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14th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862
ElectionNovember 6, 1860
Senate
Members30
Senate PresidentButler G. Noble (R)
President pro temporeAlden I. Bennett (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members97
Assembly SpeakerAmasa Cobb (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 1861 – April 17, 1861
SpecialMay 15, 1861 – May 27, 1861

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.

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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1860. 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 8, 1859.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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First session

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  • January 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, co-operating with friends of the Union throughout the United States, 1861 Joint Resolution 1
  • April 11, 1861: Act to apportion the State into Senate and Assembly Districts. 1861 Act 216
  • April 13, 1861: Act to provide for apportioning the State into Congressional Districts, 1861 Act 238
  • April 13, 1861: Act to provide for the defence of the State, and to aid in enforcing the laws and maintaining the authority of the Federal Government, 1861 Act 239
  • April 17, 1861: Act to declare the rights and privileges of such persons as may enroll themselves into the service of the country. 1861 Act 309

Special session

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Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 8 seats
  Republican: 22 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 11 0 19 30 0
1st Session 8 0 22 30 0
Final voting share 27% 0% 73%
Beginning of the next Legislature 11 2 20 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 26 seats
  Republican: 71 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Ind. Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 38 1 0 58 97 0
Start of 1st Session 27 0 0 70 97 0
after January 25 26 71
Final voting share 27% 0% 0% 73%
Beginning of the next Legislature 43 0 11 45 99 1

Sessions

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  • 1st Regular session: January 9, 1861 – April 17, 1861
  • Special session: May 15, 1861 – May 27, 1861

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 8 seats
  Republican: 22 seats
District Counties Senator Party Residence
01 Sheboygan Luther H. Cary Rep. Greenbush
02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Edward Decker Dem. Kewaunee
03 Ozaukee Hugh Cunning Dem. Ozaukee
04 Washington Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek
05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) Charles Quentin Dem. Milwaukee
06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Michael J. Egan Dem. Milwaukee
07 Racine William L. Utley Rep. Racine
08 Kenosha George Bennett Rep. Kenosha
09 Adams, Juneau, Sauk John T. Kingston Rep. Necedah
10 Waukesha Denison Worthington Rep. Summit
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Samuel C. Bean Rep. Sun Prairie
12 Walworth Oscar F. Bartlett Rep. East Troy
13 Lafayette Samuel Cole Dem. Gratiot
14 Jefferson (Northern Part) & Dodge (Southern Part) Charles R. Gill Rep. Watertown
15 Iowa & Richland Lemuel W. Joiner Rep. Wyoming
16 Grant Noah H. Virgin Rep. Platteville
17 Rock (Western Part) Ezra A. Foot Rep. Footville
18 Rock (Eastern Part) Alden I. Bennett Rep. Beloit
19 Manitowoc & Calumet Benjamin J. Sweet Rep. Chilton
20 Fond du Lac Elihu Phillips Rep. Fond du Lac
21 Winnebago Horace O. Crane (resigned Jun. 1861) Rep. Neenah
22 Dodge Benjamin Ferguson Rep. Fox Lake
23 Jefferson (Southern Part) Edwin Montgomery Rep. Farmington
24 Green John W. Stewart Rep. Monroe
25 Columbia Gerry W. Hazelton Rep. Columbus
26 Dane (Western Part) John B. Sweat Dem. Black Earth
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood Edward L. Browne Rep. Waupaca
28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Charles B. Cox Rep. River Falls
29 Marquette Charles S. Kelsey Rep. Montello
30 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau Buel E. Hutchinson Rep. Prairie du Chien

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3][4]

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 26 seats
  Republican: 71 seats
Senate
District 		County District Representative Party Residence
09 Adams, Juneau Otis B. Lapham Rep. Friendship
28 Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix John Comstock Rep. Hudson
30 Bad Ax, Crawford Daniel H. Johnson Rep. Prairie du Chien
02 Brown Frederick S. Ellis Dem. Green Bay
30 Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau Calvin R. Johnson Rep. Black River Falls
19 Calumet Le Roy Graves Rep. Gravesville
28 Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce Rodman Palmer Rep. Chippewa Falls
25 Columbia[4] 1 Harvey W. Emery Rep. Portage
2 Nathan Hazen Rep. Poynette
3 James H. Bonney Rep. Belle Fountain
11 Dane[4] 1 Sereno W. Graves Rep. Rutland
2 Willard H. Chandler Rep. Windsor
3 Edward W. Dwight Rep. Oregon
26 4 Frederick A. Pfaff Dem. Cross Plains
5 Dominick O'Malley Dem. Westport
6 David Atwood Rep. Madison
22 Dodge[4] 1 Peter Peters Dem. Rubicon
2 Jacob Bodden Dem. Theresa
3 David N. Minor Rep. Rubicon
4 George W. Bly Rep. Waupun
5 Frederick H. Kribs Rep. Beaver Dam
6 John J. Williams Rep. Lowell
02 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano William S. Finley Rep. Kewaunee
20 Fond du Lac[4] 1 Charles F. Hammond Rep. Ripon
2 Benjamin H. Bettis Rep. Ladoga
3 Selim Newton Rep. Fond du Lac
4 John W. Hall Dem. Dotyville
5 Horace Stanton Dem. Fond du Lac
16 Grant[4] 1 Joseph Harris Rep. Hazel Green
2 Henry L. Massey Rep. Potosi
3 Hanmer Robbins Rep. Platteville
4 John G. Clark Rep. Lancaster
5 Jared Warner Rep. Patch Grove
24 Green[4] 1 James Campbell Rep. Albany
2 Obadiah J. White Rep. Monroe
29 Green Lake Alvin L. Flint Rep. Princeton
15 Iowa[4] 1 Franklin Z. Hicks Rep. Avoca
2 Amasa Cobb Rep. Mineral Point
23 Jefferson[4] 1 Jost D. Petrie Rep. Concord
2 Horace B. Willard Rep. Lake Mills
14 3 Theodore Prentiss Dem. Watertown
4 Samuel Hays Dem. Neosho
5 Sterling M. Cone Dem. Waterloo
08 Kenosha[4] 1 Michael Frank Rep. Kenosha
2 Marcus Linsley Rep. Kenosha
30 La Crosse & Monroe Isaac E. Messmore Rep. La Crosse
13 Lafayette[4] 1 Thomas C. L. Mackay Dem. Elk Grove
2 Lloyd T. Pullen Rep. Argyle
3 Elijah C. Townsend Dem. Shullsburg
19 Manitowoc[4] 1 Jabez L. Fobes Rep. Two Rivers
2 Joseph Stephenson Rep. Meeme
27 Marathon, Portage, Wood Orestes Garrison Rep. Centralia
29 Marquette Erastus J. Buck Rep. Westfield
05 Milwaukee[4] 1 Robert Haney Dem. Milwaukee
2 George Abert Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 Edward Keogh Dem. Milwaukee
4 Charles Caverno Rep. Milwaukee
5 John Rugee Rep. Milwaukee
05 6 Carl Winkler Dem. Milwaukee
7 William Dieves Dem. Greenfield
06 8 John Hanrahan Dem. Good Hope
9 James Riordan Dem. Franklin
02 Outagamie Almeron B. Everts Dem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee[4] 1 William H. Ramsey Dem. Ozaukee
2 William F. Opitz Dem. Mequon
07 Racine[4] 1 Gilbert Knapp Rep. Racine
2 Orlando C. Munroe Rep. Racine
3 Simeon S. Bradford Rep. Union Grove
4 Samuel E. Chapman Rep. Waterford
15 Richland Elihu Bailey Rep. Mill Creek
18 Rock[4] 1 Stiles S. Northrop Rep. Ogden
2 Benjamin F. Cary Rep. Johnstown
17 3 Alexander Graham Rep. Janesville
4 Anson W. Pope Rep. Janesville
5 James Kirkpatrick Rep. Brodhead
09 Sauk[4] 1 John Bear Rep. Plain
2 Marsena Temple Rep. Newport
01 Sheboygan[4] 1 John Gee Dem. Sheboygan
2 John Bredemeyer Rep. Edwards
3 Cadwaller W. Humphrey (until Jan. 25) Dem. Cascade
William F. Mitchell (from Jan. 25) Rep. Gibbsville
12 Walworth[4] 1 Schuyler W. Benson Rep. Bloomfield
2 Chester D. Long Rep. Darien
3 Francis Smith Rep. Millard
4 Wyman Spooner Rep. Elkhorn
04 Washington[4] 1 Nathan Parker Rep. Hartford
2 Leander F. Frisby Rep. West Bend
3 Valentine Schaetzel Dem. Menomonee Falls
10 Waukesha[4] 1 Daniel Cottrell Rep. Oconomowoc
2 William H. Thomas Dem. Lisbon
3 Henry A. Youmans Rep. Mukwonago
4 Myron Gilbert Rep. Prospect Hill
5 Isaac Lain Rep. Waukesha
27 Waupaca Chester D. Combs Rep. North Royalton
Waushara Henry G. Webb Rep. Wautoma
21 Winnebago[4] 1 Philetus Sawyer Rep. Oshkosh
2 Curtis Reed Dem. Menasha
3 Armine Pickett Rep. Weelaunee

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: John H. Warren[2]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: J. A. Hadley
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: David M. McBride
  • Postmaster: James Moore
    • Assistant Postmaster: A. B. Finch
  • Doorkeeper: Phillip Carey
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: Henry Case
  • Fireman: George Wittle
  • Messengers:
    • Walter C. Wyman
    • Albert F. Dexter
    • Patrick Lanner

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane[3]
    • Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean
      • Bookkeeper: Ephraim W. Young
    • Engrossing Clerk: Joseph C. Pickard
    • Enrolling Clerk: Nathaniel F. Lund
    • Transcribing Clerk: Harvey Briggs
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Craig B. Beese
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Asher Armstrong
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Ebenezer Sprague
  • Postmaster: Hiram Beckworth
    • Assistant Postmaster: John N. Stone
  • Doorkeeper: Joel Barber
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: Joshua W. Tolford
  • Firemen:
    • William C. Lasure
    • Reese Evans
    • Henry N. Solbert
  • Messengers:
    • William H. Barnes
    • William Benedict
    • William Bennett
    • H. M. Bingham
    • Charles L. Catlin
    • Edwin C. Mason
    • William E. Miller
    • James H. Neavill
    • George D. Potter
    • William H. Smith

References

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  1. ^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 201–202. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Statistical list of members of the Senate of the state of Wisconsin". A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1861. pp. 12–13. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Statistical list of the members and officers of the Assembly of Wisconsin". A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1861. pp. 7–11. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "List of Assembly Districts, with names of Members since the last Apportionment" (PDF). A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1861. pp. 34–39. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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