The 14th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises Green Lake and Marquette counties, and most of Columbia and Waupaca counties, as well as the southern half of Adams County, the eastern half of Waushara County, northwest Dodge County, western Fond du Lac County, and parts of northeast Sauk County and western Outagamie County.
Robert Lewis Dorr Potter was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Waushara County and central Wisconsin. He is the namesake of the "Potter Law"—a railroad reform law from 1874 which established state regulation of Wisconsin railroads.
The Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1849, to April 2, 1849, in regular session. Senators representing odd numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Senators representing even numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term.
The Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1851, to March 17, 1851 in regular session. 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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 5, 1850. 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 6, 1849.
The Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1853, to April 4, 1853, in regular session. They reconvened from June 6 to July 13 to sit as a court of impeachment for Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Levi Hubbell.
The Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1856, to March 31, 1856, in regular session, and re-convened from September 3, 1856, to October 14, 1856.
The Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1858, to March 17, 1858, in regular session.
The Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1860, to April 2, 1860, in regular session.
The Fifteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1862, to April 7, 1862, in regular session, and re-convened from June 3, 1862, through June 17, 1862. The legislature further convened in a special session from September 10, 1862, through September 26, 1862.
The Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1867, to April 11, 1867, in regular session.
The Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1872, to March 26, 1872, in regular session.
The Thirtieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1877, to March 8, 1877, in regular session.
The Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1883, to April 4, 1883, in regular session.
The Thirty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1889, to April 19, 1889, in regular session.
The Forty-First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1893, to April 21, 1893, in regular session.
The Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1897, to April 21, 1897, in regular session. They also convened in a special session from August 17 through August 20, 1897.
The Forty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1903, to May 23, 1903, in regular session. During this legislative term but after the end of the legislative session, in February 1904, the Wisconsin State Capitol suffered a severe fire that destroyed two wings and damaged the rotunda.
The Fifty-First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1913, to August 9, 1913, in regular session. During this term, legislative business was largely held in the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, which was the only part of the capitol to remain intact after the 1904 fire.
Henry Greenleaf Webb was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Kansas. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin State Assembly, and Kansas House of Representatives. He also served as a Kansas district court judge. For most of his career he was affiliated with the Republican Party, but at various times ran as a Democrat or Populist. In historical documents his name was often abbreviated as H. G. Webb.
The Fifty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1923, to July 14, 1923, in regular session.
