19th Wisconsin Legislature

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19th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 1, 1866 January 7, 1867
ElectionNovember 7, 1865
Senate
Members33
Senate President Wyman Spooner (U)
President pro tempore Willard H. Chandler (U)
Party control National Union
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker Henry D. Barron (U)
Party control National Union
Sessions
1stJanuary 10, 1866 April 12, 1866

The Nineteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1866, to April 12, 1866, 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 7, 1865. 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 8, 1864. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 10 seats
National Union: 23 seats WI Senate 1866.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 10 seats
  National Union: 23 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 8250330
1st Session10230330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 11220330

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 336701000
Start of 1st Session346601000
From January 30336701000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 267401000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 10 seats
Union: 23 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1866.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 10 seats
  Union: 23 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
1 Sheboygan John A. Bentley Sheboygan Union
2 Brown, Kewaunee Matthew J. Meade Green Bay Dem.
3 Ozaukee Lyman Morgan Ozaukee Dem.
4 Washington Frederick O. Thorpe West Bend Dem.
5 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William K. Wilson Milwaukee Dem.
6 Milwaukee (Southern Part) Charles H. Larkin Milwaukee Dem.
7 Racine Jerome I. Case Racine Union
8 Kenosha Charles C. Sholes Kenosha Union
9 Adams, Juneau, Waushara Henry G. Webb Wautoma Union
10 Waukesha Orson Reed Summit Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Willard H. Chandler Windsor Union
12 Walworth Newton Littlejohn Whitewater Union
13 Lafayette Samuel Cole Gratiot Union
14 Sauk Argalus Starks Baraboo Union
15 Iowa Wyman Lincoln Avoca Union
16 Grant John H. Rountree Platteville Union
17 Rock William A. Lawrence Janesville Union
18 Dodge (Western Part) Stoddard Judd 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 Augustus L. Smith Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson S. W. Budlong Waterloo Dem.
24 Green Henry Adams Monticello Union
25 Columbia Jonathan Bowman Kilbourn City Union
26 Dane (Western Part) James K. Proudfit Madison Union
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Milan H. Sessions Waupaca Union
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Marcus A. Fulton Hudson Union
29 Marquette, Green Lake G. DeWitt Elwood Princeton Union
30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland Benjamin Bull Prairie du Chien Union
31 La Crosse, Monroe John A. Chandler Sparta Union
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Joseph G. Thorp Eau Claire Union
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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

Assembly partisan representation
Democratic: 33 seats
Union: 67 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1866.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 33 seats
  Union: 67 seats
Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams Thomas B. MarsdenUnion Friendship
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Henry D. Barron Union St. Croix Falls
02 Brown William J. Abrams Dem. Green Bay
32 Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau William H. ThomasUnion Sumner
19 Calumet George Baldwin Dem. Chilton
32 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire Thaddeus C. Pound Union Chippewa Falls
Clark, Jackson Lorenzo Merrill Union Black River Falls
25 Columbia 1 A. J. Turner Union Portage
2 Robert B. Sanderson Union Poynette
3 Evan O. Jones Union Cambria
30 Crawford George E. HarringtonUnion Boscobel
11 Dane 1William D. PotterUnion Cambridge
2John M. FlintUnion Sun Prairie
26 3George H. SlaughterDem.Mendota
4 William Charlton Union Verona
5 Benjamin F. Hopkins Union Madison
18 Dodge 1Oliver AshleyUnion Westford
2Andrew WillardUnion Beaver Dam
3 Hiram Sawyer Dem. Burnett
33 4 Jacob Bodden Dem. Theresa
5 William M. Morse Dem. Ashippun
22 Door, Oconto, Shawano Isaac Stephenson Union Marinette
20 Fond du Lac 1 Albert M. Skeels Union Ripon
2George F. ClarkUnionBugle
3James ColemanUnion Fond du Lac
4 Joseph Wagner Dem.Moria
5Andrew J. DieringerDem. Auburn
16 Grant 1 Hanmer Robbins Union Platteville
2 Wiley S. Scribner Union Fair Play
3Alanson P. HammondUnion Montfort
4George H. WashburnUnion Millville
5Alvery A. BennettUnion Glen Haven
24 Green 1Daniel SmileyUnion Albany
2Egbert E. CarrUnion Monroe
29 Green Lake William A. Bugh Union Berlin
15 Iowa 1 Elihu B. Goodsell Dem. Highland
2James SpensleyUnion Mineral Point
23 Jefferson 1 Patrick Rogan Dem. Watertown
2John MosherUnion Waterloo
3 William W. Reed Union Jefferson
4 Henry Harnden Union Rome
09 Juneau Eliphalet S. Miner Union New Lisbon
08 Kenosha Franklin NewellUnion Kenosha
02 Kewaunee Constant MartinDem. Dyckesville
31 La Crosse Angus Cameron Union La Crosse
13 Lafayette 1David J. SeelyDem. Elk Grove
2John ArmstrongUnion Wiota
19 Manitowoc 1Nicholas DittmarUnion Meeme
2William EatoughDem.Brant's Mills
3David SmokeDem. Two Rivers
27 Marathon, Wood Bradbury G. Plumer Dem. Wausau
29 Marquette Spencer A. Pease Dem. Montello
05 Milwaukee 1 Jackson Hadley Dem. Milwaukee
2 William Pitt Lynde Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 James McGrath Dem. Milwaukee
4 Ammi R. Butler Dem. Milwaukee
5Charles H. OrtonDem. Milwaukee
05 6 Joseph Phillips Dem. Milwaukee
7Edward DaleyDem. Brown Deer
06 8Truman H. CurtisDem. Wauwatosa
9 John H. Deuster Dem. Milwaukee
31 Monroe DeWitt C. Wilson Union Sparta
22 Outagamie W. H. P. Bogan(until Jan. 30)Dem. Appleton
Henry Turner(From Jan. 30)Union Appleton
03 Ozaukee James McCarthyDem. Port Washington
28 Pierce, St. Croix William J. CoppUnion Prescott
27 Portage James O. RaymondUnion Plover
07 Racine 1James O. BartlettUnion Racine
2George Q. ErskineUnion Racine
3 Philo Belden Union Rochester
30 Richland Henry L. Eaton Union Lone Rock
17 Rock 1 Anson W. Pope Union Janesville
2 Burrows Burdick Union Edgerton
3Henry S. WoosterUnion Clinton
4Edward P. KingUnion Beloit
5Allen C. BatesUnion Janesville
6Alanson C. DouglassUnion Hanover
14 Sauk 1William PalmerUnion Loganville
2 Rollin M. Strong Union Reedsburg
01 Sheboygan 1Billie WilliamsUnion Sheboygan
2Samuel RounsevilleUnion Sheboygan Falls
3John P. CarrollDem. Adell
4 Julius Wolff Union Rhine
30 Vernon 1Newton F. CarpenterUnion De Soto
2Alexander WoodsUnion Hillsboro
12 Walworth 1 William C. Allen Union Delavan
2 Thomas Davis Union Sugar Creek
3Shepard O. RaymondUnion Geneva
4Paris PettitUnion East Troy
04 Washington 1James KenealyDem.Toland's Prairie
2Mitchell L. DelaneyDem. Barton
3 Philip Schneider Dem. Barton
10 Waukesha 1Daniel BrownDem. Elm Grove
2Samuel ThompsonUnion Hartland
3Peter GiffordDem. North Prairie
4Jesse SmithUnion Dodge's Corners
27 Waupaca Albert OsbornUnion Iola
09 Waushara Oscar BabcockUnion Dakota
21 Winnebago 1William H. DoeUnion Oshkosh
2John ProctorUnion Neenah
3William SimmonsUnion Oshkosh

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