17th Wisconsin Legislature

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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1864 – January 2, 1865
ElectionNovember 3, 1863
Senate
Members33
Senate President Wyman Spooner (U)
President pro tempore Smith S. Wilkinson (U)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker William W. Field (U)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1864 – April 4, 1864

The Seventeenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1864, to April 4, 1864, 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, 1863. 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, 1862. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

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Senate Partisan composition
  Democratic: 11 seats
  National Union: 22 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 15117330
1st Session11220330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 8250330

Assembly summary

Assembly Partisan composition Democratic: 29 seats National Union: 71 seats WI Assembly 1864.svg
Assembly Partisan composition
  Democratic: 29 seats
  National Union: 71 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 432551000
Start 1st Session297101000
After March 1670991
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 336701000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Seventeenth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation Democratic: 11 seats Union: 22 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1864.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 11 seats
  Union: 22 seats
DistrictCountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Sheboygan John E. Thomas Sheboygan Falls Dem.
02 Brown, Kewaunee Frederick S. Ellis Green Bay Dem.
03 Ozaukee John R. Bohan Ozaukee Dem.
04 Washington Frederick O. Thorpe West Bend Dem.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William K. Wilson Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) Hugh P. Reynolds Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Timothy D. Morris Whitesville Union
08 Kenosha Anthony Van Wyck Kenosha Union
09 Adams, Juneau, Waushara Alanson M. Kimball Pine River Union
10 Waukesha William Blair Waukesha Union
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Willard H. Chandler Windsor Union
12 Walworth Newton Littlejohn Whitewater Union
13 Lafayette James Earnest Shullsburg Dem.
14 Sauk Smith S. Wilkinson Prairie du Sac Union
15 Iowa George L. Frost Mineral Point Dem.
16 Grant Milas K. Young Glen Haven Union
17 Rock William A. Lawrence Janesville Union
18 Dodge (Western Part) William E. Smith Fox Lake Union
19 Manitowoc & Calumet Joseph Vilas Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac George F. Wheeler Nanaupa Union
21 Winnebago Joseph B. Hamilton Neenah Union
22 Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Joseph Harris Sturgeon Bay Union
23 Jefferson J. D. Clapp Fort Atkinson Dem.
24 Green Walter S. Wescott Monroe Union
25 Columbia Jonathan Bowman Kilbourn City Union
26 Dane (Western Part) Thomas Hood Madison Union
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Alexander S. McDill Plover Union
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Austin H. Young Prescott Union
29 Marquette, Green Lake Charles S. Kelsey Montello Union
30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland William Ketcham Richland City Union
31 La Crosse, Monroe Angus Cameron La Crosse Union
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Carl C. Pope Black River Falls Union
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Seventeenth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 29 seats Union: 71 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1864.svg
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 29 seats
  Union: 71 seats
Senate
District		CountyDistrictRepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams Anson Rood (Until March 16)Union Kilbourn City
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Henry D. Barron Union St. Croix Falls
02 Brown William J. Abrams Dem. Green Bay
32 Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau Fayette AllenUnion Durand
19 Calumet Thomas McLeanDem. Stockbridge
32 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire Thaddeus C. Pound Union Chippewa Falls
Clark, Jackson Calvin R. Johnson Union Black River Falls
25 Columbia 1 A. J. Turner Union Portage
2Edwin W. McNittUnion Otsego
3Yates AshleyUnion Pardeeville
30 Crawford Horace BeachUnion Prairie du Chien
11 Dane 1William W. BlackmanUnion Stoughton
2William H. MillerUnion Door Creek
26 3 Alden S. Sanborn Dem. Mazomanie
4George WrightUnion Mount Horeb
5 George B. Smith Dem. Madison
18 Dodge 1George H. AdamsUnion Danville
2William H. GreenUnion Lowell
3Oscar F. JonesDem. Juneau
33 4 Max Bachhuber Dem. Farmersville
5John G. DailyDem. Hustisford
22 Door, Oconto, Shawano Herman Naber Union Shawano
20 Fond du Lac 1 William Starr Union Ripon
2James McElroyUnion Waupun
3 Edwin H. Galloway Union Fond du Lac
4Charles GeisseDem. Taycheedah
5 Edgar Wilcox Union Byron
16 Grant 1 Hanmer Robbins Union Platteville
2Allen TaylorUnion Dickeyville
3 J. Allen Barber Union Lancaster
4 William W. Field Union Fennimore
5Wood R. BeachUnion Beetown
24 Green 1William W. McLaughlinUnion Oregon
2Frederick B. RolphUnion Monroe
29 Green Lake James FieldUnion Berlin
15 Iowa 1 Wyman L. Lincoln Union Avoca
2 Francis Little Union Mineral Point
23 Jefferson 1Robert HassDem. Watertown
2Aaron B. SmithUnion Lake Mills
3Joseph PowersUnion Hebron
4 James M. Bingham Union Palmyra
09 Juneau Lyman ClarkUnion Kildare
08 Kenosha A. Constantine Barry Union Sylvania
02 Kewaunee Nelson BoutinDem. Kewaunee
31 La Crosse Samuel S. Burton Union La Crosse
13 Lafayette 1Tarleton DunnDem. Elk Grove
2 Samuel Cole Union Gratiot
19 Manitowoc 1Peter P. FuessenichUnion Eaton
2 Thomas Thornton Dem. Clark's Mills
3David SmokeDem. Two Rivers
27 Marathon, Wood Bartholomew Ringle Dem. Wausau
29 Marquette Robert CochranDem. Westfield
05 Milwaukee 1 Levi Hubbell Union Milwaukee
2David KnabDem. Milwaukee
06 3John W. EvistonDem. Milwaukee
4Napoleon B. CaswellUnion Milwaukee
5 J. C. U. Niedermann Union Milwaukee
05 6 Frederick T. Zetteler Dem. Milwaukee
7James WattsDem. Granville
06 8 Edward McGarry Dem. Milwaukee
9Anton FreyDem. Franklin
31 Monroe Carleton E. RiceUnion Sparta
22 Outagamie George Kreiss Dem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee William T. Bonniwell Jr. Dem. Cedarburg
28 Pierce, St. Croix Joseph S. ElwellUnion Hudson
27 Portage John Phillips Union Stevens Point
07 Racine 1 George C. Northrop Union Racine
2 Henry Stevens Union Caledonia
3 Philo Belden Union Rochester
30 Richland John WalworthUnion Richland Center
17 Rock 1Thomas EarleUnion Fulton
2Thomas H. GoodhueUnion Whitewater
3Guy WheelerUnion Janesville
4Perry BostwickUnion Beloit
5 Hamilton Richardson Union Janesville
6Jerome BurbankUnion Brodhead
14 Sauk 1 Alonzo Wilcox Union Spring Green
2 Argalus W. Starks Union Baraboo
01 Sheboygan 1 Carl Zillier Dem. Sheboygan
2 Louis Wolf Dem. Sheboygan Falls
3Michael WinterUnion Adell
4Mark MartinUnionOnion River
30 Vernon 1William H. OfficerUnion Springville
2Albert BlissUnion Readstown
12 Walworth 1 John Jeffers Union Darien
2Daniel SmithUnion Richmond
3Daniel C. RoundyUnion Geneva
4Lucius AllenUnion East Troy
04 Washington 1 Nicholaus Marx Dem. Wayne
2Henry HildebrandtDem.Station
3Martin SchottlerDem.Staatsville
10 Waukesha 1William CostiganDem.Marshall
2Joel R. CarpenterUnion Oconomowoc
3Norman ShultisUnion North Prairie
4 John Schmidt Union Muskego
27 Waupaca Albert K. OsbornUnion Iola
09 Waushara William C. Webb Union Wautoma
21 Winnebago 1Richard C. RussellUnion Oshkosh
2Jeremiah HuntUnion Menasha
3George S. BarnumUnion Waukau

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

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References

  1. ↑ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 208–210. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Stewart, Frank M.; Dean, John S., eds. (1864). "Legislative department". The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 76–77, 88–91. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

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