15th Wisconsin Legislature
{{Short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1862}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 15th Wisconsin Legislature
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| body = Wisconsin Legislature
| meeting_place = Wisconsin State Capitol
| election = {{nowrap|November 5, 1861}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 6, 1862}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 5, 1863}}
| before = 14th
| after = 16th
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| chamber1 = Senate
| membership1 = 33
| control1 = Republican
| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}
| chamber1_leader1 = {{unbulleted list
| {{nowrap|Edward Salomon (R)}}
| {{sup|Until April 19, 1862}}
}}
| chamber1_leader2_type = {{nowrap|President pro tempore}}
| chamber1_leader2 = {{unbulleted list
| Frederick O. Thorpe (D)
| {{sup|Until September 10, 1862}}
| {{nowrap|Gerry Whiting Hazelton (R)}}
| {{sup|From September 10, 1862}}
}}
| chamber2 = Assembly
| membership2 = 100
| control2 = Republican
| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}
| chamber2_leader1 = Joseph W. Beardsley (UD)
| chamber2_leader2_type =
| chamber2_leader2 =
| session1_type = 1st (A)
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 8, 1862}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|April 7, 1862}}
| session2_type = 1st (B)
| session2_start = {{nowrap|June 3, 1862}}
| session2_end = {{nowrap|June 17, 1862}}
| session3_type = Special
| session3_start = {{nowrap|September 10, 1862}}
| session3_end = {{nowrap|September 26, 1862}}
}}
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.
This was the first legislative session after the expansion and redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session. The Senate grew from 30 to 33 seats; the Assembly grew from 97 to 100 seats.
Senators representing even-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 8, 1861. 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 6, 1860, or were elected in the 1861 election for a newly created district and were serving a one-year term.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1882 |title= The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882|pages=201–202 |chapter= Annals of the legislature|publisher= State of Wisconsin|accessdate= October 12, 2019}}
The governor of Wisconsin during the first regular session of this legislative term was Republican Louis P. Harvey, of Rock County, who was serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1861 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Harvey died in an accident on April 19, 1862, after visiting Wisconsin Union Army volunteers at the site of the Battle of Shiloh, in Tennessee. At that time, the lieutenant governor, Republican Edward Salomon, of Manitowoc County, then ascended to become governor for the remainder of this legislative term.
Major events
- January 6, 1862: Inauguration of Louis P. Harvey as the 7th Governor of Wisconsin.
- January 10, 1862: Assemblymember Alexander Campbell of Iowa County resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to Robert Wilson.
- January 16, 1862: Joseph M. Morrow sworn in to replace the deceased Simon D. Powers as assemblymember for the Monroe County district
- April 6–7, 1862: Battle of Shiloh took place in Hardin County, Tennessee. Three regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle. Former Wisconsin state senator James S. Alban was killed, and former state senator Benjamin Allen was wounded.
- April 19, 1862: Wisconsin Governor Louis P. Harvey died in an accident near Savannah, Tennessee. Lieutenant Governor Edward Salomon became the 8th Governor of Wisconsin.
- May 1, 1862: Union forces occupied New Orleans after Confederate forces evacuated the city.
- May 8, 1862: State senator Charles Quentin died.
- September 1, 1862: Dr. Francis Huebschmann was sworn in to replace the deceased Charles Quentin as senator for the 5th district.
- September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Five regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle.
- September 22, 1862: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- October 8, 1862: Battle of Perryville took place near Perryville, Kentucky.
Major legislation
=First session=
- February 17, 1862: Joint Resolutions relative to amending the constitution in regard to the governor's salary, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1862/related/joint_resolutions/6.pdf 1862 Joint Resolution 6]. Proposed an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin to increase the salary of the governor from $1,250 to $2,500 per year. The amendment was rejected by voters in the November general election.
- March 22, 1862: Act to change the name of Bad Ax County to that of Vernon, [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1862/related/acts/137.pdf 1862 Act 137]
=Special session=
- September 25, 1862: Act to empower towns, cities, incorporated villages and counties to raise money for the payment of bounties to volunteers, [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1862/related/acts/62ssact013.pdf 1862 Special Session Act 13]
Party summary
=Senate summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=3 | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
! rowspan=3 | Total ! |
| style="height:5px"
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|National Union Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Democratic
! Union ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 8 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} |20 ! 30 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session
| 11 | {{party shading/National Union}} | 2 | {{party shading/Republican}} rowspan="3" | 20 ! 33 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | after May 8, 1862Charles Quentin (District 5) died in office. Norman S. Cate (District 30) resigned.
| 10 | {{party shading/National Union}} rowspan="2" | 1 ! 31 | 2 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | after June 1, 1862Francis Huebschmann (District 5) was elected to replace Charles Quentin.
| 11 ! 32 | 1 |
| colspan=6 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|11|32|2}} ! colspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|21|32|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 14 | {{party shading/National Union}} | 1 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 18 ! 33 | 0 |
=Assembly summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=3 | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
! rowspan=3 | Total ! |
| style="height:5px"
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|National Union Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Democratic
! Union ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 26 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} |71 ! 97 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of 1st SessionSimeon D. Powers (Monroe County) was elected in the 1861 general election but died December 15, 1861.
| 43 | {{party shading/National Union}} rowspan="3"| 11 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 45 ! rowspan="2"| 99 | rowspan="2"| 1 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | after January 10Robert Wilson replaced Alexander Campbell (Iowa 1st district) due to successful election challenge.
| 44 | {{party shading/Republican}} rowspan="3"| 44 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | after January 16Joseph M. Morrow replaced Simeon D. Powers (deceased; Monroe County).
| rowspan="2"| 45 ! 100 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | after August 11Samuel D. Hubbard (Sheboygan 3rd district) resigned.
| {{party shading/National Union}} | 10 ! 99 | 1 |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|45|99|2}} ! {{party shading/National Union}} colspan="2" | {{percentage|54|99|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 44 | {{party shading/National Union}} | 2 | {{party shading/Republican}} |54 ! 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 8, 1862 – April 7, 1862; June 3, 1862 – June 17, 1862
- Special session: September 10, 1862 – September 26, 1862
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: Edward Salomon, Lieutenant Governor (until April 19, 1862)
- President pro tempore: Frederick O. Thorpe (until September 10, 1862)
- Gerry Whiting Hazelton (from September 10, 1862)
=Assembly leadership=
- Speaker of the Assembly: Joseph W. Beardsley
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fifteenth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1862 |title= The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin |chapter= Statistical list of the Senate of 1862 |pages= 72–73 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1862 |accessdate = October 13, 2019}}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1862.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! District ! Counties ! Senator ! Party ! Residence |
| 01
| {{sortname|Luther H.|Cary}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 02
| {{sortname|Edward|Hicks|Edward Hicks (Wisconsin pioneer)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 03
| Ozaukee | {{sortname|Hugh|Cunning}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Ozaukee |
| 04
| {{sortname|Frederick O.|Thorpe}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 05
| rowspan="2" | Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Northern Part)}} | {{sortname|Charles|Quentin}} {{nowrap|{{small|(until May 8)}}}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| {{nowrap|{{sortname|Francis|Huebschmann}}}} {{nowrap|{{small|(after June 1)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 06
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Southern Part)}} | {{sortname|Edward|Keogh}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 07
| Racine | {{sortname|William L.|Utley}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Racine |
| 08
| Kenosha | {{sortname|Herman S.|Thorp|Herman Thorp}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Cypress |
| 09
| {{sortname|John T.|Kingston}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Necedah |
| 10
| Waukesha | {{sortname|George C.|Pratt|George C. Pratt (Wisconsin pioneer)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Waukesha |
| 11
| Dane {{nowrap|(Eastern Part)}} | {{sortname|Samuel C.|Bean}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 12
| Walworth | {{sortname|Wyman|Spooner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Elkhorn |
| 13
| {{sortname|Samuel|Cole|Samuel Cole (Wisconsin pioneer)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Gratiot |
| 14
| Sauk | {{sortname|Smith S.|Wilkinson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|Prairie du Sac}} |
| 15
| Iowa | {{sortname|Lemuel W.|Joiner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Wyoming |
| 16
| Grant | {{sortname|Milas K.|Young}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 17
| Rock | {{sortname|Ezra A.|Foot|Ezra Foot}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 18
| Dodge {{nowrap|(Western Part)}} | {{sortname|Joel|Rich}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Juneau |
| 19
| {{sortname|George A.|Jenkins}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 20
| {{sortname|George W.|Mitchell|George Mitchell (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Ripon |
| 21
| {{sortname|Samuel M.|Hay}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 22
| Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw | {{sortname|Thomas R.|Hudd}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Appleton |
| 23
| {{sortname|Edwin|Montgomery}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 24
| Green | {{sortname|Edmund A.|West}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Monroe |
| 25
| Columbia | {{sortname|Gerry W.|Hazelton|Gerry Whiting Hazelton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Columbus |
| 26
| Dane {{nowrap|(Western Part)}} | {{sortname|Benjamin F.|Hopkins}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Madison |
| 27
| Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood | {{sortname|Edward L.|Browne}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Waupaca |
| 28
| Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, {{nowrap|La Pointe}}, Pierce, Polk, {{nowrap|St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Herman L.|Humphrey}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union | Hudson |
| 29
| {{sortname|Charles S.|Kelsey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Montello |
| rowspan="2" | 30
| rowspan="2" | Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland | {{sortname|Norman S.|Cate}} {{nowrap|{{small|(until May)}}}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union | De Soto |
| colspan="3" | Vacant from May 1862 |
| 31
| {{sortname|Edwin|Flint}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 32
| Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau | {{sortname|M. D.|Bartlett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Durand |
| 33
| Dodge {{nowrap|(Eastern Part)}} | {{sortname|Satterlee|Clark}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Horicon |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Fifteenth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1862 |title= The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin |chapter= Statistical list of the Assembly of 1862 |pages= 83–86 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1862 |accessdate = October 13, 2019}}
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1862.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senate ! County ! District ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams | {{sortname|George H.|Hall|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, {{nowrap|La Pointe}}, Polk | {{sortname|George R.|Stuntz|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Superior |
| rowspan="2" | 30
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Bad Ax | 1 | {{sortname|Ole C.|Johnson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Breckenridge |
| 2
| {{sortname|Jeremiah M.|Rusk|Jeremiah McLain Rusk}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Viroqua |
| 02
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Brown | {{sortname|Frederick S.|Ellis}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2"|Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau | {{sortname|Orlando|Brown|Orlando Brown (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 19
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet | {{sortname|William F.|Watrous|William Frisbie Watrous}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa, Dunn, {{nowrap|Eau Claire}} | {{sortname|Horace W.|Barnes|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Rep. |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark & Jackson
| {{sortname|Carl C.|Pope}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|Black River Falls}} |
| rowspan="3" | 25
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"|Columbia | 1 | {{sortname|Jonathan|Bowman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Newport |
| 2
| {{sortname|William|Dutcher|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Dem. | Columbus |
| 3
| {{sortname|Robert B.|Sanderson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Cambria |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Crawford | {{sortname|Ormsby B.|Thomas}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Dem. | {{nowrap|Prairie du Chien}} |
| rowspan="2" | 11
| text-align="left" rowspan="5"|Dane | 1 | {{sortname|Benjamin F.|Adams}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Willard H.|Chandler}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Windsor |
| rowspan="3" | 26
| 3 | {{sortname|Alden S.|Sanborn|Alden Sprague Sanborn}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 4
| {{sortname|Nicholas M.|Matts|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Verona |
| 5
| {{sortname|Edmund|Jüssen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Madison |
| rowspan="3" | 18
| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|Quartus H.|Barron|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Fox Lake |
| 2
| {{sortname|John F.|McCollum|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Trenton |
| 3
| {{sortname|Harvey C.|Griffin|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 33
| 4 | {{sortname|Jacob G.|Mayer|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | LeRoy |
| 5
| {{sortname|David D.|Hoppcock|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Rubicon |
| 22
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Door, Oconto, Shawano | {{sortname|Ezra B.|Stevens|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="5" | 20
| text-align="left" rowspan="5"| Fond du Lac | 1 | {{sortname|Charles F.|Hammond|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Ripon |
| 2
| {{sortname|W. W.|Hatcher|Wiley Ward Hatcher}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Waupun |
| 3
| {{sortname|Campbell|McLean|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} |
| 4
| {{sortname|John|Boyd|John Boyd (Assemblyman)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Calumet |
| 5
| {{sortname|Henry C.|Hamilton|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="5" | 16
| text-align="left" rowspan="5"| Grant | 1 | {{sortname|William|Brandon|William Brandon (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Allen|Taylor|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Joseph T.|Mills|Joseph Trotter Mills}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 4
| {{sortname|William W.|Field}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 5
| {{sortname|Samuel|Newick|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Beetown |
| rowspan="2" | 24
| text-align="left" rowspan="2"| Green | 1 | {{sortname|Calvin D. W.|Leonard|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Dayton |
| 2
| {{sortname|Harvey T.|Moore}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Dem. |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Green Lake | {{sortname|Archibald|Nichols}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Markesan |
| rowspan="3" | 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Iowa | rowspan="2"| 1 | {{sortname|Alexander|Campbell|nolink=1}} {{nowrap|{{small|(until Jan. 10)}}}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Ridgeway |
| {{sortname|Robert|Wilson|nolink=1}} {{nowrap|{{small|(from Jan. 10)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | |
| 2
| {{sortname|John H.|Vivian|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="4" | 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Jefferson | 1 | {{sortname|Peter|Rogan|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Walter S.|Greene}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Dem. | Milford |
| 3
| {{sortname|William W.|Reed}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 4
| {{sortname|John B.|Crosby|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Palmyra |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Juneau | {{sortname|D. R. W.|Williams|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Werner |
| 08
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kenosha | {{sortname|Reuben L.|Bassett|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Dem. | Wilmot |
| 02
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kewaunee | {{sortname|George W.|Elliott|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Ahnapee |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | La Crosse | {{sortname|Thomas B.|Stoddard|Thomas Benton Stoddard}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Lafayette | 1 | {{sortname|Charles B.|Jennings|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Benton |
| 2
| {{sortname|James|Wadsworth|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="3" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"| Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Samuel|Rounseville|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Independent Republican}} |Ind. Rep. | Meeme |
| 2
| {{sortname|James|Cahill|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Franklin |
| 3
| {{sortname|Elijah K.|Rand|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Marathon & Wood | {{sortname|Charles|Hoeflinger}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Wausau |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2"|Marquette | {{sortname|Horatio S.|Thomas|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 05
| text-align="left" rowspan="9"|Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Henry L.|Palmer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|George|Abert}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="3" | 06
| 3 | {{sortname|George K.|Gregory|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 4
| {{sortname|Jacob V. V.|Platto|Jacob Van Vechten Platto}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 5
| {{sortname|John M.|Stowell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 05
| 6 | {{sortname|Adam|Finger|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 7
| {{sortname|Henry|Kirchhoff|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Ten Mile House |
| rowspan="2" | 06
| 8 | {{sortname|Perley J.|Shumway}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 9
| {{sortname|L.|Semmann|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 31
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Monroe | colspan="3"| --Vacant-- {{nowrap|{{small|(until Jan. 16)}}}} |
| {{sortname|Joseph M.|Morrow|nolink=1}} {{nowrap|{{small|(from Jan. 16)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Independent Democratic}} |Ind. Dem. | Sparta |
| 22
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Outagamie | {{sortname|Milo|Coles|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Borina |
| 03
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ozaukee | {{sortname|John A.|Schletz|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Grafton |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pierce & {{nowrap|St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Joseph W.|Beardsley}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Dem. | Prescott |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Portage | {{sortname|Alexander S.|McDill}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Plover |
| rowspan="3" | 07
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|Calvin H.|Upham}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Racine |
| 2
| {{sortname|Thomas|Butler|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 3
| {{sortname|James|Catton|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Richland | {{sortname|Leroy D.|Gage|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Richland |
| rowspan="6" | 17
| text-align="left" rowspan="6" | Rock | 1 | {{sortname|Nathan B.|Howard|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Magnolia |
| 2
| {{sortname|Ephraim|Palmer|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Edgerton |
| 3
| {{sortname|Samuel|Miller|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Shopiere |
| 4
| {{sortname|John|Bannister|John Bannister (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Rep. | Beloit |
| 5
| {{sortname|Allen C.|Bates|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 6
| {{sortname|Orrin|Guernsey|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Sauk | 1 | {{sortname|J. Stephens|Tripp|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Argalus W.|Starks|Argalus Starks}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union Dem. | Baraboo |
| rowspan="5" | 01
| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|Godfrey|Stamm|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John E.|Thomas|John E. Thomas (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2"| 3
| {{sortname|Samuel D.|Hubbard|Samuel Decius Hubbard}} {{nowrap|{{small|(until Aug. 11)}}}} | {{Party shading/National Union}} |Union | Scott |
| colspan="3" | --Vacant-- {{nowrap|{{small|(from Aug. 11)}}}} |
| 4
| {{sortname|Benjamin|Dockstader|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Plymouth |
| rowspan="4" | 12
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Walworth | 1 | {{sortname|Fayette P.|Arnold}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | South Grove |
| 2
| {{sortname|Sylvester|Hanson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Hilton W.|Boyce}} | {{Party shading/Independent Republican}} |Ind. Rep. | Geneva |
| 4
| {{sortname|Hollis|Latham}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Elkhorn |
| rowspan="3" | 04
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Washington | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas|Barry|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Erin |
| 2
| {{sortname|Michael|Maloy|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Robert|Salter|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Newburg |
| rowspan="4" | 10
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Waukesha | 1 | {{sortname|George W.|Brown|George W. Brown (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Samuel|Thompson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Hartland |
| 3
| {{sortname|Peter D.|Gifford}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 4
| {{sortname|William A.|Vanderpool|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Vernon |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waupaca | {{sortname|Chester D.|Combs|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | North Royalton |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2"|Waushara | {{sortname|William C.|Webb}} | {{Party shading/Independent Republican}} |Ind. Rep. | Wautoma |
| rowspan="3" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|William E.|Hanson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 2
| {{sortname|Michael|Hogan|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Menasha |
| 3
| {{sortname|David R.|Bean}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Waukau |
Employees
=Senate employees=
- Chief Clerk: John H. Warren
- Assistant Clerk: Erasmus D. Campbell
- Engrossing Clerk: T. Wilson Caster
- Enrolling Clerk: J. M. Randall
- Transcribing Clerk: F. W. Stewart
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Bloom U. Caswell
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Wilder
- Postmaster: H. W. Browne
- Assistant Postmaster: D. H. Pulcifer
- Doorkeeper: William C. Lesure
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Julius C. Chandler
- Firemen:
- C. H. Beyler
- John Crowley
- Messengers:
- Fred Sholes
- Albert F. Dexter
- William L. Abbott
=Assembly employees=
- Chief Clerk: John S. Dean
- Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
- Bookkeeper: Sylvester Foord, Jr.
- Engrossing Clerk: Herbert A. Lewis
- Enrolling Clerk: Daniel Brisbois
- Transcribing Clerk: Henry F. Pelton
- Sergeant-at-Arms: A. A. Huntingdon
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Jas. G. Alden
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: J. W. Overbaugh
- Postmaster: A. A. Bennett
- Assistant Postmaster: N. F. Pierce
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: William P. Bowman
- Doorkeeper: J. I. Ellis
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Frederik Huchting
- Assistant Doorkeeper: E. T. Kearney
- Firemen:
- Reese Evans
- E. C. Cavenaugh
- Barnet Wilson
- Messengers:
- E. C. Mason
- Jno. N. Ford
- E. D. Strong
- Albert W. Carpenter
- Fred. VanBergen
- William Booth
- Samuel Myers
- Hugh Spencer
- Rufus H. Roys
- George D. Potter
- Linus S. Webb
Changes from the 14th Legislature
New districts for the 15th Legislature were defined in [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1861/related/acts/216.pdf 1861 Wisconsin Act 216], passed into law in the 14th Wisconsin Legislature.
=Senate redistricting=
==Summary of changes==
- 17 senate districts were left unchanged.
- The Dane County district boundaries were slightly redrawn (11, 26).
- Dodge County went from having one senator to two (18, 33).
- Jefferson County went from two senators to one (23).
- Rock County went from two senators to one (17).
- Sauk County became its own senate district (14), after previously having been in a shared district with Adams and Juneau counties.
- Iowa County became its own senate district (15), after previously having been in a shared district with Richland county.
- Waushara County was moved from the 27th district to the 9th.
- The multi-county northeastern district was divided into two (2, 22).
- The multi-county western region of the state went from two senators to four (28, 30, 31, 32).
==Senate districts==
File:WI Senate Districts 1862.png
File:WI Senate Districts 1861.png
| class="wikitable"
! Dist. ! 14th Legislature ! 15th Legislature |
| 1
| Sheboygan County | Sheboygan County |
| 2
| Brown, Outagamie, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano counties | Brown, Kewaunee counties |
| 3
| Ozaukee County | Ozaukee County |
| 4
| Washington County | Washington County |
| 5
| Northern Milwaukee County | Northern Milwaukee County |
| 6
| Southern Milwaukee County | Southern Milwaukee County |
| 7
| Racine County | Racine County |
| 8
| Kenosha County | Kenosha County |
| 9
| Adams, Juneau, Sauk counties | Adams, Juneau, Waushara counties |
| 10
| Waukesha County | Waukesha County |
| 11
| Eastern Dane County | Eastern Dane County |
| 12
| Walworth County | Walworth County |
| 13
| Lafayette County | Lafayette County |
| 14
| Northern Jefferson County | Sauk County |
| 15
| Iowa, Richland counties | Iowa County |
| 16
| Grant County | Grant County |
| 17
| Western Rock County | Rock County |
| 18
| Eastern Rock County | Western Dodge County |
| 19
| Manitowoc, Calumet counties | Manitowoc, Calumet counties |
| 20
| Fond du Lac County | Fond du Lac County |
| 21
| Winnebago County | Winnebago County |
| 22
| Dodge County | Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw counties |
| 23
| Southern Jefferson County | Jefferson County |
| 24
| Green County | Green County |
| 25
| Columbia County | Columbia County |
| 26
| Western Dane County | Western Dane County |
| 27
| Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood counties | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood counties |
| 28
| Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties | Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties |
| 29
| Marquette County | Marquette County |
| 30
| Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau counties | Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland counties |
| 31
| rowspan="3"|Did not exist in 14th Legislature | La Crosse, Monroe counties |
| 32
| Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau counties |
| 33
| Eastern Dodge County |
=Assembly redistricting=
==Summary of changes==
- Adams and Juneau counties became separate assembly districts, after previously having been in a shared district.
- Bad Ax County became 2 assembly districts, after previously having been in a shared district with Crawford County.
- Dane County went from having 6 districts to 5.
- Dodge County went from having 6 districts to 5.
- Jefferson County went from having 5 districts to 4.
- Kenosha County went from having 2 districts to 1.
- Kewaunee County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Door, Oconto, and Shawano counties.
- La Crosse and Monroe counties became separate assembly districts, after previously having been in a shared district.
- Lafayette County went from having 3 districts to 2.
- Manitowoc County went from having 2 districts to 3.
- Marquette County went from having 2 districts to 1.
- Ozaukee County went from having 2 districts to 1.
- Portage County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Marathon and Wood counties.
- Racine County went from having 4 districts to 3.
- Rock County went from having 5 districts to 6.
- Sheboygan County went from having 3 districts to 4.
==Assembly districts==
| class="wikitable"
! County ! Districts in 14th Legislature ! Districts in 15th Legislature |
| Adams
| Shared with Juneau | 1 District |
| Ashland
| Shared with Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk |
| Bad Ax
| Shared with Crawford | 2 Districts |
| Brown
| 1 District | 1 District |
| Buffalo
| Shared with Jackson, Trempealeau | Shared with Pepin, Trempealeau |
| Burnett
| Shared with Ashland, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk |
| Calumet
| 1 District | 1 District |
| Chippewa
| Shared with Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Shared with Dunn, Eau Claire |
| Clark
| Shared with Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce | Shared with Jackson |
| Columbia
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
| Crawford
| Shared with Bad Ax | Shared with Bad Ax |
| Dallas
| align=center|Did not exist | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk |
| Dane
| 6 Districts | 5 Districts |
| Dodge
| 6 Districts | 5 Districts |
| Door
| Shared with Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Shared with Oconto, Shawano |
| Douglas
| Shared with Ashland, Burnett, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, La Pointe, Polk |
| Dunn
| Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Pierce | Shared with Chippewa, Eau Claire |
| Eau Claire
| align=center|Did not exist | Shared with Chippewa, Dunn |
| Fond du Lac
| 5 Districts | 5 Districts |
| Grant
| 5 Districts | 5 Districts |
| Green
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
| Green Lake
| 1 District | 1 District |
| Iowa
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
| Jackson
| Shared with Buffalo, Trempealeau | Shared with Clark |
| Jefferson
| 5 Districts | 4 Districts |
| Juneau
| Shared with Adams | 1 District |
| Kenosha
| 2 Districts | 1 District |
| Kewaunee
| Shared with Door, Oconto, Shawano | 1 District |
| La Crosse
| Shared with Monroe | 1 District |
| La Pointe
| Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk |
| Lafayette
| 3 Districts | 2 Districts |
| Manitowoc
| 2 Districts | 3 Districts |
| Marathon
| Shared with Portage, Wood | Shared with Wood |
| Marquette
| 2 Districts | 1 District |
| Milwaukee
| 9 Districts | 9 Districts |
| Monroe
| Shared with La Crosse | 1 District |
| Oconto
| Shared with Door, Kewaunee, Shawano | Shared with Door, Shawano |
| Outagamie
| 1 District | 1 District |
| Ozaukee
| 2 Districts | 1 District |
| Pepin
| Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Dunn | Shared with Buffalo, Trempealeau |
| Pierce
| Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Dunn | Shared with St. Croix |
| Polk
| Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe |
| Portage
| Shared with Marathon, Wood | 1 District |
| Racine
| 4 Districts | 3 Districts |
| Richland
| 1 District | 1 District |
| Rock
| 5 Districts | 6 Districts |
| Sauk
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
| Shawano
| Shared with Door, Kewaunee, Oconto | Shared with Door, Oconto |
| Sheboygan
| 3 Districts | 4 Districts |
| St. Croix
| Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk | Shared with Pierce |
| Trempealeau
| Shared with Buffalo, Jackson | Shared with Buffalo, Pepin |
| Walworth
| 4 Districts | 4 Districts |
| Washington
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
| Waukesha
| 4 Districts | 4 Districts |
| Waupaca
| 1 District | 1 District |
| Waushara
| 1 District | 1 District |
| Winnebago
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
| Wood
| Shared with Marathon, Portage | Shared with Marathon |
Notes
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References
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External links
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