16th Wisconsin Legislature

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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1863 – January 4, 1864
ElectionNovember 4, 1862
Senate
Members33
Senate President Vacant
President pro tempore Wyman Spooner (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker J. Allen Barber (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 1863 – April 2, 1863

The Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1863, to April 2, 1863, in regular session.

Contents

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 4, 1862. 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 5, 1861. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

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Senate Partisan composition
  Democratic: 15 seats
  National Union: 1 seat
  Republican: 17 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 11220330
1st Session15117330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 11220330

Assembly summary

Assembly Partisan composition Democratic: 43 seats National Union: 2 seats Republican: 55 seats WI Assembly 1863.svg
Assembly Partisan composition
  Democratic: 43 seats
  National Union: 2 seats
  Republican: 55 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 461042981
Start of 1st Session442541000
after February 84355
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 297101000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation Democratic: 15 seats Union: 1 seat Republican: 17 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1863.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 15 seats
  Union: 1 seat
  Republican: 17 seats
DistrictCountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Sheboygan John E. Thomas Sheboygan Falls Dem.
02 Brown, Kewaunee Edward Hicks Green Bay Dem.
03 Ozaukee John R. Bohan Ozaukee Dem.
04 Washington Frederick O. Thorpe West Bend Dem.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William K. Wilson Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) Edward Keogh Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Timothy D. Morris Whitesville Rep.
08 Kenosha Herman S. Thorp Bristol Rep.
09 Adams, Juneau, Waushara Alanson M. Kimball Pine River Rep.
10 Waukesha George C. Pratt Waukesha Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Willard H. Chandler Windsor Rep.
12 Walworth Wyman Spooner Elkhorn Rep.
13 Lafayette James H. Earnest Shullsburg Dem.
14 Sauk Smith S. Wilkinson Prairie du Sac Rep.
15 Iowa George L. Frost Mineral Point Dem.
16 Grant Milas K. Young Glen Haven Rep.
17 Rock William W. Lawrence Janesville Rep.
18 Dodge (Western Part) Joel Rich Juneau Dem.
19 Manitowoc, Calumet Joseph Vilas Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac George W. Mitchell Ripon Dem.
21 Winnebago Joseph B. Hamilton Neenah Rep.
22 Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Thomas R. Hudd Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson J. D. Clapp Fort Atkinson Dem.
24 Green Edmund A. West Monroe Rep.
25 Columbia Jonathan Bowman Kilbourn City Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Benjamin F. Hopkins Madison Rep.
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Alexander S. McDill Plover Rep.
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Herman L. Humphrey Hudson Union
29 Marquette, Green Lake Charles S. Kelsey Montello Rep.
30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland William S. Purdy Viroqua Rep.
31 La Crosse, Monroe Angus Cameron La Crosse Rep.
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau M. D. Bartlett Durand Rep.
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 43 seats Union: 2 seats Republican: 55 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1863.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 43 seats
  Union: 2 seats
  Republican: 55 seats
Senate
District		CountyDistrictRepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams Otis B. LaphamRep. Friendship
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Henry D. Barron Union St. Croix Falls
02 Brown Frederick S. Ellis Dem. Green Bay
32 Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau Alfred Newman Rep. Trempealeau
19 Calumet James Robinson Dem. Chilton
32 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire William H. SmithDem. Eau Galle
Clark & Jackson Carl C. Pope Rep. Black River Falls
25 Columbia 1 A. J. Turner Rep. Portage
2 John Q. Adams Rep. Fall River
3Yates AshleyRep. Pardeeville
30 Crawford James FisherDem. Eastman
11 Dane 1Charles R. HeadRep. Albion
2William H. MillerRep. Door Creek
26 3 Alden S. Sanborn Dem. Mazomanie
4George WrightRep. Mount Horeb
5 George Hyer Rep. Madison
18 Dodge 1Oliver AshleyRep. Fox Lake
2John F. McCollumDem. Trenton
3Oscar F. JonesDem. Juneau
33 4 Albert Burtch Dem. Mayville
5Ferdinand WagnerDem. Watertown
22 Door, Oconto, Shawano George C. Ginty Rep. Oconto
20 Fond du Lac 1 William Starr Rep. Ripon
2Freeman M. WheelerRep. Nanaupa
3 Edwin H. Galloway Rep. Fond du Lac
4Samuel O'HaraDem. Fond du Lac
5Egbert FosterDem.Foster
16 Grant 1John Harms (Until February 8, 1863)Dem. Platteville
John H. Rountree (From February 8, 1863) Rep. Platteville
2James F. ChapmanDem. Potosi
3 J. Allen Barber Rep. Lancaster
4 William W. Field Rep. Fennimore
5 Robert Glenn Rep. Wyalusing
24 Green 1 Walter S. Wescott Rep. Farmers Grove
2 Ezra Wescott Rep.Skinner
29 Green Lake Samuel W. SmithUnion Markesan
15 Iowa 1 David McFarland Dem. Highland
2John H. VivianRep. Mineral Point
23 Jefferson 1Emil RotheDem. Watertown
2 Nathan S. Greene Rep. Milford
3 Lucien B. Caswell Rep. Fort Atkinson
4 James M. Bingham Rep. Palmyra
09 Juneau James B. FrazellDem. Wonewoc
08 Kenosha Benjamin T. HatchRep. Kenosha
02 Kewaunee Matthias SimonDem. Ahnapee
31 La Crosse Enos M. PhilipsRep.Big Valley
13 Lafayette 1Joseph WhiteDem.Cottage Inn
2 Lloyd T. Pullen Rep. Argyle
19 Manitowoc 1Daniel ShanahanDem. Newtonburo
2James CahillDem.Paquette
3Elijah K. RandDem. Manitowoc
27 Marathon & Wood Levi P. Powers Dem. Grand Rapids
29 Marquette Horatio S. ThomasDem. Briggsville
05 Milwaukee 1 John Sharpstein Dem. Milwaukee
2 George Abert Dem. Milwaukee
06 3John W. EvistonDem. Milwaukee
4Martin Larkin Jr.Dem. Milwaukee
5 Peter V. Deuster Dem. Milwaukee
05 6Adam PoertnerDem. Milwaukee
7 John Hanrahan Dem. Good Hope
06 8 Edward Collins Dem. Root Creek
9 John Bentley Dem. Milwaukee
31 Monroe William W. JacksonRep. Tomah
22 Outagamie Byron DouglasDem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee Robert PowerDem. Ozaukee
28 Pierce & St. Croix Charles B. Cox Rep. River Falls
27 Portage Enoch WebsterRep. Amherst
07 Racine 1 Horatio T. Taylor Rep. Racine
2Orlando C. MunroeRep. Racine
3Hiram L. GilmoreRep. North Cape
30 Richland John WalworthRep. Richland Center
17 Rock 1Jonathan CoryRep. Footville
2 Joseph Spaulding Rep. Janesville
3Jacob FowleRep. Emerald Grove
4C. Mortimer TreatRep.Ogden
5Allen C. BatesRep. Janesville
6Denison AlcottRep. Spring Valley
14 Sauk 1 Alonzo Wilcox Rep. Spring Green
2 Argalus W. Starks Rep. Baraboo
01 Sheboygan 1 Carl Zillier Dem. Sheboygan
2 Charles Œtling Dem. Herman
3 Henry Hayes Dem. Cascade
4Benjamin DockstaderRep. Plymouth
30 Vernon 1James H. LayneRep. Viroqua
2 Daniel B. Priest Rep. Viroqua
12 Walworth 1 Samuel Pratt Rep. Spring Prairie
2 Thomas W. Hill Rep. Springfield
3Charles H. SturtevantRep. Delavan
4George H. FosterRep. Whitewater
04 Washington 1 Adam Schantz Dem. Addison
2Henry HildebrandtDem.Station
3Martin SchottlerDem.Staatsville
10 Waukesha 1Silas RichardsonDem. Waukesha
2 Elisha W. Edgerton Rep.Waterville
3David G. SnoverDem. Eagle
4Nelson BurroughsDem. Waukesha
27 Waupaca Albert K. OsbornRep. Iola
09 Waushara William C. Webb Rep. Wautoma
21 Winnebago 1William E. HansonRep. Oshkosh
2Michael HoganDem. Menasha
3Emery F. DavisRep. Oshkosh

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

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References

  1. ↑ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 205–207. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dean, John S., ed. (1863). "Legislative department". The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 76–77, 88–91. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

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