20th Wisconsin Legislature

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20th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1867 January 6, 1868
ElectionNovember 6, 1866
Senate
Members33
Senate President Wyman Spooner (U)
President pro tempore George F. Wheeler (U)
Party control National Union
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker Angus Cameron (U)
Party control National Union
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 1867 April 11, 1867

The Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1867, to April 11, 1867, in regular session.

Contents

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous 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 6, 1866. 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 7, 1865. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 11 seats
National Union: 22 seats WI Senate 1867.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 11 seats
  National Union: 22 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 10230330
Start of 1st Session11220330
From March 3 [note 1] 10321
From March 20 [note 2] 11330
From October [note 3] 20312
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 15018330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 26 seats
National Union: 74 seats WI Assembly 1867.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 26 seats
  National Union: 74 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 336701000
Start of 1st Session267401000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 410591000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 11 seats
Union: 22 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1867.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 11 seats
  Union: 22 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Sheboygan Van Eps Young Sheboygan Union
02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee Matthew J. Meade Green Bay Dem.
03 Ozaukee Lyman Morgan Ozaukee Dem.
04 Washington Frederick O. Thorpe West Bend Dem.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Jackson Hadley (until Mar. 3) Milwaukee Dem.
Henry L. Palmer (from Mar. 20) Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) Charles H. Larkin Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Henry Stevens Caledonia Union
08 Kenosha Charles C. Sholes Kenosha Union
09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe DeWitt C. Wilson Sparta Union
10 Waukesha Orson Reed Summit Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Clement Warner Windsor Union
12 Walworth Newton Littlejohn Whitewater Union
13 Lafayette James H. Earnest Shullsburg Dem.
14 Sauk Argalus Starks Baraboo Union
15 Iowa Joel Whitman Dodgeville Union
16 Grant John H. Rountree Platteville Union
17 Rock Samuel J. Todd Beloit Union
18 Dodge (Western Part) Stoddard Judd Fox Lake Union
19 Manitowoc George B. Reed Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac George F. Wheeler Nanaupa Union
21 Winnebago George Gary Oshkosh Union
22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano Augustus L. Smith Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson Gerrit T. Thorn Jefferson Dem.
24 Green Henry Adams Monticello Union
25 Columbia Robert B. Sanderson Poynette Union
26 Dane (Western Part) James K. Proudfit Madison Union
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Edward L. Browne Waupaca Union
28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, St. Croix Marcus A. Fulton Hudson Union
29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara Henry G. Webb Wautoma Union
30 Crawford, Richland Benjamin Bull Prairie du Chien Union
31 La Crosse, Vernon Justin W. Ranney West Salem 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 Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan representation
Democratic: 26 seats
Union: 74 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1867.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 26 seats
  Union: 74 seats
Senate
District
CountyDistrictRepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams William J. Kershaw Union Big Spring
28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk Henry D. Barron Union St. Croix Falls
02 Brown 1 William J. Abrams Dem. Green Bay
2 Randall Wilcox Dem. De Pere
32 Buffalo Conrad Moser Jr. Union Alma
22 Calumet Randolph J. NeedhamUnion Stockbridge
32 Chippewa & Dunn Thaddeus C. Pound Union Chippewa Falls
Clark & Jackson Jerome A. Watrous Union Black River Falls
25 Columbia 1W. Scott SchermerhornUnion Lodi
2 Ira Ford Union Columbus
3 Evan O. Jones Union Cambria
30 Crawford Ormsby B. Thomas Union Prairie du Chien
11 Dane 1 Isaac Adams Union Door Creek
2John M. FlintUnion Sun Prairie
26 3 Frank Gault Dem.Mendota
4Hugh CathcartUnion Madison
5 Eleazer Wakeley Dem. Madison
18 Dodge 1Miles BurnhamUnion Westford
2 James B. Hays Dem. Juneau
33 3Warren MarstonDem. Lomira
4John WeatherbyDem. Hustisford
02 Door & Kewaunee David Youngs Union Ahnapee
32 Eau Claire & Pepin Fayette AllenUnion Ahnapee
20 Fond du Lac 1 Albert M. Skeels Union Ripon
2 A. Chapin Whiting Union Ladoga
3James ColemanUnion Fond du Lac
4 Luther H. Cary Union Fond du Lac
5Charles D. GageDem. New Fane
6 Joseph Wagner Dem.Moria
16 Grant 1 Hanmer Robbins Union Platteville
2John CarthewUnion Rockville
3Joseph AllenUnionNew California
4Hugh A. W. McNairUnion Fennimore
5Alvery A. BennettUnion Glen Haven
24 Green 1Lucius W. WrightUnion Monticello
2 David Dunwiddie Union Brodhead
29 Green Lake Charles KilbournUnion Princeton
15 Iowa 1 Joseph A. Frost Union Avoca
2 John Green Union Moscow
23 Jefferson 1 Thomas Shinnick Dem. Watertown
2Gustavus H. BryantUnion Lake Mills
3 William W. Reed Union Jefferson
4Jost D. PetrieUnion Concord
09 Juneau Ezra C. SageUnion New Lisbon
08 Kenosha Gideon TruesdellUnion Kenosha
31 La Crosse 1 Angus Cameron Union La Crosse
2Duncan A. KennedyUnion Stevenstown
13 Lafayette 1David J. SeelyDem. Elk Grove
2William MonroeUnion Fayette
19 Manitowoc 1Nicholas DittmarUnion Meeme
2Michael MurphyDem. Maple Grove
3Thomas RobinsonDem. Manitowoc
27 Marathon & Wood George Hiles Dem. Dexterville
29 Marquette Charles S. Kelsey Union Montello
05 Milwaukee 1George W. ClasonDem. Milwaukee
2 Harrison Carroll Hobart War Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 James McGrath Dem. Milwaukee
4 Edwin Hyde Union Milwaukee
5 Truman H. Judd Union Milwaukee
05 6 Joseph Phillips Dem. Milwaukee
7 William A. Prentiss Union Milwaukee
8Louis HellbergDem. Milwaukee
06 9 Valentin Knœll Dem. Franklin
05 10 Henry Fowler Dem. Milwaukee
09 Monroe Stephen B. JohnsonUnion Tomah
22 Oconto & Shawano Daniel H. Pulcifer Union Shawano
Outagamie W. H. P. BoganDem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee Frederick W. Horn Dem. Cedarburg
28 Pierce John D. TrumbullUnion Maiden Rock
27 Portage Thomas H. McDill Union Plover
07 Racine 1 Charles E. Dyer Union Racine
2 Hiram D. Morse Union Waterford
30 Richland Ira S. Haseltine Union Richland Center
17 Rock 1 Ezra A. Foot Union Footville
2John T. DowUnion Cooksville
3William H. StarkUnion Tiffany
4Horatio J. MurrayUnion Beloit
5 Pliny Norcross Union Janesville
14 Sauk 1James I. WaterburyUnion Prairie du Sac
2 Stephen Steele Barlow Union Delton
01 Sheboygan 1 Joseph Wedig Union Sheboygan
2Richard B. Van ValkenberghUnion Greenbush
3 George S. Graves Union Sheboygan Falls
28 St. Croix H. L. WadsworthUnion River Falls
32 Trempealeau John NichollsUnion Trempealeau
31 Vernon 1John W. GreenmanUnion Bergen
2Albert BlissUnion Readstown
12 Walworth 1 William C. Allen Union Delavan
2Frank A. BuckbeeUnion Springfield
3 Thompson D. Weeks Union Whitewater
04 Washington 1Charles H. MillerDem. West Bend
2 Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek
10 Waukesha 1Jesse SmithUnion Dodges Corners
2 Rufus Parks UnionWaterville
3James MurrayDem. New Berlin
27 Waupaca Eli P. PerryUnion New London
29 Waushara Edgar SearsUnion Pine River
21 Winnebago 1Henry C. JewellUnion Oshkosh
2John ProctorUnion Neenah
3Milo C. BushnellUnion Omro

Changes from the 19th Legislature

New districts for the 20th Legislature were defined in 1866 Wisconsin Act 101, passed into law in the 19th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

  • 26 Senate districts were left unchanged.
  • Calumet County was moved from the 19th district to the 22nd.
  • Door County was moved from the 22nd district to the 2nd.
  • Monroe County was moved from the 31st district to the 9th.
  • Waushara County was moved from the 9th district to the 29th.
  • Vernon County was moved from the 30th district to the 31st.

Senate districts

after redistricting 1866 wi act 101 senate districts.svg
after redistricting
before redistricting 1861 wi act 216 senate districts (1866 county borders).svg
before redistricting
Dist.19th Legislature20th Legislature
1Sheboygan CountySheboygan County
2Brown, Kewaunee countiesBrown, Door, Kewaunee counties
3Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County
4Washington CountyWashington County
5Northern Milwaukee CountyNorthern Milwaukee County
6Southern Milwaukee CountySouthern Milwaukee County
7Racine CountyRacine County
8Kenosha CountyKenosha County
9Adams, Juneau, Waushara countiesAdams, Juneau, Monroe counties
10Waukesha CountyWaukesha County
11Eastern Dane CountyEastern Dane County
12Walworth CountyWalworth County
13Lafayette CountyLafayette County
14Sauk CountySauk County
15Iowa CountyIowa County
16Grant CountyGrant County
17Rock CountyRock County
18Western Dodge CountyWestern Dodge County
19Manitowoc, Calumet countiesManitowoc County
20Fond du Lac CountyFond du Lac County
21Winnebago CountyWinnebago County
22Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw countiesCalumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano counties
23Jefferson CountyJefferson County
24Green CountyGreen County
25Columbia CountyColumbia County
26Western Dane CountyWestern Dane County
27Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood countiesMarathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood counties
28Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe (Bayfield), Pierce, Polk, St. Croix countiesAshland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
29Green Lake, Marquette CountyGreen Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties
30Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland countiesCrawford, Richland counties
31La Crosse, Monroe countiesLa Crosse, Vernon counties
32Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau countiesBuffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau counties
33Eastern Dodge CountyEastern Dodge County

Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

  • Brown County went from having 1 district to 2.
  • Buffalo County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin and Trempealeau counties.
  • Eau Claire and Pepin counties became a combined district, Eau Claire had previously been in a shared district with Chippewa and Dunn counties, Pepin had previously been in a shared district with Buffalo and Trempealeau counties.
  • Dodge County went from having 5 districts to 4.
  • Door and Kewaunee counties became a combined district, Door had previously been in a shared district with Oconto and Shawano counties, Kewaunee had previously been its own Assembly district.
  • Fond du Lac County went from having 5 districts to 6.
  • La Crosse County went from having 1 district to 2.
  • Milwaukee County went from having 9 districts to 10.
  • Racine County went from having 3 districts to 2.
  • Rock County went from having 6 districts to 5.
  • Sheboygan County went from having 4 districts to 3.
  • St. Croix County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pierce County.
  • Trempealeau County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Buffalo and Pepin counties.
  • Walworth County went from having 4 districts to 3.
  • Washington County went from having 3 districts to 2.
  • Waukesha County went from having 4 districts to 3.

Assembly districts

CountyDistricts in 19th LegislatureDistricts in 20th Legislature
Adams1 District1 District
AshlandShared with Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe (Bayfield), PolkShared with Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk
BayfieldShared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, PolkShared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk
Brown1 District2 Districts
BuffaloShared with Pepin, Trempealeau1 District
BurnettShared with Ashland, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe (Bayfield), PolkShared with Ashland, Bayfield, Dallas, Douglas, Polk
Calumet1 District1 District
ChippewaShared with Dunn, Eau ClaireShared with Dunn
ClarkShared with JacksonShared with Jackson
Columbia3 Districts3 Districts
CrawfordShared with Bad Ax (Vernon)1 District
DallasShared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe (Bayfield), PolkShared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk
Dane5 Districts5 Districts
Dodge5 Districts4 Districts
DoorShared with Oconto, ShawanoShared with Kewaunee
DouglasShared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, La Pointe (Bayfield), PolkShared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Polk
DunnShared with Chippewa, Eau ClaireShared with Chippewa
Eau ClaireShared with Chippewa, DunnShared with Pepin
Fond du Lac5 Districts6 Districts
Grant5 Districts5 Districts
Green2 Districts2 Districts
Green Lake1 District1 District
Iowa2 Districts2 Districts
JacksonShared with ClarkShared with Clark
Jefferson4 Districts4 Districts
Juneau1 District1 District
Kenosha1 District1 District
Kewaunee1 DistrictShared with Door
La Crosse1 District2 Districts
Lafayette2 Districts2 Districts
Manitowoc3 Districts3 Districts
MarathonShared with WoodShared with Wood
Marquette1 District1 District
Milwaukee9 Districts10 Districts
Monroe1 District1 District
OcontoShared with Door, ShawanoShared with Shawano
Outagamie1 District1 District
Ozaukee1 District1 District
PepinShared with Buffalo, TrempealeauShared with Eau Claire
PierceShared with St. CroixShared with St. Croix
PolkShared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe (Bayfield)Shared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas
Portage1 District1 District
Racine3 Districts2 Districts
Richland1 District1 District
Rock6 Districts5 Districts
Sauk2 Districts2 Districts
ShawanoShared with Door, OcontoShared with Oconto
Sheboygan4 Districts3 Districts
St. CroixShared with Pierce1 District
TrempealeauShared with Buffalo, Pepin1 District
Vernon2 Districts2 Districts
Walworth4 Districts3 Districts
Washington3 Districts3 Districts
Waukesha4 Districts3 Districts
Waupaca1 District1 District
Waushara1 District1 District
Winnebago3 Districts3 Districts
WoodShared with MarathonShared with Marathon

Notes

  1. Democrat Jackson Hadley (5th district) died March 3, 1867.
  2. Democrat Henry L. Palmer (5th district) elected March 20, 1867.
  3. Republicans Van Eps Young (1st district) and George Gary (21st district) resigned.

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