32nd Wisconsin Legislature

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32nd Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880
ElectionNovember 5, 1878
Senate
Members33
Senate President James M. Bingham (R)
President pro tempore William T. Price (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker David M. Kelly (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 8, 1879 – March 5, 1879

The Thirty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1879, to March 5, 1879, 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 5, 1878. 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 6, 1877. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Republican: 24 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 10221330
start of 1st Session [note 1] 9023321
from Jan. 27 [note 2] 24339
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 8025330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 25 seats Greenback: 9 seats Republican: 66 seats WI Assembly 1879.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 25 seats
  Greenback: 9 seats
  Republican: 66 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Gbk. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 41113451000
1st Session2509661000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 2802701000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Second Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation Democratic: 9 seats Republican: 24 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1879.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Republican: 24 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, & Shawano George Grimmer Kewaunee Rep.
02 Brown Thomas R. Hudd Green Bay Dem.
03 Racine William E. Chipman Burlington Rep.
04 Crawford & Vernon George W. Swain Chaseburg Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Isaac W. Van Schaick Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) George H. Paul Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Central Part) Edwin Hyde Milwaukee Rep.
08 Kenosha & Walworth Benoni Reynolds Geneva Rep.
09 Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara Hobart S. Sacket Berlin Rep.
10 Waukesha John A. Rice Merton Dem.
11 Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Taylor, & Wood Thomas B. Scott Grand Rapids Rep.
12 Green & Lafayette Joseph B. Treat Monroe Rep.
13 Dodge Edward C. McFetridge Beaver Dam Rep.
14 Juneau & Sauk David E. Welch Baraboo Rep.
15 Manitowoc Joseph Rankin Manitowoc Dem.
16 Grant Oscar C. Hathaway Beetown Rep.
17 Rock Hamilton Richardson Janesville Rep.
18 Fond du Lac (Western Part) Alonzo A. Loper Ripon Rep.
19 Winnebago Andrew Haben Oshkosh Dem.
20 Sheboygan & Eastern Fond du Lac Louis Wolf Sheboygan Falls Dem.
21 Marathon, Portage, & Waupaca John A. Kellogg Wausau Rep.
22 Calumet & Outagamie George N. Richmond Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson Charles H. Phillips (died Jan. 1, 1879) Lake Mills Rep.
Joseph B. Bennett (from Jan. 27, 1879) Watertown Rep.
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, & St. Croix Dana Reed Bailey Baldwin Rep.
25 Dane (Eastern Part) George B. Burrows Madison Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Matthew Anderson Cross Plains Dem.
27 Adams & Columbia Charles L. Dering Columbus Rep.
28 Iowa & Richland Archibald Campbell Middlebury Rep.
29 Buffalo, Pepin, & Trempealeau Horace E. Houghton Durand Rep.
30 Dunn, Eau Claire , & Pierce Abraham D. Andrews River Falls Rep.
31 La Crosse Gysbert Van Steenwyk La Crosse Rep.
32 Jackson & Monroe William T. Price Black River Falls Rep.
33 Ozaukee & Washington Lyman Morgan Port Washington Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Second Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 25 seats Greenback: 9 seats Republican: 66 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1879.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 25 seats
  Greenback: 9 seats
  Republican: 66 seats
Senate
District		CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
27 Adams Charles A. Cady Rep. Dell Prairie
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Polk William J. VincentRep. St. Croix Falls
02 Brown 1 David M. Kelly Rep. Green Bay
2 Albert L. Gray Gbk. Fort Howard
3 John O'Flaherty Dem. Morrison
29 Buffalo & Pepin 1 John W. DeGroff Rep. Alma
2 James Barry Rep. Pepin
22 Calumet Joseph B. Reynolds Gbk. Chilton
11 Chippewa Hector McRae Rep. Chippewa Falls
Clark, Lincoln, Taylor & Wood Niran Withee Rep. Neillsville
27 Columbia 1 Charles R. Gallett Rep. Portage
2John SandersonRep. Randolph
04 Crawford Atley Peterson Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Matthias Theisen Dem. Roxbury
25 2 Buel Hutchinson Rep. Madison
3 Charles G. Lewis Rep. Sun Prairie
13 Dodge 1 William Fleming Dem. Emmet
2 Henry Spiering Dem. Mayville
3 James Davison Dem. Chester
4 William Geise Dem. Portland
01 Door Charles A. Masse Rep. Sturgeon Bay
30 Dunn Henry Ausman Rep. Elk Mound
Eau Claire Julius Ingram Rep. Eau Claire
18 Fond du Lac 1 Henry C. Bottum Rep. West Rosendale
2 Philip Greening Dem. Lamartine
3 Thomas W. Spence Rep. Fond du Lac
20 4 Michael Thelen Dem. Ashford
16 Grant 1 William E. Carter Rep. Platteville
2 Joseph T. Mills Rep. Lancaster
3 John Brindley Rep. Boscobel
12 Green 1 Fordyce R. Melvin Rep. Brooklyn
2 Franklin Mitchell Rep. Spring Grove
09 Green Lake Samuel Barter Rep. Markesan
28 Iowa 1 George L. Frost Gbk. Dodgeville
2 George G. Cox Rep. Mineral Point
32 Jackson Frederick Condit Gbk. Merrillan
23 Jefferson 1 Hezekiah Flinn Dem. Watertown
2 John D. Bullock Rep. Johnson Creek
3 James W. Ostrander Rep. Jefferson
14 Juneau 1 James Mullowney Dem. Kildare
2 Henry F. C. Nichols Rep. New Lisbon
08 Kenosha Joseph V. Quarles Rep. Kenosha
01 Kewaunee John Carel Dem. Kewaunee
31 La Crosse John Bradley Rep. Bangor
11 Lafayette 1 Nelson La Due Rep.Spafford
2 John W. Blackstone Rep. Shullsburg
15 Manitowoc 1 John Carey Dem. Osman
2 William Zander Dem. Larrabee
3 William H. Hemschemeyer Rep. Manitowoc
21 Marathon John Ringle Dem. Wausau
09 Marquette James W. Murphy Dem. Briggsville
05 Milwaukee 1 Edward C. Wall Dem. Milwaukee
07 2 Christian Widule Rep. Milwaukee
3 Edward Keogh Dem. Milwaukee
4 Edward B. Simpson Rep. Milwaukee
06 5 John Bentley Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Christopher Raesser Rep. Milwaukee
07 7 Anson Allen Rep. Milwaukee
06 8 Henry P. Fischer Rep. Milwaukee
05 9 Christian Sarnow Rep. Milwaukee
10 Judson G. Hart Rep. Wauwatosa
06 11 William W. Johnson Rep. Greenfield
32 Monroe 1James D. ConditDem. Sparta
2 George R. Vincent Gbk. Tomah
01 Oconto & Shawano Daniel H. Pulcifer Rep. Shawano
22 Outagamie 1 John C. Petersen Gbk. Appleton
2 Francis Steffen Dem. Hortonville
33 Ozaukee William H. Fitzgerald Ind.D. Cedarburg
30 Pierce Nils P. Haugen Rep. River Falls
21 Portage Thomas McDill Rep.McDill
03 Racine 1 Norton J. Field Rep. Racine
2 Knud Adland Rep. North Cape
28 Richland 1 Joseph M. Thomas Rep. Lone Rock
2 Elihu Bailey Rep. Mill Creek
17 Rock 1 Richard Burdge Rep. Beloit
2 Allen P. Lovejoy Rep. Janesville
3 William Gardiner Rep. Emerald Grove
14 Sauk 1 Ulrich Hemmi Rep. Troy
2 Alexander P. Ellinwood Rep. Reedsburg
20 Sheboygan 1 Wilbur M. Root Dem. Sheboygan
2 La Fayette Eastman Rep. Plymouth
3 James Allan Jr. Rep. Adell
24 St. Croix James Hill Rep. Warren
29 Trempealeau George H. Markham Rep. Independence
04 Vernon 1 Jacob Eckhardt Rep. De Soto
2 Roger Williams Rep. Hillsboro
08 Walworth 1 Ely Bruce Dewing Rep. Elkhorn
2 Albert L. Mason Rep.Elton
3 Edwin D. Coe Rep. Whitewater
33 Washington 1 Jacob H. Muckerheide Dem. Kewaskum
2 John G. Frank Dem. Jackson
10 Waukesha 1 Alvarus E. Gilbert Rep. New Berlin
2 William H. Washburn Rep. Pewaukee
21 Waupaca 1 Lorenzo L. Post Dem. Weyauwega
2 John Scanlon Gbk. Union
09 Waushara Samuel R. Clark Rep. Bloomfield
19 Winnebago 1 William Wall Rep. Oshkosh
2 John Potter Jr. Gbk. Menasha
3 Hiram W. Webster Rep. Omro
4 Milan Ford Gbk. Nekimi

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

Notes

  1. ↑ Republican Charles H. Phillips (District 23) died January 1, 1879.
  2. ↑ Republican Joseph B. Bennett (District 23) replaced Charles H. Phillips.

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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. 244–246. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bashford, R. M., ed. (1879). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 475–518. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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