18th Wisconsin Legislature

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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 2, 1865 – January 1, 1866
ElectionNovember 8, 1864
Senate
Members33
Senate President Wyman Spooner (U)
President pro tempore Willard H. Chandler (U)
Party control National Union
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker William W. Field (U)
Party control National Union
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 1865 – April 10, 1865

The Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1865, to April 10, 1865, in regular session.

Contents

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]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 8 seats
  National Union: 25 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 11220330
1st Session8250330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 10230330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 33 seats National Union: 67 seats WI Assembly 1865.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 33 seats
  National Union: 67 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 297101000
Start of 1st Session346601000
From January 1933991
From February 20671000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 346601000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature: [3]

Senate partisan representation Democratic: 8 seats Union: 25 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1865.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 8 seats
  Union: 25 seats
DistrictCountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Sheboygan John A. Bentley Sheboygan Union
02 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 Union
08 Kenosha Anthony Van Wyck Kenosha Union
09 Adams, Juneau, Waushara Henry G. Webb Wautoma Union
10 Waukesha William Blair Waukesha Union
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Willard H. Chandler Windsor Union
12 Walworth Newton Littlejohn Whitewater Union
13 Lafayette Samuel Cole Gratiot Union
14 Sauk Smith S. Wilkinson Prairie du Sac Union
15 Iowa Wyman Lincoln Avoca Union
16 Grant Milas K. Young Glen Haven Union
17 Rock William A. Lawrence Janesville Union
18 Dodge (Western Part) William E. Smith Fox Lake Union
19 Manitowoc, Calumet George B. Reed Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac George F. Wheeler Nanaupa Union
21 Winnebago George S. Barnum Waukau Union
22 Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Joseph Harris Sturgeon Bay Union
23 Jefferson S. W. Budlong Waterloo Dem.
24 Green Walter S. Wescott Monroe Union
25 Columbia Jonathan Bowman Monroe Union
26 Dane (Western Part) Thomas Hood Madison Union
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Milan H. Sessions Waupaca Union
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Austin H. Young Prescott Union
29 Marquette, Green Lake G. DeWitt Elwood Princeton Union
30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland William Ketcham Richland City Union
31 La Crosse, Monroe John A. Chandler Sparta Union
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Carl C. Pope Black River Falls Union
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature: [3]

Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 33 seats Union: 67 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1865.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 33 seats
  Union: 67 seats
Senate
District		CountyDistrictRepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams Revel K. FayUnion Roche a Cri
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Amos S. Gray (until Jan. 19)Dem. Osceola
Albert C. Stuntz (from Jan. 19)Union Bayfield
02 Brown William J. Abrams Dem. Green Bay
32 Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau John BurgessUnion Maxville
19 Calumet Hector McLeanDem. Stockbridge
32 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire Francis R. ChurchUnion Menomonie
Clark, Jackson Richard Dewhurst Union Neillsville
25 Columbia 1 Levi W. Barden Union Portage
2Jesse F. HandUnion Rocky Run
3 William Owen Union Cambria
30 Crawford Ormsby B. Thomas Union Prairie du Chien
11 Dane 1 William M. Colladay Union Stoughton
2Abram A. BoyceUnion Lodi
26 3 David Ford Dem.Leicester
4John S. FraryUnion Oregon
5James RossUnion Madison
18 Dodge 1James M. McGuire (died Jan. 19)Union Danville
Stoddard Judd (from Feb. 20)Union Fox Lake
2Michael F. LowthDem. Beaver Dam
3Oscar F. JonesDem. Juneau
33 4Peter PetersDem. Rubicon
5Ferdinand GnewuchDem. Hustisford
22 Door, Oconto, Shawano Dennis A. Reed Union Sturgeon Bay
20 Fond du Lac 1D. C. Van OstrandUnion Ripon
2 John H. Brinkerhoff Union Waupun
3James SawyerUnion Fond du Lac
4 Thomas Boyd Dem. Calumet
5Jonathan LargeDem. Oakfield
16 Grant 1 William Brandon Union Smelser's Grove
2Allen TaylorUnion Dickeyville
3Henry UttUnion Platteville
4 William W. Field Union Boscobel
5 Robert Glenn Union Wyalusing
24 Green 1William W. McLaughlinUnion Brooklyn
2 David Dunwiddie Union Brodhead
29 Green Lake Lorentus J. BraytonUnion Marquette
15 Iowa 1 Elihu Goodsell Dem. Highland
2 Francis Little Union Mineral Point
23 Jefferson 1Jonathan PiperDem. Ixonia
2Gardner SpoorUnion Aztalan
3Alanson PikeUnion Whitewater
4William P. ForsythUnion Golden Lake
09 Juneau Eliphalet S. Miner Union Necedah
08 Kenosha Zalmon G. Simmons Union Kenosha
02 Kewaunee Lyman Walker Dem. Kewaunee
31 La Crosse Townsend N. HortonUnion West Salem
13 Lafayette 1James HarkerDem. New Diggings
2 Sylvester W. Osborn Union Darlington
19 Manitowoc 1Henry MulhollandDem. Meeme
2Michael MurphyDem. Maple Grove
3Charles B. DaggartDem. Two Rivers
27 Marathon & Wood H. W. Remington (until Jan. 19)Dem. Grand Rapids
M. J. McRaith (from Jan. 19)Dem. Montello
29 Marquette Spencer A. Pease Dem. Milwaukee
05 Milwaukee 1 Jackson Hadley Dem. Milwaukee
2David KnabDem. Milwaukee
06 3 James McGrath Dem. Milwaukee
4DeWitt DavisUnion Milwaukee
5 Jared Thompson Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Jacob Obermann Dem. Milwaukee
7 Henry Fowler Dem. Milwaukee
06 8John W. WeilerDem. Root Creek
9 Richard White Dem.Lamberton
31 Monroe Josiah M. TarrUnion Tunnel City
22 Outagamie Samuel Ryan Jr. Dem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee William T. Bonniwell Jr. Dem. Cedarburg
28 Pierce & St. Croix Marcus Fulton Union Hudson
27 Portage Newton H. EmmonsUnion Stevens Point
07 Racine 1John VaughanUnion Racine
2Elijah C. SalisburyUnion Union Grove
3Frederick A. WeageUnion Waterford
30 Richland Henry L. Eaton Union Lone Rock
17 Rock 1Daniel JohnsonUnion Evansville
2 Solomon C. Carr Union West Milton
3Henry S. WoosterUnion Clinton
4Edward P. KingUnion Beloit
5 John B. Cassoday Union Janesville
6Daniel MoweUnion Orfordville
14 Sauk 1William PalmerUnion Logansville
2 Argalus W. Starks Union Baraboo
01 Sheboygan 1 Joseph Wedig Dem. Sheboygan
2Cephas WhippleUnion Sheboygan Falls
3Charles RogersUnion Hingham
4 Edwin Slade Union Glenbeulah
30 Vernon 1William H. OfficerUnion Springville
2James BerryUnion Springville
12 Walworth 1 Hezekiah C. Tilton Union Allen's Grove
2 Thomas Davis Union Millard
3Benjamin F. GroesbeckUnionTirade
4Horatio S. WinsorUnion Elkhorn
04 Washington 1George C. WilliamsDem. Hartford
2Mitchell L. DelaneyDem. Barton
3Ernst FranckenbergDem. Newburg
10 Waukesha 1 Thomas Weaver Dem. Pewaukee
2 John N. Cadby Union Merton
3John B. MonteithUnion Genesee
4Myron GilbertUnionProspect Hill
27 Waupaca Reuben G. Doud Union Weyauwega
09 Waushara Oscar BabcockUnion Dacotah
21 Winnebago 1William A. KnappUnion Oshkosh
2Nathan CobbUnion Neenah
3William SimmonsUnion Nekimi

Employees

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Assembly employees

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References

  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.
  2. ↑ "Ratification of Constitutional Amendments" The U.S. Constitution Online USConstitution.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 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.

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