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24th Wisconsin Legislature

{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1871}}

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{{Infobox legislative term

| name = 24th 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 8, 1870}}

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

| term_end = {{nowrap|January 1, 1872}}

| before = 23rd

| after = 25th

| 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 = Charles G. Williams (R)

| chamber2 = Assembly

| membership2 = 100

| control2 = Republican

| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}

| chamber2_leader1 = {{nowrap|William E. Smith (R)}}

| chamber2_leader2_type =

| chamber2_leader2 =

| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 11, 1871}}

| session1_end = {{nowrap|March 25, 1871}}

}}

The Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 11, 1871,}} to {{nowrap|March 25, 1871,}} 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 8, 1870. 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 2, 1869.{{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=224–226 |accessdate= November 15, 2021 }}

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

Major events

Major legislation

  • March 24, 1871: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts.{{cite web |title=1871 Act 156 - An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1871/related/acts/156.pdf |publisher=Wisconsin State Legislature |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202012849/https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1871/related/acts/156.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2017 |pages=PDF |language=en-US |date=March 24, 1871}}

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

| 10

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 23

! 33

| 0

=Assembly summary=

File:WI Assembly 1871.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

| 39

| 1

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 60

! 100

| 0

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

| 40

| 3

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 57

! 100

| 0

colspan=6 |
Final voting share

! {{percentage|40|100|2}}

! {{percentage|3|100|2}}

! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|57|100|2}}

! colspan=2 |

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

| 40

| 0

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 60

! 100

| 0

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 11, 1871{{spaced ndash}}March 25, 1871

Leaders

=Senate leadership=

=Assembly leadership=

Members

=Members of the Senate=

Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1871 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1871 |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1871/reference/wi.wibluebk1871.i0018.pdf |chapter= Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions |pages= 371–394 |accessdate = November 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115222541/https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1871/reference/wi.wibluebk1871.i0018.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}

File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1871.svg

class="wikitable sortable"

! Dist.

! Counties

! Senator

! Residence

! Party

01

| Sheboygan

| {{sortname|John H.|Jones|John H. Jones (American politician)}}

| 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|Francis|Huebschmann}}

| Milwaukee

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

06

| Milwaukee (Southern Half)

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

| Milwaukee

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

07

| Racine

| {{sortname|Philo|Belden}}

| Rochester

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

08

| Kenosha

| {{sortname|Milton|Pettit}}

| Kenosha

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

09

| Adams, Juneau, Monroe

| {{sortname|Eliphalet S.|Miner}}

| Necedah

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

10

| Waukesha

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

| Merton

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

11

| Dane (Eastern Part)

| {{sortname|William M.|Colladay}}

| Stoughton

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

12

| Walworth

| {{sortname|Samuel|Pratt}}

| Spring Prairie

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

13

| Lafayette

| {{sortname|Henry S.|Magoon}}

| Darlington

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

14

| Sauk

| {{sortname|Bennett|Strong}}

| Spring Green

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

15

| Iowa

| {{sortname|Francis|Little|Francis Little (American politician)}}

| Linden

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

| Manitowoc

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

20

| Fond du Lac

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

| Ripon

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

21

| Winnebago

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

| Koro

| {{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|Myron|Reed|Myron Reed (politician)}}

| Waupaca

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

28

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

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

| Trimbelle

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

29

| Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara

| {{sortname|Waldo|Flint}}

| Princeton

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

30

| Crawford, Richland

| {{sortname|George|Krouskop}}

| {{nowrap|Richland Center}}

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

31

| La Crosse & Vernon

| {{sortname|Angus|Cameron|Angus Cameron (American politician)}}

| La Crosse

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

32

| Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, {{nowrap|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-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:

File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1871.svg

class="wikitable sortable"

! Senate
District

! County

! Dist.

! Representative

! Party

! Residence

09

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

| {{sortname|Anson|Rood}}

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

| Dell Prairie

28

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

| {{sortname|Samuel S.|Vaughn|nolink=1}}

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

| Bayfield

rowspan="2" | 02

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Joseph S.|Curtis}}

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

| Green Bay

2

| {{sortname|David Cooper|Ayres|David Cooper Ayres}}

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

| Fort Howard

32

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

| {{sortname|Ahaz F.|Allen|nolink=1}}

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

| Gilmantown

22

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

| {{sortname|William H.|Dick}}

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

| Brothertown

rowspan="2" | 32

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

| {{sortname|James A.|Bate|nolink=1}}

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

| Chippewa Falls

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

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

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

| Humbird

rowspan="3" | 25

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Stillman E.|Dana|nolink=1}}

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

| Portage

2

| {{sortname|Thomas|Sanderson|Thomas Sanderson (Wisconsin politician)}}

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

| Leeds

3

| {{sortname|George G.|Marvin|nolink=1}}

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

| Randolph

30

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

| {{sortname|Darius W.|Briggs|nolink=1 }}

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

| Utica

rowspan="2" | 11

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Lemuel O.|Humphrey|nolink=1}}

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

| Albion

2

| {{sortname|Knudt O.|Heimdal|Knudt Heimdal}}

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

| Deerfield

rowspan="3" | 26

| 3

| {{sortname|Matthew|Anderson|Matthew Anderson (politician)}}

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

| Cross Plains

4

| {{sortname|Ole|Torgerson|nolink=1}}

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

| Perry

5

| {{sortname|Harlow S.|Orton}}

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

| Madison

rowspan="2" | 18

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

| 1

| {{sortname|William E.|Smith|dab=politician}}

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

| Fox Lake

2

| {{sortname|Allen H.|Atwater|Allen Hiram Atwater}}

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

| Oak Grove

rowspan="2" | 33

| 3

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

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

| Herman

4

| {{sortname|Marcus|Trumer}}

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

| Rubicon

02

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

| {{sortname|Joseph|McCormick|Joseph McCormick (politician and soldier)}}

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

| Ahnapee

32

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

| {{sortname|Henry|Cousins}}

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

| Eau Claire

rowspan="6" | 20

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Jehdeiah|Bowen}}

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

| Ripon

2

| {{sortname|John A.|Baker|John Aaron Baker}}

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

| Waupun

3

| {{sortname|Gerrit T.|Thorn}}

| {{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|Michael|Lonergan|nolink=1}}

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

| Byron

6

| {{sortname|Joseph|Wagner|Joseph Wagner (Wisconsin politician)}}

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

| Marshfield

rowspan="5" | 16

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Joseph|Harris|nolink=1}}

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

| Hazel Green

2

| {{sortname|Henry B.|Coons|nolink=1}}

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

| Potosi

3

| {{sortname|John C.|Holloway|John Chandler Holloway}}

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

| Lancaster

4

| {{sortname|William W.|Field}}

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

| Boscobel

5

| {{sortname|George H.|Chambers|nolink=1}}

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

| Bloomington

rowspan="2" | 24

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Orrin|Bacon}}

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

| Montello

2

| {{sortname|Marshal H.|Pengra}}

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

| Sylvester

29

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

| {{sortname|Archibald|Nichols}}

| {{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|John J.|Davis|nolink=1}}

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

| Linden

rowspan="4" | 23

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

| 1

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

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

| Watertown

2

| {{sortname|William L.|Hoskins|William Lawrence Hoskins}}

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

| Lake Mills

3

| {{sortname|Nelson|Fryer}}

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

| Cold Spring

4

| {{sortname|Hiram J.|Ball}}

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

| Palmyra

09

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

| {{sortname|Perry R.|Briggs}}

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

| Mauston

08

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

| {{sortname|Jonas W.|Rhodes|nolink=1}}

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

| Somers

rowspan="2" | 31

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Gideon|Hixon}}

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

| La Crosse

2

| {{sortname|Powers|Moulton}}

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

| Onalaska

rowspan="2" | 13

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Patrick|Galagan|nolink=1}}

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

| Elk Grove

2

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

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

| Wiota

rowspan="3" | 19

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Svend|Samuelson}}

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

| Liberty

2

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

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

| Maple Grove

3

| {{sortname|Joseph|Rankin}}

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

| Manitowoc

27

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

| {{sortname|Rufus P.|Manson}}

| {{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|James S.|White|James Stephen White}}

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

| Milwaukee

2

| {{sortname|August|Richter}}

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

| Milwaukee

rowspan="3" | 06

| 3

| {{sortname|James|Hoye|nolink=1}}

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

| Milwaukee

4

| {{sortname|Charles M.|Hoyt}}

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

| Milwaukee

5

| {{sortname|Charles F.|Freeman}}

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

| Milwaukee

rowspan="3" | 05

| 6

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

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

| Milwaukee

7

| {{sortname|Matthew|Keenan}}

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

| Milwaukee

8

| {{sortname|John L.|Semmann}}

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

| Milwaukee

rowspan="2" | 06

| 9

| {{sortname|Valentin|Knœll}}

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

| Franklin

10

| {{sortname|James|Watts|nolink=1}}

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

| Milwaukee

09

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

| {{sortname|David D.|Cheney}}

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

| Sparta

rowspan="2" | 22

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

| {{sortname|Parlan|Semple}}

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

| Waukechon

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|Charles G.|Meyer|nolink=1}}

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

| Fredonia

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|Thomas|McDill}}

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

| Plover

rowspan="2" | 07

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Lucius S.|Blake}}

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

| Racine

2

| {{sortname|George|Bremner|nolink=1}}

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

| Dover

30

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

| {{sortname|Elihu|Bailey}}

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

| Marshall

rowspan="5" | 17

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Halvor H.|Peterson}}

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

| Spring Valley

2

| {{sortname|Townshend|Powell|nolink=1}}

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

| Fulton

3

| {{sortname|Adelmorn|Sherman}}

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

| Janesville

4

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

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

| Turtle

5

| {{sortname|Willard|Merrill|nolink=1}}

| {{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.

| Troy

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|Charles|Œtling}}

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

| Herman

2

| {{sortname|Enos|Eastman}}

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

| Plymouth

3

| {{sortname|Hiram N.|Smith}}

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

| Sheboygan Falls

28

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

| {{sortname|Revel K.|Fay|nolink=1}}

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

| Star Prairie

32

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

| {{sortname|Alexander A.|Arnold}}

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

| Galesville

rowspan="2" | 31

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Joseph W.|Hoyt}}

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

| Chaseburg

2

| {{sortname|Henry A.|Chase}}

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

| Viroqua

rowspan="3" | 12

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

| 1

| {{sortname|John|Jeffers|John Jeffers (politician)}}

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

| Darien

2

| {{sortname|Amzy|Merriam}}

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

| Linn

3

| {{sortname|Samuel A.|White}}

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

| Whitewater

rowspan="2" | 04

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Baruch S.|Weil|Baruch Schleisinger Weil}}

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

| Schleisingerville

2

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

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

| Cedar Creek

rowspan="3" | 10

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Leonard D.|Hinkley|Leonard Hinkley}}

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

| Eagle

2

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

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

| Summit

3

| {{sortname|William|Ockler}}

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

| Muskego

27

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

| {{sortname|George E.|More|nolink=1}}

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

| Royalton

29

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

| {{sortname|Edwin|Montgomery}}

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

| Hancock

rowspan="3" | 21

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Russell J.|Judd|nolink=1}}

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

| Algoma

2

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

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

| Menasha

3

| {{sortname|Frederic A.|Morgan|Frederic A. Morgan}}

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

| Black Wolf

Employees

=Senate employees=

  • Chief Clerk: O. R. Smith
  • Assistant Clerk: J. H. Waggoner
  • Bookkeeper: Sid A. Foster
  • Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
  • Enrolling Clerk: H. L. Hyde
  • Transcribing Clerk: Richard Perry
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Baker
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Dantz
  • Postmaster: C. E. Weeks
  • Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Seffens
  • Doorkeeper: W. G. Hyde
  • Doorkeeper: H. E. Seaver
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: J. Dixon
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: C. W. Watrous
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
  • Gallery Doorkeeper: A. A. Petty
  • Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
  • Governor's Attendant: C. H. Stone
  • Porter: F. H. Bates
  • General Messenger: Willie Hadley
  • Clerk's Messenger: Willie Bowen
  • Messengers:
  • Willie Dennison
  • Frank Roe
  • Charles Young
  • Charles H. Newton
  • Patrick Tierney

=Assembly employees=

  • Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
  • Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
  • Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
  • Engrossing Clerk: C. D. Purple
  • Enrolling Clerk: Jacob Fuss
  • Transcribing Clerk: Linda Harris
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield
  • 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
  • 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. L. Quaw
  • Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
  • 1st Assistant Postmaster: J. F. Cleghorn
  • 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Albert Emonson
  • Doorkeepers:
  • E. S. Blake
  • Thomas Watson
  • John Stansmore
  • O. R. Jones
  • Night Watch: W. A. Fay
  • Firemen:
  • D. B. Crandall
  • Richard Prichard
  • Gallery Attendants:
  • Peter Williams
  • A. J. Sutherland
  • Committee Room Attendants:
  • J. W. Brackett
  • L. N. Taylor
  • William W. Maxwell
  • George Slingsby
  • Washroom Attendant: S. D. Hanchett
  • Porter: R. S. Warner
  • Speaker's Messenger: Willie Holmes
  • Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
  • Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Willie Potter
  • Messengers:
  • Frank Beyler
  • Daniel Fitzpatrick
  • George E. McDill
  • George Sherman
  • Freddie Blake
  • Ballard P. Barnett
  • Eugene Kuntz
  • S. G. Huntington
  • Charles F. Dana
  • Adolph Hastreiter
  • Emeal Hammer

References

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External links

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