22nd Wisconsin Legislature

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22nd Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1869 January 3, 1870
ElectionNovember 3, 1868
Senate
Members33
Senate President Wyman Spooner (R)
President pro tempore George C. Hazelton (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker Alexander M. Thomson (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1869 March 11, 1869

The Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1869, to March 11, 1869, 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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1868. 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, 1867. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats WI Senate 1869.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 1518330
1st Session1419330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 1419330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 32 seats
Republican: 68 seats WI Assembly 1869.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 32 seats
  Republican: 68 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 410591000
1st Session320681000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 391601000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature: [3]

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1869.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Sheboygan David Taylor Sheboygan Rep.
02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee William J. Abrams Green Bay Dem.
03 Ozaukee Lyman Morgan Ozaukee Dem.
04 Washington Adam Schantz Addison Dem.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) William P. Lynde Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Charles H. Larkin Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Henry Stevens Caledonia Rep.
08 Kenosha Anthony Van Wyck Kenosha Rep.
09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe William J. Kershaw Big Spring Rep.
10 Waukesha Curtis Mann Oconomowoc Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Nelson Williams Stoughton Rep.
12 Walworth Newton Littlejohn Whitewater Rep.
13 Lafayette Hamilton H. Gray Darlington Dem.
14 Sauk Stephen S. Barlow Delton Rep.
15 Iowa Lemuel W. Joiner Wyoming Rep.
16 Grant George C. Hazelton Boscobel Rep.
17 Rock Charles G. Williams Janesville Rep.
18 Dodge (Western Part) Henry W. Lander Beaver Dam Dem.
19 Manitowoc George B. Reed Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac Edward S. Bragg Fond du Lac Dem.
21 Winnebago Ira W. Fisher Menasha Rep.
22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano William Young Medina Dem.
23 Jefferson William W. Woodman Farmington Dem.
24 Green Henry Adams Monticello Rep.
25 Columbia William M. Griswold Columbus Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Carl Habich Madison Dem.
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Charles M. Webb Grand Rapids Rep.
28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, St. Croix William J. Copp Prescott Rep.
29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara George D. Waring Berlin Rep.
30 Crawford, Richland William Ketcham Richland Center Rep.
31 La Crosse & Vernon Cyrus M. Butt Viroqua Rep.
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Alfred W. Newman Trempealeau Rep.
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature: [3]

Assembly partisan representation
Democratic: 32 seats
Republican: 68 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1869.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 32 seats
  Republican: 68 seats
Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams Otis B. LaphamRep. Friendship
28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk Henry D. Barron Rep. St. Croix Falls
02 Brown 1 Joseph S. Curtis Rep. Green Bay
2Randall WilcoxDem. De Pere
32 Buffalo Robert HenryRep. Anchorage
22 Calumet Casper H. M. Petersen Dem. New Holstein
32 Chippewa & Dunn Thaddeus C. Pound Rep. Chippewa Falls
Clark & Jackson John B. G. BaxterRep. Black River Falls
25 Columbia 1 A. J. Turner Rep. Portage
2Thornton ThompsonRep. Rio
3Freeman M. RossRep. Cambria
30 Crawford Benjamin F. FayDem. Prairie du Chien
11 Dane 1 John E. Johnson Rep. Utica
2 Knute Nelson Rep. Cambridge
26 3 John Adams Dem. Black Earth
4Andrew HenryRep. Madison
5 George B. Smith Dem. Madison
18 Dodge 1Cyrus PerryRep. Waterloo
2Rees EvansDem. Beaver Dam
33 3 Arthur K. Delaney Dem. Horicon
4Eugene O'ConnorDem. Watertown
02 Door & Kewaunee John R. McDonaldRep. Ahnapee
32 Eau Claire & Pepin Fayette AllenRep. Durand
20 Fond du Lac 1 Henry C. Bottum Rep. West Rosendale
2Benjamin H. BettisRep. Ladoga
3Irenus K. HamiltonRep. Fond du Lac
4William S. WarnerRep. Lamartine
5Andrew DieringerDem. Auburn
6Charles GeisseDem. Taycheedah
16 Grant 1Joseph HarrisRep. Fairview
2George H. BrockRep. Potosi
3William P. DeweyRep. Lancaster
4 Benjamin M. Coates Rep. Boscobel
5Alexander R. McCartneyRep. Cassville
24 Green 1 Jefferson F. Wescott Rep. Farmers Grove
2 Thomas A. Jackson Rep. Brodhead
29 Green Lake Edwin L. HoytRep. Manchester
15 Iowa 1Abner PowellRep. Mineral Point
2 William E. Rowe Rep. Arena
23 Jefferson 1John RutledgeDem. Ixonia
2 Sylvester J. Conklin Rep. Waterloo
3Joseph WinslowDem. Fort Atkinson
4 James M. Bingham Rep. Palmyra
09 Juneau Jerome B. PotterDem.Sentinel
08 Kenosha Samuel E. TarbellRep. Woodworth
31 La Crosse 1Cassius C. PalmerRep. West Salem
2Nathan P. WallerRep. West Salem
13 Lafayette 1Charles PoleDem. Shullsburg
2Norman B. RichardsonRep. Warren
19 Manitowoc 1John H. BohneDem. Meeme
2Richard DonovanDem. Manitowoc
3Jabez L. FobesRep. Two Rivers
27 Marathon & Wood Henry Reed Dem. Grand Rapids
29 Marquette William Murphy Dem. Briggsville
05 Milwaukee 1 Patrick Drew Dem. Milwaukee
2 George Abert Dem. Milwaukee
06 3James HoyeDem. Milwaukee
4Samuel C. WestRep. Milwaukee
5 John Fellenz Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Joseph Phillips Dem. Milwaukee
7 Daniel H. Johnson Rep. Milwaukee
8Henry C. RunkelDem. Milwaukee
06 9Henry RoetheDem.Painesville
10John ScheffelDem. Milwaukee
09 Monroe Jesse BennettRep. Sparta
22 Oconto & Shawano Parlan Semple Rep. Shawano
22 Outagamie Charles E. McIntosh Dem. Lime Rock
03 Ozaukee Job Haskell Dem. Saukville
28 Pierce Edward H. Ives Dem. Prescott
27 Portage Fred HuntleyRep. Buena Vista
07 Racine 1 Albert L. Phillips Rep. Racine
2Hiram L. GilmoreRep. North Cape
30 Richland Joseph M. Thomas Rep. Lone Rock
17 Rock 1Seth FisherRep. Center
2Darwin E. MaxonRep. Milton
3 Adelmorn Sherman Rep. Janesville
4 Charles H. Parker Rep. Beloit
5 Alexander M. Thomson Rep. Janesville
14 Sauk 1Carl C. KuntzRep. Black Hawk
2 John Gillespie Rep. Dellona
01 Sheboygan 1 Thomas M. Blackstock Rep. Sheboygan
2Sylvester CaldwellRep. Cascade
3 George S. Graves Rep. Sheboygan Falls
28 St. Croix Charles D. Parker Rep. Pleasant Valley
32 Trempealeau Douglas ArnoldRep. Williamsburg
31 Vernon 1John M. McLeeseRep. Harmony
2 Van S. Bennett Rep. Webster
12 Walworth 1 A. G. Kellam Rep. Delavan
2John A. SmithRep. Geneva
3Daniel HooperRep. Troy
04 Washington 1John KastlerDem. Wayne
2 Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek
10 Waukesha 1 Vernon Tichenor Rep. Waukesha
2 Edwin Hurlbut Rep. Oconomowoc
3James McDonaldDem. Sussex
27 Waupaca Milan H. Sessions Rep. Waupaca
29 Waushara Joseph N. P. Bird Rep. Wautoma
21 Winnebago 1 Luther Buxton Rep. Oshkosh
2George W. TraskRep. Winneconne
3 James H. Foster Rep. Koro

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

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References

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  2. Journal of Proceedings of the Wisconsin Legislature for 1869. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislature. 1869. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Legislative Department" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1869. pp. 167–168, 171–174. Retrieved November 5, 2021.