Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 7, 1854. 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 8, 1853.[1]
March 8, 1855: Act to provide for the division of the County of Adams, and to submit the question to a Vote of the people, 1855 Act 28. The referendum passed and resulted in the creation of Juneau County from the western half of Adams County.
March 23, 1855: Act relative to the rights of married women, 1855 Act 49. Granted married women the rights to own property and conduct business in circumstances where the husband had been negligent or otherwise irresponsible.
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The Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10 1855 to April 2 1855 in regular session 8th Wisconsin Legislature 7th 9th Wisconsin State Capitol 1855OverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 1 1855 January 7 1856ElectionNovember 7 1854SenateMembers25Senate PresidentJames T Lewis R President pro temporeEleazer Wakeley D Party controlDemocraticAssemblyMembers82Assembly SpeakerCharles C Sholes R Party controlRepublicanSessions1stJanuary 10 1855 April 2 1855This was the first Wisconsin legislature seated after the establishment of the Republican Party of Wisconsin Senators representing odd numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two year term Assemblymembers were elected to a one year term Assemblymembers and odd numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 7 1854 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 8 1853 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 1 1855 Charles Durkee elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session 2 November 6 1855 In the 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election incumbent William A Barstow was initially declared the winner The election results were contested and eventually Coles Bashford the Republican candidate prevailed and became the next Governor of Wisconsin Major legislation editMarch 8 1855 Act to provide for the division of the County of Adams and to submit the question to a Vote of the people 1855 Act 28 The referendum passed and resulted in the creation of Juneau County from the western half of Adams County March 23 1855 Act relative to the rights of married women 1855 Act 49 Granted married women the rights to own property and conduct business in circumstances where the husband had been negligent or otherwise irresponsible Party summary editSenate summary edit nbsp Senate Partisan composition Democratic 13 seats Independent 1 seat Republican 11 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDem F S Whig Ind Rep VacantEnd of previous Legislature 22 0 3 0 0 25 01st Session 13 0 0 1 11 25 0Final voting share 52 0 0 4 44 Beginning of the next Legislature 12 0 0 0 13 25 0Assembly summary edit nbsp Assembly Partisan composition Democratic 34 seats Independent 4 seats Republican 44 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDem F S Whig Ind Rep VacantEnd of previous Legislature 51 4 27 0 0 82 01st Session 34 0 0 4 44 82 0Final voting share 41 46 0 0 0 0 4 88 53 66 Beginning of the next Legislature 46 0 0 1 35 82 0Sessions edit1st Regular session January 10 1855 April 2 1855Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate James T Lewis Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore Eleazer WakeleyAssembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly Charles C SholesMembers editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eighth Wisconsin Legislature 25 nbsp Senate partisan representation Democratic 13 seats Independent 1 seat Republican 11 seatsDistrict Counties Senator Party Residence01 Calumet Manitowoc Sheboygan David Taylor Rep Sheboygan02 Brown Door Kewaunee Marathon Oconto Outagamie Portage Waupaca Joseph F Loy Dem Green Bay03 Ozaukee Bolivar G Gill Dem Grafton04 Washington James Rolfe Ind Jackson05 Milwaukee Northern Half Jackson Hadley Dem Milwaukee06 Milwaukee Southern Half Edward McGarry Dem Milwaukee07 Racine Charles Clement Rep Racine08 Kenosha Francis Paddock Rep Salem09 Waukesha Northern Half Denison Worthington Rep Summit10 Waukesha Southern Half James D Reymert Dem Denoon11 Dane Hiram H Giles Rep Stoughton12 Walworth Eleazer Wakeley Dem Whitewater13 Lafayette Charles Dunn Dem Cottage Inn14 Jefferson Daniel Howell Dem Jefferson15 Iowa Richland Amasa Cobb Rep Mineral Point16 Grant Nelson Dewey Dem Lancaster17 Rock Western Half James Sutherland Rep Janesville18 Rock Eastern Half Louis P Harvey Rep Shopiere19 Bad Ax Buffalo Chippewa Clark Crawford Jackson La Crosse La Pointe Pierce Polk St Croix William J Gibson Dem Black River Falls20 Fond du Lac Charles A Eldredge Dem Fond du Lac21 Winnebago Coles Bashford Rep Oshkosh22 Dodge Ezra A Bowen Dem Mayville23 Adams Marquette Sauk Waushara Edwin B Kelsey Dem Montello24 Green Francis H West Rep Monroe25 Columbia John Q Adams Rep Fall RiverMembers of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Eighth Wisconsin Legislature 82 nbsp Assembly partisan representation Democratic 34 seats Independent 4 seats Republican 44 seatsSenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence23 Adams amp Sauk Richard H Davis Rep Baraboo19 Bad Ax amp Crawford James Fisher Dem Prairie du Chien02 Brown Door Kewaunee Morgan L Martin Ind Green Bay19 Buffalo Chippewa La Crosse Chase A Stevens Dem La Crosse01 Calumet Almond Merrill Rep Charlestown25 Columbia 1 William T Whirry Dem Randolph2 Alfred Topliff Rep Columbus11 Dane 1 Jonathan Mosher Rep Stoughton2 William R Taylor Dem Cottage Grove3 Samuel G Abbott Rep Verona4 George P Thompson Dem Cross Plains5 Levi Baker Vilas Dem Madison22 Dodge 1 Narcisse M Juneau Dem Theresa2 John B Ribble Dem Horicon3 Fred F Schwefel Ind Lebanon4 John D Griffin Dem Shields5 Solomon L Rose Dem Beaver Dam6 John M Sherman Rep Burnett20 Fond du Lac 1 George W Parker Rep Metomen2 Benjamin R Harrington Rep Byron3 William H Ebbets Dem Fond du Lac4 John Boyd Dem Calumet16 Grant 1 Allen Taylor Rep Hazel Green2 William Hull Dem Potosi3 William W Field Rep Platteville4 William Cole Rep Fennimore5 Noah H Virgin Rep Beetown24 Green Amos D Kirkpatrick Rep Dayton15 Iowa 1 Stephen P Hollenbeck Rep Highland2 John Love Rep Mineral Point14 Jefferson 1 Patrick Rogan Dem Watertown2 John G Merriam Rep Lake Mills3 A H Van Norstrand Dem Jefferson4 John Gibb Dem Ixonia5 Willard Grant Rep Hebron08 Kenosha 1 Charles C Sholes Rep Kenosha2 Philander Judson Rep Bristol13 Lafayette 1 James Earnest Dem New Diggings2 A A Townsend Rep Shullsburg3 Joseph White Dem Cottage Inn19 La Pointe Pierce Polk amp St Croix Smith R Gunn Rep Prescott01 Manitowoc James Bennett Rep Manitowoc02 Marathon amp Portage Walter D McIndoe Rep Wausau23 Marquette amp Waushara 1 Harvey Grant Rep Tichora2 Samuel R Rood Dem Packwaukee05 Milwaukee 3 1 James B Cross Dem Milwaukee2 Jasper Vliet Dem Milwaukee06 3 Edward O Neill Dem Milwaukee4 I E Goodall Rep Milwaukee5 Edwin De Wolf Ind Milwaukee6 John Ruan Dem Oak Creek7 Peter Lavies Dem Greenfield05 8 Reuben Chase Rep Wauwatosa9 Frederick Moskowitt Dem Milwaukee02 Oconto Outagamie amp Waupaca David Scott Dem Appleton03 Ozaukee 1 William H Ramsey Dem Ozaukee2 Henry Blazer Dem Mequon River07 Racine 1 Thomas Falvey Dem Racine2 Alanson Filer Rep Racine3 Ebenezer Adams Rep Yorkville4 Caleb P Barns Dem Burlington15 Richland Daniel L Downs Dem Richmond18 Rock 1 Samuel G Colley Rep Beloit2 Joseph Goodrich Rep Milton17 3 George H Williston Rep Janesville4 Nathan B Howard Rep Magnolia01 Sheboygan 1 Joseph Schrage Rep Sheboygan2 Luther H Cary Rep Greenbush12 Walworth 1 Solmous Wakeley Rep Whitewater2 Daniel Hooper Rep Troy3 Samuel Pratt Rep Spring Prairie4 Levi Lee Rep Elkhorn5 Willard W Isham Rep Delavan6 George Allen Rep Linn04 Washington 1 Byron Smith Dem Erin2 Mitchell L Delaney Rep Barton09 Waukesha 4 1 Benjamin F Goss Dem Pewaukee2 Stephen Warren Rep Delafield10 3 Joseph Bond Dem Mukwonago4 Alexander W Randall Ind 5 Waukesha21 Winnebago 1 George Gary Rep Oshkosh2 Ebenezer S Welch Rep NeenahEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk Samuel G Bugh Sergeant at Arms William H GleasonAssembly employees edit Chief Clerk David Atwood Sergeant at Arms William BlakeReferences edit Heg J E ed 1882 Annals of the legislature PDF The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin pp 189 191 Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin Report Beriah Brown Printer 1855 p 199 Retrieved October 16 2019 Official Returns The Weekly Wisconsin November 22 1854 p 1 Retrieved August 18 2021 via Newspapers com Democratic Nominations Waukesha Plain Dealer November 1 1854 p 2 Retrieved September 3 2021 via Newspapers com Waukesha County Milwaukee Sentinel November 9 1854 p 2 Retrieved September 3 2021 via Newspapers com External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 8th Wisconsin Legislature amp oldid 1180314683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
