23rd Wisconsin Legislature

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23rd Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871
ElectionNovember 2, 1869
Senate
Members33
Senate President Thaddeus C. Pound (R)
President pro tempore David Taylor (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker James M. Bingham (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 12, 1870 – March 17, 1870

The Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1870, to March 17, 1870, 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 2, 1869. 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, 1868. [1]

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the first year of his third two-year term, having won re-election in the 1869 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events

Party summary

Senate summary

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

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 39 seats Independent: 1 seat Republican: 60 seats WI Assembly 1870.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 39 seats
  Independent: 1 seat
  Republican: 60 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 320681000
1st Session391601000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 403571000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation Democratic: 14 seats Republican: 19 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1870.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Sheboygan David Taylor Sheboygan Rep.
02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee Lyman Walker Ahnapee 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) Peter V. Deuster Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Henry Stevens Caledonia Rep.
08 Kenosha Milton Pettit Kenosha Rep.
09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe William J. Kershaw Big Spring Rep.
10 Waukesha John A. Rice Merton Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Nelson Williams Stoughton Rep.
12 Walworth Samuel Pratt Spring Prairie Rep.
13 Lafayette Hamilton H. Gray Darlington Dem.
14 Sauk Bennett Strong Spring Green 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) Samuel D. Burchard Beaver Dam Dem.
19 Manitowoc George B. Reed Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac Hiram S. Town Ripon Rep.
21 Winnebago Ira W. Fisher Menasha Rep.
22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano George Baldwin Chilton Dem.
23 Jefferson William W. Woodman Farmington Dem.
24 Green John C. Hall Monroe Rep.
25 Columbia William M. Griswold Columbus Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Romanzo E. Davis Middleton Rep.
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Charles M. Webb Grand Rapids Rep.
28 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Edward H. Ives Trimbelle Dem.
29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara George D. Waring Berlin Rep.
30 Crawford, Richland George Krouskop Richland Center Dem.
31 La Crosse & Vernon Cyrus M. Butt Viroqua Rep.
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau William T. Price Black River Falls Rep.
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 39 seats Independent: 1 seat Republican: 60 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1870.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 39 seats
  Independent: 1 seat
  Republican: 60 seats
Senate
District		CountyDistrictRepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams Solon Pierce Rep. Friendship
28 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Samuel Dresser Rep. Osceola
02 Brown 1 Edward Hicks Dem. Green Bay
2 Michael Dockry Dem. Holland
32 Buffalo James L. Hallock Rep. Nelson
22 Calumet James Robinson Dem. Chilton
32 Chippewa & Dunn Jedediah W. Granger Rep. Menomonie
Clark & Jackson John Morrill Rep. Springfield
25 Columbia 1Jonas NarracongRep. Lodi
2 Winslow Bullen Rep. Arlington
3 Carmi W. Beach Rep. Pardeeville
30 Crawford William RaymondRep. Bell Center
11 Dane 1 Carpus Loveland Rep. Rutland
2 Willard H. Chandler Rep. Sun Prairie
26 3 John Adams Dem. Black Earth
4John R. CrockerRep. Montrose
5 Alden S. Sanborn Dem. Madison
18 Dodge 1E. Adams FowlerRep. Calamus
2Francis JohnstonDem. Chester
33 3 Henry S. Burtch Dem. Williamstown
4 Henry Bertram Ind. Watertown
02 Door & Kewaunee Charles L. Harris Rep. Jacksonport
32 Eau Claire & Pepin Charles R. Gleason Dem. Eau Claire
20 Fond du Lac 1 Jeremiah Dobbs Jr. Dem. Ripon
2Roelof SleysterRep. Alto
3 John Boyd Dem. Fond du Lac
4Uriah D. MihillsRep. Fond du Lac
5 Daniel Cavanagh Dem. Osceola
6Charles GeisseDem. Taycheedah
16 Grant 1 Joel C. Squires Dem. Platteville
2John CarthewRep. Rockville
3William P. DeweyRep. Lancaster
4Hugh A. W. McNairRep. Fennimore
5Luther BasfordRep. Glen Haven
24 Green 1Calvin D. W. LeonardRep. Exeter
2 Thomas A. Jackson Rep. Spring Grove
29 Green Lake Joseph C. BurdickRep. Berlin
15 Iowa 1 Henry C. Barnard Dem. Avoca
2George W. BlissRep. Mineral Point
23 Jefferson 1 Daniel Hall Rep. Watertown
2 Charles H. Phillips Rep. Lake Mills
3 Wilbur H. Tousley Dem. Jefferson
4 James M. Bingham Rep. Palmyra
09 Juneau Jerome B. PotterDem.Sentinel
08 Kenosha Alexander Bailey Rep. Salem
31 La Crosse 1 Theodore Rodolf Dem. La Crosse
2 Powers Moulton Rep. Onalaska
13 Lafayette 1 Thomas T. Duffy Dem. Benton
2 Henry W. Barnes Dem. Wiota
19 Manitowoc 1 John Barth Dem. Schleswig
2Michael FitzgeraldDem. Maple Grove
3 Carl H. Schmidt Dem. Manitowoc
27 Marathon & Wood Charles Hoeflinger Dem. Wausau
29 Marquette Spencer A. Pease Dem. Montello
05 Milwaukee 1 Stephen A. Harrison Rep. Milwaukee
2 George Abert Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 James McGrath Dem. Milwaukee
4Nathan BrickRep. Milwaukee
5 John Fellenz Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Daniel H. Richards Dem. Milwaukee
7 Daniel H. Johnson Rep. Milwaukee
8 Henry C. Runkel Dem. Milwaukee
06 9 Enoch Chase Dem. Lake
10 Frederick A. Zautcke Dem. Milwaukee
09 Monroe Charles A. Hunt Rep. Jefferson
22 Oconto & Shawano James M. Adams Dem. Oconto
Outagamie Charles E. McIntosh Dem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee Adolphus Zimmermann Dem. Mequon
28 Pierce Oliver S. PowellRep. River Falls
27 Portage Frederick Huntley Rep. Buena Vista
07 Racine 1 Albert L. Phillips Rep. Racine
2 Ira A. Rice Rep. Waterford
30 Richland James H. Miner Rep. Richland Center
17 Rock 1Isaac M. BennettRep. Evansville
2Thomas H. GoodhueRep. Lima
3 Adelmorn Sherman Rep. Janesville
4 John Hammond Rep. Turtle
5 Alexander Graham Rep. Janesville
14 Sauk 1Carl C. KuntzRep. Black Hawk
2 George G. Swain Rep. New Buffalo
01 Sheboygan 1Horatio G. H. ReedDem. Sheboygan
2J. Henry McNeelRep. Greenbush
3Jacob A. BlanshanRep. Scott
28 St. Croix Charles D. Parker Rep. Pleasant Valley
32 Trempealeau Isaac Clark Rep. Galesville
31 Vernon 1 Reuben May Rep. Springville
2 Van S. Bennett Rep. Webster
12 Walworth 1Henry HallRep. Walworth
2Stephen R. EdgertonRep. Spring Prairie
3 William Burgit Rep. East Troy
04 Washington 1Henry V. R. WilmotDem. Trenton
2 Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek
10 Waukesha 1 Henry Totten Dem. Waukesha
2 John D. McDonald Dem. Summit
3 Thomas McCarty Dem. Menomonee
27 Waupaca Albert V. Balch Rep. Weyauwega
29 Waushara Theophilus F. Metcalf Rep. Marion
21 Winnebago 1Emery KennedyRep. Oshkosh
2 William P. Rounds Rep. Menasha
3 James H. Foster Rep. Koro

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

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. 221–223. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. pp. 350–380. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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