Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan David Taylor Sheboygan Rep 02 Brown Door Kewaunee Lyman Walker Ahnapee Dem 03 Ozaukee Lyman Morgan Ozaukee Dem 04 Washington Adam Schantz Addison Dem 05 Milwaukee Northern Half William P Lynde Milwaukee Dem 06 Milwaukee Southern Half Peter V Deuster Milwaukee Dem 07 Racine Henry Stevens Caledonia Rep 08 Kenosha Milton Pettit Kenosha Rep 09 Adams Juneau Monroe William J Kershaw Big Spring Rep 10 Waukesha John A Rice Merton Dem 11 Dane Eastern Part Nelson Williams Stoughton Rep 12 Walworth Samuel Pratt Spring Prairie Rep 13 Lafayette Hamilton H Gray Darlington Dem 14 Sauk Bennett Strong Spring Green Rep 15 Iowa Lemuel W Joiner Wyoming Rep 16 Grant George C Hazelton Boscobel Rep 17 Rock Charles G Williams Janesville Rep 18 Dodge Western Part Samuel D Burchard Beaver Dam Dem 19 Manitowoc George B Reed Manitowoc Dem 20 Fond du Lac Hiram S Town Ripon Rep 21 Winnebago Ira W Fisher Menasha Rep 22 Calumet Oconto Outagamie Shawano George Baldwin Chilton Dem 23 Jefferson William W Woodman Farmington Dem 24 Green John C Hall Monroe Rep 25 Columbia William M Griswold Columbus Rep 26 Dane Western Part Romanzo E Davis Middleton Rep 27 Marathon Portage Waupaca Wood Charles M Webb Grand Rapids Rep 28 Ashland Barron Bayfield Burnett Douglas Pierce Polk St Croix Edward H Ives Trimbelle Dem 29 Green Lake Marquette Waushara George D Waring Berlin Rep 30 Crawford Richland George Krouskop Richland Center Dem 31 La Crosse amp Vernon Cyrus M Butt Viroqua Rep 32 Buffalo Chippewa Clark Dunn Eau Claire Jackson Pepin Trempealeau William T Price Black River Falls Rep 33 Dodge Eastern Part Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem Members of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Twenty Third Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Assembly partisan representation Democratic 39 seats Independent 1 seat Republican 60 seats SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams Solon Pierce Rep Friendship 28 Ashland Barron Bayfield Burnett Douglas Polk Samuel Dresser Rep Osceola 02 Brown 1 Edward Hicks Dem Green Bay 2 Michael Dockry Dem Holland 32 Buffalo James L Hallock Rep Nelson 22 Calumet James Robinson Dem Chilton 32 Chippewa amp Dunn Jedediah W Granger Rep Menomonie Clark amp Jackson John Morrill Rep Springfield 25 Columbia 1 Jonas Narracong Rep Lodi 2 Winslow Bullen Rep Arlington 3 Carmi W Beach Rep Pardeeville 30 Crawford William Raymond Rep Bell Center 11 Dane 1 Carpus Loveland Rep Rutland 2 Willard H Chandler Rep Sun Prairie 26 3 John Adams Dem Black Earth 4 John R Crocker Rep Montrose 5 Alden S Sanborn Dem Madison 18 Dodge 1 E Adams Fowler Rep Calamus 2 Francis Johnston Dem Chester 33 3 Henry S Burtch Dem Williamstown 4 Henry Bertram Ind Watertown 02 Door amp Kewaunee Charles L Harris Rep Jacksonport 32 Eau Claire amp Pepin Charles R Gleason Dem Eau Claire 20 Fond du Lac 1 Jeremiah Dobbs Jr Dem Ripon 2 Roelof Sleyster Rep Alto 3 John Boyd Dem Fond du Lac 4 Uriah D Mihills Rep Fond du Lac 5 Daniel Cavanagh Dem Osceola 6 Charles Geisse Dem Taycheedah 16 Grant 1 Joel C Squires Dem Platteville 2 John Carthew Rep Rockville 3 William P Dewey Rep Lancaster 4 Hugh A W McNair Rep Fennimore 5 Luther Basford Rep Glen Haven 24 Green 1 Calvin D W Leonard Rep Exeter 2 Thomas A Jackson Rep Spring Grove 29 Green Lake Joseph C Burdick Rep Berlin 15 Iowa 1 Henry C Barnard Dem Avoca 2 George W Bliss Rep Mineral Point 23 Jefferson 1 Daniel Hall Rep Watertown 2 Charles H Phillips Rep Lake Mills 3 Wilbur H Tousley Dem Jefferson 4 James M Bingham Rep Palmyra 09 Juneau Jerome B Potter Dem Sentinel 08 Kenosha Alexander Bailey Rep Salem 31 La Crosse 1 Theodore Rodolf Dem La Crosse 2 Powers Moulton Rep Onalaska 13 Lafayette 1 Thomas T Duffy Dem Benton 2 Henry W Barnes Dem Wiota 19 Manitowoc 1 John Barth Dem Schleswig 2 Michael Fitzgerald Dem Maple Grove 3 Carl H Schmidt Dem Manitowoc 27 Marathon amp Wood Charles Hoeflinger Dem Wausau 29 Marquette Spencer A Pease Dem Montello 05 Milwaukee 1 Stephen A Harrison Rep Milwaukee 2 George Abert Dem Milwaukee 06 3 James McGrath Dem Milwaukee 4 Nathan Brick Rep Milwaukee 5 John Fellenz Dem Milwaukee 05 6 Daniel H Richards Dem Milwaukee 7 Daniel H Johnson Rep Milwaukee 8 Henry C Runkel Dem Milwaukee 06 9 Enoch Chase Dem Lake 10 Frederick A Zautcke Dem Milwaukee 09 Monroe Charles A Hunt Rep Jefferson 22 Oconto amp Shawano James M Adams Dem Oconto Outagamie Charles E McIntosh Dem Appleton 03 Ozaukee Adolphus Zimmermann Dem Mequon 28 Pierce Oliver S Powell Rep River Falls 27 Portage Frederick Huntley Rep Buena Vista 07 Racine 1 Albert L Phillips Rep Racine 2 Ira A Rice Rep Waterford 30 Richland James H Miner Rep Richland Center 17 Rock 1 Isaac M Bennett Rep Evansville 2 Thomas H Goodhue Rep Lima 3 Adelmorn Sherman Rep Janesville 4 John Hammond Rep Turtle 5 Alexander Graham Rep Janesville 14 Sauk 1 Carl C Kuntz Rep Black Hawk 2 George G Swain Rep New Buffalo 01 Sheboygan 1 Horatio G H Reed Dem Sheboygan 2 J Henry McNeel Rep Greenbush 3 Jacob A Blanshan Rep Scott 28 St Croix Charles D Parker Rep Pleasant Valley 32 Trempealeau Isaac Clark Rep Galesville 31 Vernon 1 Reuben May Rep Springville 2 Van S Bennett Rep Webster 12 Walworth 1 Henry Hall Rep Walworth 2 Stephen R Edgerton Rep Spring Prairie 3 William Burgit Rep East Troy 04 Washington 1 Henry V R Wilmot Dem Trenton 2 Densmore W Maxon Dem Cedar Creek 10 Waukesha 1 Henry Totten Dem Waukesha 2 John D McDonald Dem Summit 3 Thomas McCarty Dem Menomonee 27 Waupaca Albert V Balch Rep Weyauwega 29 Waushara Theophilus F Metcalf Rep Marion 21 Winnebago 1 Emery Kennedy Rep Oshkosh 2 William P Rounds Rep Menasha 3 James H Foster Rep KoroEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk Leander B Hills 2 Assistant Clerk H H Rust Bookkeeper Robert A Gillett Engrossing Clerk A J High Enrolling Clerk J H Balch Transcribing Clerk Julia A Hubbard Sergeant at Arms Earl M Rogers Assistant Sergeant at Arms William Freeman Postmaster L D Frost Assistant Postmaster T Watson Doorkeeper D W Collins Doorkeeper W Cook Assistant Doorkeeper Levi Burgett Assistant Doorkeeper F Chamberlain Gallery Doorkeeper H A Wilcox Night Watch John Grant Jr President s Attendant F Bowers Porter A T Conger Messengers Eddie Knight Willie Hadley Charlie Young Charles F Torgerson Charlie S Vedder Max Roeder Assembly employees edit Chief Clerk Ephraim W Young 2 Assistant Clerk William M Newcomb Bookkeeper Fred A Dennett Engrossing Clerk A H Reed Enrolling Clerk S F Hammond Transcribing Clerk G H Brock Sergeant at Arms O C Johnson 1st Assistant Sergeant at Arms O C Bissell 2nd Assistant Sergeant at Arms S C McDonald Postmaster J H Wagoner 1st Assistant Postmaster Myron DeWolf 2nd Assistant Postmaster Henry Stannard Doorkeepers W S Seavey A B Finch Joseph F Wigmore W W Dantz Night Watch John K Parish Firemen Sidney Emmes E G Garner Gallery Attendants George A Phinney H S Grinde Committee Room Attendants T D Powers Fred Keud Hiram Steffins George Slurzsby Porter J W Plato Speaker s Messenger C Bingham Chief Clerk s Messenger Frank R Norton Messengers Emile Hammer Frank Beyler Daniel Fitzpatrick Frank Johnson Henry A Douglas Charles S Parker Marshall Jackson Oscar Green Clarence Patch Willie Holmes Thaddeus W SutliffReferences edit Heg J E ed 1882 Annals of the Legislature PDF The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin pp 221 223 Retrieved November 7 2021 a b c d Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions PDF The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin 1870 pp 350 380 Retrieved November 7 2021 External links edit1870 Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 23rd Wisconsin Legislature amp oldid 1189252833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
