3rd Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 7, 1850 – January 6, 1851 | ||||
Election | November 6, 1849 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 19 | ||||
Senate President | Samuel Beall | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 66 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Moses M. Strong | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1850, to February 11, 1850, in regular session. Senators representing even numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Senators representing odd numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term. [1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Dem. | F.S. | Whig | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 14 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
1st Session | 13 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
Final voting share | 68% | 11% | 21% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Dem. | F.S. | Whig | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 35 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 0 |
1st Session | 43 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 0 |
Final voting share | 65% | 12% | 23% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 49 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 0 |
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Third Wisconsin Legislature (19):
Members of the Assembly for the Third Wisconsin Legislature (66):
The Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1849, to April 2, 1849, in regular session. Senators representing odd numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Senators representing even numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term.
The Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1851, to March 17, 1851 in regular 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 5, 1850. 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, 1849.
The Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1852, to April 19, 1852, in regular session. Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1851. 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 5, 1850.
The Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1854, to April 3, 1854, in regular session.
The Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1855, to April 2, 1855, in regular session.
The Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1856, to March 31, 1856, in regular session, and re-convened from September 3, 1856, to October 14, 1856.
The Tenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1857, to March 9, 1857, in regular session.
The Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1858, to March 17, 1858, in regular session.
The Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1859, to March 21, 1859, in regular session.
The Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1860, to April 2, 1860, in regular session.
The Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1861, to April 17, 1861, in regular session. The legislature re-convened in special session from May 15, 1861, to May 27, 1861, at the request of Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall, to approve funding for a brigade of volunteers for the American Civil War.
The Fifteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1862, to April 7, 1862, in regular session, and re-convened from June 3, 1862, through June 17, 1862. The legislature further convened in a special session from September 10, 1862, through September 26, 1862.
The Seventeenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1864, to April 4, 1864, in regular session.
The Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1865, to April 10, 1865, in regular session.
The Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1869, to March 11, 1869, in regular session.
The Twenty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1873, to March 20, 1873, in regular session.
The Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1874, to March 12, 1874, in regular session.
The Twenty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1876, to March 14, 1876, in regular session.
The Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1882, to March 31, 1882, in regular session.
The Sixty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1937, to July 2, 1937, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session from September 15, 1937, to October 16, 1937.