28th Wisconsin Legislature

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28th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876
ElectionNovember 3, 1874
Senate
Members33
Senate President Charles D. Parker (D)
President pro tempore Henry D. Barron (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker Frederick W. Horn (IR)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1875 – March 6, 1875

The Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1875, to March 6, 1875, 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, 1874. 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 4, 1873. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Reform: 5 seats
  Liberal Republican: 2 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Ref. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 122217330
1st Session95217330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 64221330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 19 seats Reform: 13 seats Liberal Republican: 4 seats Republican: 64 seats WI Assembly 1875.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Reform: 13 seats
  Liberal Republican: 4 seats
  Republican: 64 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Ref. Ind. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 2915312411000
1st Session191304641000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 351211511000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation Democratic: 9 seats Reform: 5 seats Liberal Republican: 2 seats Republican: 17 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1875.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Reform: 5 seats
  Liberal Republican: 2 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Sheboygan Enos Eastman Plymouth Dem.
02 Brown, Door, & Kewaunee John M. Read Kewaunee Dem.
03 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William H. Jacobs Milwaukee Ref.
04 Monroe & Vernon Adelbert Bleekman Tomah Rep.
05 Racine Robert Hall Baker Racine Rep.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) John Black Milwaukee Dem.
07 Dane (Eastern Part) George E. Bryant Madison Rep.
08 Kenosha & Walworth Thompson Weeks Whitewater Rep.
09 Iowa David McFarland Highland Ref.
10 Waukesha John A. Rice Merton Dem.
11 Lafayette Francis Campbell Gratiot Rep.
12 Green Harvey T. Moore Brodhead Ref.
13 Dodge John A. Barney Mayville Dem.
14 Sauk John B. Quimby Sauk City Rep.
15 Manitowoc John Schuette Manitowoc Rep.
16 Grant John C. Holloway Lancaster Rep.
17 Rock Horatio N. Davis Beloit Rep.
18 Fond du Lac (Western Part) William Hiner Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Winnebago William P. Rounds Menasha Rep.
20 Fond du Lac (Eastern Part) Joseph Wagner Marshfield Dem.
21 Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, & Northern Outagamie Willis C. Silverthorn Wausau Ref.
22 Calumet & Southern Outagamie Reinhard Schlichting Chilton Ref.
23 Jefferson William W. Reed Jefferson Lib.R.
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix Henry D. Barron St. Croix Falls Rep.
25 Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara Robert L. D. Potter Wautoma Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Romanzo E. Davis Middleton Lib.R.
27 Columbia Levi W. Barden Portage Rep.
28 Crawford & Richland George Krouskop Richland Center Dem.
29 Adams, Juneau, Portage, & Wood Thomas B. Scott Grand Rapids Rep.
30 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire , & Pepin Hiram P. Graham Eau Claire Dem.
31 La Crosse Sylvester Nevins La Crosse Rep.
32 Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, & Trempealeau Robert C. Field Sumner Rep.
33 Ozaukee & Washington Gilead J. Wilmot West Bend Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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

Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 19 seats Reform: 13 seats Liberal Republican: 4 seats Republican: 64 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1875.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Reform: 13 seats
  Liberal Republican: 4 seats
  Republican: 64 seats
Senate
District		CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
29 Adams & Wood G. M. Marshall Rep. Big Spring
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Sam Fifield Rep. Ashland
02 Brown & Southern Kewaunee 1 Thomas R. Hudd Ref. Green Bay
2 William J. Fisk Rep. Fort Howard
3 Patrick Hobbins Dem. Morrison
32 Buffalo Edward Lees Dem. Fountain City
22 Calumet John Harsh Rep. Stockbridge
30 Chippewa Thomas L. HalbertRep. Chippewa Falls
32 Clark & Jackson Richard Dewhurst Ref. Neillsville
27 Columbia 1Marcus BardenRep. Pardeeville
2John R. RowlandsRep. Cambria
3John B. DwinnellRep. Lodi
28 Crawford Zenas Beach Rep. Eastman
07 Dane 1 Isaac Adams Rep. Door Creek
2 Silas U. Pinney Dem. Madison
26 3David FordDem. Waunakee
4 Michael Johnson Ref. Springdale
13 Dodge 1Owen R. JonesRep. Beaver Dam
2David M. ColemanRep. Lowell
3John LloydRep. Clyman
4 Max Bachhuber Ref. Farmersville
5 William M. Morse Dem. Rubicon
6 Harman Grube Ref. Watertown
02 Door & Northern Kewaunee Charles ScofieldRep. Red River
30 Dunn & Pepin Rockwell J. Flint Rep. Menomonie
Eau Claire Jonathan G. Callahan Rep. Eau Claire
18 Fond du Lac 1 William Plocker Rep. Fairwater
2George HunterRep. Fond du Lac
20 3Michael SerweDem. Ashford
16 Grant 1James JefferyRep. Georgetown
2 Lafayette Caskey Rep. Potosi
3 Benjamin M. Coates Rep. Boscobel
4Delos AbramsRep. Bloomington
12 Green Charles R. Deniston Rep. Cadiz
25 Green Lake William H. Dakin Rep. Dartford
09 Iowa 1 Owen King Ref. Helena
2 Kearton Coates Rep. Linden
23 Jefferson 1 Christian Mayer Ref. Watertown
2 Austin Kellogg Dem. Concord
3 James W. Ostrander Rep. Jefferson
29 Juneau Job Grant Lib.R. Union Center
08 Kenosha Rouse Simmons Rep. Kenosha
31 La Crosse John Bradley Rep. Bangor
11 Lafayette John AndersonRep. Monticello
15 Manitowoc 1 Fred Schmitz Ref. Northeim
2Bryan S. LoriganDem. Maple Grove
3 Reuben D. Smart Rep. Manitowoc
21 Marathon Bartholomew Ringle Dem. Wausau
25 Marquette Robert Mitchell Rep. Douglas
03 Milwaukee 1 Isaac W. Van Schaick Rep. Milwaukee
2 Peter Fagg Ref. Milwaukee
06 3 William J. Kershaw Ind.R. Milwaukee
4Stephen A. HarrisonLib.R. Milwaukee
5 Charles H. Larkin Dem. Milwaukee
03 6 Daniel H. Richards Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 Lemuel Ellsworth Rep. Milwaukee
8 Bernard Schlichting Rep. Milwaukee
03 9 Frederick Zetteler Dem. Milwaukee
10 Frederick Moskowitt Lib.R. Milwaukee
06 11 Thomas O'Neill Rep. Greenfield
04 Monroe 1 Eli Waste Rep. Sparta
2William W. JacksonRep. Tomah
21 Oconto John Leigh Rep. Oconto
22 Outagamie, Shawano , & Waupaca 1 George N. Richmond Dem. Appleton
21 2 Herman Naber Ref. Shawano
3 George H. Calkins Rep. Waupaca
33 Ozaukee 1Gustav GotzeRep. Ozaukee
2 Frederick W. Horn Ind.R. Cedarburg
24 Pierce Thomas L. NelsonRep. Prescott
29 Portage George H. GuernseyRep. Almond
05 Racine 1 Charles F. Bliss Dem. Racine
2 Elias White Ref. Burlington
28 Richland 1 Norman L. James Rep. Richland Center
2Benjamin F. WashburnRep. Excelsior
17 Rock 1Marvin OsborneRep. Magnolia
2 Zebulon P. Burdick Rep. Janesville
3 Andrew Barlass Rep. Harmony
4George H. CrosbyRep. Beloit
5 Hiram Merrill Rep. Janesville
14 Sauk 1Thomas BakerRep. Prairie du Sac
2 David E. Welch Rep. Baraboo
01 Sheboygan 1 Joseph Wedig Ref. Howard's Grove
2 Patrick Geraghty Ref. Elkhart Lake
3 Nathaniel Farnsworth Rep. Sheboygan Falls
24 St. Croix Philo Boyden Lib. Hudson
32 Trempealeau Noah D. Comstock Rep. Arcadia
04 Vernon 1Ole AndersonRep. Esofea
2 James E. Newell Rep. Viroqua
08 Walworth 1 Elijah M. Sharp Rep. Delavan
2 Charles Dunlap Rep. Elkhorn
3 Nathaniel M. Bunker Rep. Troy Center
33 Washington 1 Andrew Martin Dem.Reisville
2 Philip Schneider Dem. Barton
10 Waukesha 1 Silas Barber Dem. Waukesha
2 Manville S. Hodgson Rep. Waukesha
25 Waushara John H. ThomasRep. Berlin
19 Winnebago 1 Asa Rogers Dem. Oshkosh
2 Nathaniel S. Robinson Rep. Neenah
3 Leroy S. Chase Rep. Omro
4 Frank A. Leach Rep. Utica

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Senate employees

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. 234–236. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bashford, R. M., ed. (1875). "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 310–348. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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