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23rd Wisconsin Legislature

{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1870}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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{{Infobox legislative term

| name = 23rd Wisconsin Legislature

| image = Wisconsin_State_Capitol_1863.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863

| body = Wisconsin Legislature

| meeting_place = {{nowrap|Wisconsin State Capitol}}

| election = {{nowrap|November 2, 1869}}

| term_start = {{nowrap|January 3, 1870}}

| term_end = {{nowrap|January 2, 1871}}

| before = 22nd

| after = 24th

| website =

| chamber1 = Senate

| membership1 = 33

| control1 = Republican

| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}

| chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|Thaddeus C. Pound (R)}}

| chamber1_leader2_type = {{nowrap|President pro tempore}}

| chamber1_leader2 = David Taylor (R)

| chamber2 = Assembly

| membership2 = 100

| control2 = Republican

| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}

| chamber2_leader1 = {{nowrap|James M. Bingham (R)}}

| chamber2_leader2_type =

| chamber2_leader2 =

| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 12, 1870}}

| session1_end = {{nowrap|March 17, 1870}}

}}

The Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 12, 1870,}} to {{nowrap|March 17, 1870,}} 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. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1869. 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 3, 1868.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1882 |title= The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1882 |editor-last= Heg |editor-first= J. E. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1882/reference/wi.wibluebk1882.i0011.pdf |chapter= Annals of the Legislature |pages=221–223 |accessdate= November 7, 2021 }}

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the first year of his third two-year term, having won re-election in the 1869 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events

Major legislation

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Party summary

=Senate summary=

File:WI Senate 1869.svg

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=2 | 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|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background:black;" |

Democratic

! Republican

! Vacant

style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature

| 14

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 19

! 33

| 0

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session

| 14

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 19

! 33

| 0

colspan=6 |
Final voting share

! {{percentage|14|33|2}}

! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|19|33|2}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature

| 14

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 19

! 33

| 0

=Assembly summary=

File:WI Assembly 1870.svg

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|Independent (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background:black;" |

Democratic

! Ind.

! Republican

! Vacant

style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature

| 32

| 0

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 68

! 100

| 0

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session

| 39

| 1

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 60

! 100

| 0

colspan=6 |
Final voting share

! {{percentage|39|100|2}}

! {{percentage|1|100|2}}

! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|60|100|2}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature

| 40

| 3

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 57

! 100

| 0

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 12, 1870{{spaced ndash}}March 17, 1870

Leaders

=Senate leadership=

=Assembly leadership=

Members

=Members of the Senate=

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1870 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1870 |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1870/reference/wi.wibluebk1870.i0020.pdf |chapter= Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions |pages= 350–380 |accessdate = November 7, 2021}}

File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1870.svg

class="wikitable sortable"

! Dist.

! Counties

! Senator

! Residence

! Party

01

| Sheboygan

| {{sortname|David|Taylor|David Taylor (Wisconsin judge)}}

| Sheboygan

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

02

| Brown, Door, Kewaunee

| {{sortname|Lyman|Walker}}

| Ahnapee

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

03

| Ozaukee

| {{sortname|Lyman|Morgan}}

| Ozaukee

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

04

| Washington

| {{sortname|Adam|Schantz}}

| Addison

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

05

| Milwaukee (Northern Half)

| {{sortname|William P.|Lynde|William Pitt Lynde}}

| Milwaukee

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

06

| Milwaukee (Southern Half)

| {{sortname|Peter V.|Deuster}}

| Milwaukee

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

07

| Racine

| {{sortname|Henry|Stevens|Henry Stevens (Wisconsin politician)}}

| Caledonia

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

08

| Kenosha

| {{sortname|Milton|Pettit}}

| Kenosha

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

09

| Adams, Juneau, Monroe

| {{sortname|William J.|Kershaw}}

| Big Spring

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

10

| Waukesha

| {{sortname|John A.|Rice|John A. Rice (politician)}}

| Merton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

11

| Dane (Eastern Part)

| {{sortname|Nelson|Williams|Nelson Williams (politician)}}

| Stoughton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

12

| Walworth

| {{sortname|Samuel|Pratt}}

| Spring Prairie

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

13

| Lafayette

| {{sortname|Hamilton H.|Gray}}

| Darlington

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

14

| Sauk

| {{sortname|Bennett|Strong}}

| Spring Green

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

15

| Iowa

| {{sortname|Lemuel W.|Joiner}}

| Wyoming

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

16

| Grant

| {{sortname|George C.|Hazelton|George Cochrane Hazelton}}

| Boscobel

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

17

| Rock

| {{sortname|Charles G.|Williams}}

| Janesville

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

18

| Dodge (Western Part)

| {{sortname|Samuel D.|Burchard|dab=politician}}

| Beaver Dam

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

19

| Manitowoc

| {{sortname|George B.|Reed}}

| Manitowoc

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

20

| Fond du Lac

| {{sortname|Hiram S.|Town}}

| Ripon

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

21

| Winnebago

| {{sortname|Ira W.|Fisher}}

| Menasha

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

22

| Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano

| {{sortname|George|Baldwin|George Baldwin (Wisconsin politician)}}

| Chilton

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

23

| Jefferson

| {{sortname|William W.|Woodman}}

| Farmington

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

24

| Green

| {{sortname|John C.|Hall}}

| Monroe

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

25

| Columbia

| {{sortname|William M.|Griswold}}

| Columbus

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

26

| Dane (Western Part)

| {{sortname|Romanzo E.|Davis}}

| Middleton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

27

| Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood

| {{sortname|Charles M.|Webb}}

| Grand Rapids

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

28

| Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix

| {{sortname|Edward H.|Ives}}

| Trimbelle

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

29

| Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara

| {{sortname|George D.|Waring}}

| Berlin

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

30

| Crawford, Richland

| {{sortname|George|Krouskop}}

| {{nowrap|Richland Center}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

31

| La Crosse & Vernon

| {{sortname|Cyrus M.|Butt}}

| Viroqua

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

32

| Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau

| {{sortname|William T.|Price}}

| Black River Falls

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

33

| Dodge (Eastern Part)

| {{sortname|Satterlee|Clark}}

| Horicon

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

=Members of the Assembly=

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:

File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1870.svg

class="wikitable sortable"

! Senate
District

! County

! District

! Representative

! Party

! Residence

09

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams

| {{sortname|Solon|Pierce}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Friendship

28

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk

| {{sortname|Samuel|Dresser}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Osceola

rowspan="2" | 02

| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Brown

| 1

| {{sortname|Edward|Hicks|Edward Hicks (Wisconsin pioneer)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Green Bay

2

| {{sortname|Michael|Dockry}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Holland

32

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo

| {{sortname|James L.|Hallock}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Nelson

22

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet

| {{sortname|James|Robinson|James Robinson (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Chilton

rowspan="2" | 32

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa & Dunn

| {{sortname|Jedediah W.|Granger}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Menomonie

text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark & Jackson

| {{sortname|John|Morrill|John Morrill (Wisconsin pioneer)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Springfield

rowspan="3" | 25

| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Columbia

| 1

| {{sortname|Jonas|Narracong|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Lodi

2

| {{sortname|Winslow|Bullen}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Arlington

3

| {{sortname|Carmi W.|Beach}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Pardeeville

30

| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford

| {{sortname|William|Raymond|nolink=1 }}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Bell Center

rowspan="2" | 11

| text-align="left" rowspan="5"| Dane

| 1

| {{sortname|Carpus|Loveland}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Rutland

2

| {{sortname|Willard H.|Chandler}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Sun Prairie

rowspan="3" | 26

| 3

| {{sortname|John|Adams|John Adams (Wisconsin politician, born 1819)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Black Earth

4

| {{sortname|John R.|Crocker|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Montrose

5

| {{sortname|Alden S.|Sanborn|Alden Sprague Sanborn}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Madison

rowspan="2" | 18

| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Dodge

| 1

| {{sortname|E. Adams|Fowler|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Calamus

2

| {{sortname|Francis|Johnston|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Chester

rowspan="2" | 33

| 3

| {{sortname|Henry S.|Burtch}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Williamstown

4

| {{sortname|Henry|Bertram}}

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |Ind.

| Watertown

02

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door & Kewaunee

| {{sortname|Charles L.|Harris|Charles L. Harris (general)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Jacksonport

32

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Eau Claire & Pepin

| {{sortname|Charles R.|Gleason}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Eau Claire

rowspan="6" | 20

| text-align="left" rowspan="6"| Fond du Lac

| 1

| {{sortname|Jeremiah|Dobbs Jr.|Jeremiah Dobbs}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Ripon

2

| {{sortname|Roelof|Sleyster|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Alto

3

| {{sortname|John|Boyd|John Boyd (Assemblyman)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}}

4

| {{sortname|Uriah D.|Mihills|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}}

5

| {{sortname|Daniel|Cavanagh|Daniel Cavanagh (politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Osceola

6

| {{sortname|Charles|Geisse|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Taycheedah

rowspan="5" | 16

| text-align="left" rowspan="5"| Grant

| 1

| {{sortname|Joel C.|Squires}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Platteville

2

| {{sortname|John|Carthew|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Rockville

3

| {{sortname|William P.|Dewey|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Lancaster

4

| {{sortname|Hugh A. W.|McNair|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Fennimore

5

| {{sortname|Luther|Basford|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Glen Haven

rowspan="2" | 24

| text-align="left" rowspan="2"| Green

| 1

| {{sortname|Calvin D. W.|Leonard|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Exeter

2

| {{sortname|Thomas A.|Jackson|Thomas A. Jackson (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Spring Grove

29

| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake

| {{sortname|Joseph C.|Burdick|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Berlin

rowspan="2" | 15

| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Iowa

| 1

| {{sortname|Henry C.|Barnard}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Avoca

2

| {{sortname|George W.|Bliss|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Mineral Point

rowspan="4" | 23

| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Jefferson

| 1

| {{sortname|Daniel|Hall|Daniel Hall (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Watertown

2

| {{sortname|Charles H.|Phillips|Charles Phillips (Wisconsin politician, born 1824)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Lake Mills

3

| {{sortname|Wilbur H.|Tousley}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Jefferson

4

| {{sortname|James M.|Bingham}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Palmyra

09

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Juneau

| {{sortname|Jerome B.|Potter|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Sentinel

08

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kenosha

| {{sortname|Alexander|Bailey|Alexander Bailey (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Salem

rowspan="2" | 31

| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | La Crosse

| 1

| {{sortname|Theodore|Rodolf}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| La Crosse

2

| {{sortname|Powers|Moulton}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Onalaska

rowspan="2" | 13

| text-align="left" rowspan="2"|Lafayette

| 1

| {{sortname|Thomas T.|Duffy}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Benton

2

| {{sortname|Henry W.|Barnes|Henry Winslow Barnes}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Wiota

rowspan="3" | 19

| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Manitowoc

| 1

| {{sortname|John|Barth|John Barth (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Schleswig

2

| {{sortname|Michael|Fitzgerald|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Maple Grove

3

| {{sortname|Carl H.|Schmidt|Carl Schmidt (politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Manitowoc

27

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marathon & Wood

| {{sortname|Charles|Hoeflinger}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Wausau

29

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marquette

| {{sortname|Spencer A.|Pease}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Montello

rowspan="2" | 05

| text-align="left" rowspan="10" | Milwaukee

| 1

| {{sortname|Stephen A.|Harrison}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Milwaukee

2

| {{sortname|George|Abert}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Milwaukee

rowspan="3" | 06

| 3

| {{sortname|James|McGrath|James McGrath (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Milwaukee

4

| {{sortname|Nathan|Brick|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Milwaukee

5

| {{sortname|John|Fellenz}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Milwaukee

rowspan="3" | 05

| 6

| {{sortname|Daniel H.|Richards}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Milwaukee

7

| {{sortname|Daniel H.|Johnson|Daniel Harris Johnson}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Milwaukee

8

| {{sortname|Henry C.|Runkel}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Milwaukee

rowspan="2" | 06

| 9

| {{sortname|Enoch|Chase}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Lake

10

| {{sortname|Frederick A.|Zautcke|F. A. Zautcke}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Milwaukee

09

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Monroe

| {{sortname|Charles A.|Hunt|Charles A. Hunt (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Jefferson

rowspan="2" | 22

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Oconto & Shawano

| {{sortname|James M.|Adams|J. M. Adams}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Oconto

text-align="left" colspan="2" | Outagamie

| {{sortname|Charles E.|McIntosh|Charles Edward McIntosh}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Appleton

03

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ozaukee

| {{sortname|Adolphus|Zimmermann}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Mequon

28

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pierce

| {{sortname|Oliver S.|Powell|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| River Falls

27

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Portage

| {{sortname|Frederick|Huntley}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Buena Vista

rowspan="2" | 07

| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Racine

| 1

| {{sortname|Albert L.|Phillips}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Racine

2

| {{sortname|Ira A.|Rice}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Waterford

30

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Richland

| {{sortname|James H.|Miner|James Harvey Miner}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Richland Center

rowspan="5" | 17

| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Rock

| 1

| {{sortname|Isaac M.|Bennett|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Evansville

2

| {{sortname|Thomas H.|Goodhue|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Lima

3

| {{sortname|Adelmorn|Sherman}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Janesville

4

| {{sortname|John|Hammond|John Hammond (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Turtle

5

| {{sortname|Alexander|Graham|Alexander Graham (politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Janesville

rowspan="2" | 14

| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Sauk

| 1

| {{sortname|Carl C.|Kuntz|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| {{nowrap|Black Hawk}}

2

| {{sortname|George G.|Swain|George Gilbert Swain}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| New Buffalo

rowspan="3" | 01

| text-align="left" rowspan="3"|Sheboygan

| 1

| {{sortname|Horatio G. H.|Reed|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.

| Sheboygan

2

| {{sortname|J. Henry|McNeel|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Greenbush

3

| {{sortname|Jacob A.|Blanshan|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Scott

28

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix

| {{sortname|Charles D.|Parker}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Pleasant Valley

32

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Trempealeau

| {{sortname|Isaac|Clark}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Galesville

rowspan="2" | 31

| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Vernon

| 1

| {{sortname|Reuben|May}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Springville

2

| {{sortname|Van S.|Bennett}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Webster

rowspan="3" | 12

| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Walworth

| 1

| {{sortname|Henry|Hall|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Walworth

2

| {{sortname|Stephen R.|Edgerton|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| Spring Prairie

3

| {{sortname|William|Burgit}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep.

| East Troy

rowspan="2" | 04

| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Washington

| 1

| {{sortname|Henry V. R.|Wilmot|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Trenton

2

| {{sortname|Densmore W.|Maxon|Densmore Maxon}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Cedar Creek

rowspan="3" | 10

| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Waukesha

| 1

| {{sortname|Henry|Totten}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Waukesha

2

| {{sortname|John D.|McDonald|John D. McDonald (Wisconsin politician)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Summit

3

| {{sortname|Thomas|McCarty}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem.

| Menomonee

27

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waupaca

| {{sortname|Albert V.|Balch}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Weyauwega

29

| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waushara

| {{sortname|Theophilus F.|Metcalf}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Marion

rowspan="3" | 21

| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago

| 1

| {{sortname|Emery|Kennedy|nolink=1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Oshkosh

2

| {{sortname|William P.|Rounds}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Menasha

3

| {{sortname|James H.|Foster}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep.

| Koro

Employees

=Senate employees=

  • Chief Clerk: Leander B. Hills
  • Assistant Clerk: H. H. Rust
  • Bookkeeper: Robert A. Gillett
  • Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
  • Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch
  • Transcribing Clerk: Julia A. Hubbard
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Earl M. Rogers
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: William Freeman
  • Postmaster: L. D. Frost
  • Assistant Postmaster: T. Watson
  • Doorkeeper: D. W. Collins
  • Doorkeeper: W. Cook
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: Levi Burgett
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: F. Chamberlain
  • Gallery Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
  • Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
  • President's Attendant: F. Bowers
  • Porter: A. T. Conger
  • Messengers:
  • Eddie Knight
  • Willie Hadley
  • Charlie Young
  • Charles F. Torgerson
  • Charlie S. Vedder
  • Max Roeder

=Assembly employees=

  • Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
  • Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
  • Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
  • Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed
  • Enrolling Clerk: S. F. Hammond
  • Transcribing Clerk: G. H. Brock
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Johnson
  • 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
  • 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. C. McDonald
  • Postmaster: J. H. Wagoner
  • 1st Assistant Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
  • 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Henry Stannard
  • Doorkeepers:
  • W. S. Seavey
  • A. B. Finch
  • Joseph F. Wigmore
  • W. W. Dantz
  • Night Watch: John K. Parish
  • Firemen:
  • Sidney Emmes
  • E. G. Garner
  • Gallery Attendants:
  • George A. Phinney
  • H. S. Grinde
  • Committee Room Attendants:
  • T. D. Powers
  • Fred Keud
  • Hiram Steffins
  • George Slurzsby
  • Porter: J. W. Plato
  • Speaker's Messenger: C. Bingham
  • Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
  • Messengers:
  • Emile Hammer
  • Frank Beyler
  • Daniel Fitzpatrick
  • Frank Johnson
  • Henry A. Douglas
  • Charles S. Parker
  • Marshall Jackson
  • Oscar Green
  • Clarence Patch
  • Willie Holmes
  • Thaddeus W. Sutliff

References

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External links

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