25th Wisconsin Legislature
{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1872}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 25th 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 7, 1871}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 1, 1872}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 6, 1873}}
| before = 24th
| after = 26th
| website =
| chamber1 = Senate
| membership1 = 33
| control1 = Republican
| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}
| chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|Milton Pettit (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|Daniel Hall (R)}}
| chamber2_leader2_type =
| chamber2_leader2 =
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 10, 1872}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|March 26, 1872}}
}}
The Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 10, 1872,}} to {{nowrap|March 26, 1872,}} in regular session.
This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous 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 7, 1871. 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 8, 1870.{{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=226–228 |accessdate= November 20, 2021 }}
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Cadwallader C. Washburn, of La Crosse County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1871 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 1, 1872: Inauguration of Cadwallader C. Washburn as 11th Governor of Wisconsin.
- March 1, 1872: Yellowstone National Park was established as the first national park.
- May 22, 1872: President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Amnesty Act, restoring full civil rights to about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
- November 5, 1872: Ulysses S. Grant re-elected as President of the United States. Susan B. Anthony voted illegally in the election.
Major legislation
- February 6, 1872: Joint Resolution instructing our senators and requesting our representatives in congress to oppose the passage of a bill for the remission of import duties on building material to be used in rebuilding the burnt district of Chicago, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/joint_resolutions/1.pdf 1872 Joint Resolution 1]. Opposed the lifting of tariffs on foreign timber and building materials, a move that was contemplated to aide in the reconstruction of Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire.
- February 14, 1872: An Act to prohibit and prevent the carrying of concealed weapons, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/7.pdf 1872 Act 7].
- March 5, 1872: An Act making election days legal holidays, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/32.pdf 1872 Act 32].
- March 9, 1872: An Act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into congressional districts, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/48.pdf 1872 Act 48]. Wisconsin's congressional delegation grew from six to eight members.
- March 15, 1872: An Act to protect the use of the telegraph, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/54.pdf 1872 Act 54]. To outlaw the act of intercepting a telegraph intended for another recipient.
- March 21, 1872: An Act to amend section two of chapter one hundred and fifty-six of the general laws of 1871, entitled "an act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into senate and assembly districts," [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/70.pdf 1872 Act 70]. Reconfigured the Monroe County Assembly districts.
- March 21, 1872: An Act authorizing cities and villages to establish free public libraries and reading rooms, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/80.pdf 1872 Act 80].
- March 22, 1872: Joint Resolution to amend section three (3) of article eleven (11) of the constitution, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/joint_resolutions/11.pdf 1872 Joint Resolution 11]. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to prohibit counties, municipalities, and school districts from going into debt.
- March 22, 1872: An Act to provide for the improvement of the capitol park, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/93.pdf 1872 Act 93].
- March 23, 1872: An Act to submit to the people an amendment to article seven of the constitution, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/111.pdf 1872 Act 111]. Setting a referendum for an amendment to the state constitution expanding the Supreme Court from three to five justices. The referendum ultimately failed in the November 1872 general election.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89290455/court-referendum-fails/ |title= No Increase of Supreme Judges |newspaper= Wisconsin State Journal |date= November 23, 1872 |page= 1 |accessdate= November 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com }}
- March 25, 1872: An Act to enable married women to transact business, make contracts, and sue and be sued, and to define the liabilities of husbands and wives, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related/acts/155.pdf 1872 Act 155].
Party summary
=Senate summary=
| 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
! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 14 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 19 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session
| 10 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|10|33|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|23|33|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 10 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23 ! 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|Independent (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Democratic
! Ind. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 40 | 3 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 57 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session
| 40 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 60 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|40|100|2}} ! {{percentage|0|100|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|60|100|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 39 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 61 ! 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 10, 1872{{spaced ndash}}March 26, 1872
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: Milton Pettit (R)
- President pro tempore: Charles G. Williams (R)
=Assembly leadership=
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1872 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1872 |editor-last= Turner |editor-first= A. J. |editor-link= Andrew Jackson Turner |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1872/reference/wi.wibluebk1872.i0021.pdf |chapter= Official Directory |pages= 436–470 |accessdate = November 20, 2021}}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1872.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Dist. ! Counties ! Senator ! Residence ! Party |
| 01
| {{sortname|John H.|Jones|John H. Jones (American politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
|---|
| 02
| {{sortname|Myron P.|Lindsley}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 03
| Milwaukee (Northern Part) | {{sortname|Francis|Huebschmann}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 04
| {{sortname|William|Nelson|William Nelson (Wisconsin politician)}} | Viroqua | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 05
| Racine | {{sortname|Philo|Belden}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 06
| Milwaukee (Southern Half) | {{sortname|John L.|Mitchell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 07
| Dane (Eastern Part) | {{sortname|William M.|Colladay}} | Dunn | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 08
| {{sortname|Samuel|Pratt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 09
| Iowa | {{sortname|Francis|Little|Francis Little (American politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 10
| Waukesha | {{sortname|William|Blair|William Blair (American politician)}} | Waukesha | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| {{sortname|Henry S.|Magoon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 12
| Green | {{sortname|Orrin|Bacon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 13
| Dodge | {{sortname|Satterlee|Clark}} | Horicon | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 14
| Sauk | {{sortname|John B.|Quimby}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 15
| {{sortname|Carl H.|Schmidt|Carl Schmidt (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 16
| Grant | {{sortname|John C.|Holloway|John Chandler Holloway}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 17
| Rock | {{sortname|Charles G.|Williams}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 18
| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} {{nowrap|(Western Part)}} | {{sortname|William|Hiner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 19
| {{sortname|James H.|Foster}} | Koro | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 20
| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} {{nowrap|(Eastern Part)}} | {{sortname|Joseph|Wagner|Joseph Wagner (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 21
| Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, {{nowrap|& Northern Outagamie}} | {{sortname|Myron|Reed|Myron Reed (politician)}} | Waupaca | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 22
| Calumet & Southern Outagamie | {{sortname|George|Kreiss}} | Appleton | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 23
| {{sortname|William W.|Woodman}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 24
| Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, {{nowrap|& St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Joseph E.|Irish}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 25
| Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara | {{sortname|Waldo|Flint}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 26
| Dane (Western Part) | {{sortname|Romanzo E.|Davis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 27
| Columbia | {{sortname|William M.|Griswold}} | Columbus | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 28
| {{sortname|Henry L.|Eaton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 29
| Adams, Juneau, Portage, {{nowrap|& Wood}} | {{sortname|Eliphalet S.|Miner}} | Necedah | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 30
| Chippewa, Dunn, {{nowrap|Eau Claire}}, {{nowrap|& Pepin}} | {{sortname|Joseph G.|Thorp}} | {{nowrap|Eau Claire}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 31
| {{sortname|Angus|Cameron|Angus Cameron (American politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 32
| Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|Orlando|Brown|Orlando Brown (Wisconsin politician)}} | Modena | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 33
| Ozaukee & Washington | {{sortname|Lyman|Morgan}} | Ozaukee | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1872.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senate ! County ! Dist. ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams & Wood | {{sortname|George A.|Neeves|George Allen Neeves}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
|---|
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | {{sortname|Henry D.|Barron}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 02
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Brown {{nowrap|& Southern Kewaunee}} | 1 | {{sortname|Christian|Wœlz|Christian Wœlz}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|David Cooper|Ayres|David Cooper Ayres}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Daniel|Lee|Daniel Lee (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | De Pere |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo | {{sortname|George|Cowie|George Cowie (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Glencoe |
| 22
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet | {{sortname|C. H. M.|Petersen|Casper Petersen}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa | {{sortname|John J.|Jenkins}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark & Jackson | {{sortname|Eustace L.|Brockway}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 27
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Columbia | 1 | {{sortname|William W.|Corning}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Portage |
| 2
| {{sortname|Henry C.|Brace|Henry Charles Brace}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Jacob|Low|Jacob Low (Wisconsin farmer-legislator)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Lowville |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford | {{sortname|Oliver A.|Caswell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Utica |
| rowspan="2" | 07
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Dane | 1 | {{sortname|Benjamin F.|Adams}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John D.|Gurnee}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
| rowspan="2" | 26
| 3 | {{sortname|John|Adams|John Adams (Wisconsin politician, born 1819)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 4
| {{sortname|Phineas|Baldwin}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oregon |
| rowspan="6" | 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="6" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|Michael|Adams|Michael Adams (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Elba |
| 2
| {{sortname|Calvin E.|Lewis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Allen H.|Atwater|Allen Hiram Atwater}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 4
| {{sortname|Silas W.|Lamoreux}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Mayville |
| 5
| {{sortname|George|Schott}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Rubicon |
| 6
| {{sortname|John|Solon}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Shields |
| 02
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door {{nowrap|& Northern Kewaunee}} | {{sortname|Gideon W.|Allen|Gideon Winans Allen}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Dunn & Pepin | {{sortname|Elias P.|Bailey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Lucas |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Eau Claire
| {{sortname|Bradley|Phillips|Bradley Phillips (Wisconsin minister)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 18
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Fond du Lac | 1 | {{sortname|Andrew J.|Yorty}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Metomen |
| 2
| {{sortname|Elihu|Colman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} |
| 20
| 3 | {{sortname|Aaron|Walters}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Eden |
| rowspan="4" | 16
| text-align="left" rowspan="4"| Grant | 1 | {{sortname|George|Cabanis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Allen R.|Bushnell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Samuel A.|Ferrin|Samuel Abbott Ferrin}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 4
| {{sortname|Jerome B.|Cory|Jerome Bonaparte Cory}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green | {{sortname|Marshal H.|Pengra}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake | {{sortname|Archibald|Nichols}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Markesan |
| rowspan="2" | 09
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Iowa | 1 | {{sortname|William E.|Rowe}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Arena |
| 2
| {{sortname|John|Strachan|John Strachan (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="3" | 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Jefferson | 1 | {{sortname|Daniel|Hall|Daniel Hall (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|William L.|Hoskins|William Lawrence Hoskins}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Lucien B.|Caswell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Juneau | {{sortname|Henry F. C.|Nichols}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 08
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kenosha | {{sortname|Frederick|Robinson|Frederick Robinson (Wisconsin pharmacist)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Kenosha |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | La Crosse | {{sortname|Gideon|Hixon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Lafayette | {{sortname|Thomas|Bainbridge|Thomas Bainbridge (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Benton |
| rowspan="3" | 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Peter|Reuther}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Martin|McNamara|Martin McNamara (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Joseph|Rankin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 21
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marathon | {{sortname|Bartholomew|Ringle}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Wausau |
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marquette | {{sortname|Neil|Dimond}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Buffalo |
| rowspan="2" | 03
| text-align="left" rowspan="11" | Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|John W.|Cary}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|George|Abert}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="3" | 06
| 3 | {{sortname|John|Black|John Black (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 4
| {{sortname|Frederick C.|Winkler}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 5
| {{sortname|Charles H.|Larkin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 03
| 6 | {{sortname|Emil|Wallber}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 06
| 7 | {{sortname|Winfield|Smith}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 8
| {{sortname|John|Fellenz}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 03
| 9 | {{sortname|Moritz|Becker}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 10
| {{sortname|Henry|Fowler|Henry Fowler (Maryland and Wisconsin)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 06
| 11 | {{sortname|Adin P.|Hobart}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 04
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Monroe | 1 | {{sortname|Eli O.|Rudd|Eli Otis Rudd}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Rudd's Mills |
| 2
| {{sortname|John F.|Richards|John Fletcher Richards}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Tomah |
| 21
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Oconto | {{sortname|Richard W.|Hubbell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Oconto |
| rowspan="2" | 33
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Ozaukee | 1 | {{sortname|John R.|Bohan}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Ozaukee |
| 2
| {{sortname|Frederick W.|Horn}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pierce | {{sortname|Oliver S.|Powell|Oliver S. Powell (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Portage | {{sortname|Oliver|Lamoreux}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Plover |
| rowspan="2" | 05
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|Richard B.|Bates}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Racine |
| 2
| {{sortname|William V.|Moore|William Vail Moore}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 28
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Richland | 1 | {{sortname|William|Dixon|William Dixon (State Representative)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Ithaca |
| 2
| {{sortname|George W.|Putnam|George Washington Putnam}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Marshall |
| rowspan="5" | 17
| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Rock | 1 | {{sortname|Orlando F.|Wallihan}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Zebulon P.|Burdick}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Dustin G.|Cheever|Dustin Grow Cheever}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Clinton |
| 4
| {{sortname|Eugene K.|Felt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Newark |
| 5
| {{sortname|Alexander|Graham|Alexander Graham (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Sauk | 1 | {{sortname|William W.|Perry}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Sumpter |
| 2
| {{sortname|George G.|Swain|George Gilbert Swain}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Delton |
| 22
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Outagamie, {{nowrap|Shawano}}, {{nowrap|& Waupaca}} | 1 | {{sortname|William H. H.|Wroe}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Dale |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| 2 | {{sortname|Michael|Gorman|Michael Gorman (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Lebanon |
| 3
| {{sortname|Archibald D.|Smith}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Lind |
| rowspan="3" | 01
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"|Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|George W.|Weeden}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Patrick H.|O'Rourk}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Lyndon |
| 3
| {{sortname|Major|Shaw}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Lima |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix | {{sortname|John C.|Spooner|John Coit Spooner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Hudson |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Trempealeau | {{sortname|Noah D.|Comstock}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Arcadia |
| rowspan="2" | 04
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Vernon | 1 | {{sortname|Reuben|May}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Henry A.|Chase}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Viroqua |
| rowspan="3" | 08
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Walworth | 1 | {{sortname|Elijah M.|Sharp|Elijah Mattison Sharp}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Delavan |
| 2
| {{sortname|Amos W.|Stafford}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Samuel A.|White}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 33
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Washington | 1 | {{sortname|Densmore W.|Maxon|Densmore Maxon}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Baruch S.|Weil|Baruch Schleisinger Weil}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 10
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waukesha | 1 | {{sortname|Eliphalet|Stone|Eliphalet Stone (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Summit |
| 2
| {{sortname|Charles|Brown|Charles Brown (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waushara | {{sortname|Hobart S.|Sacket|Hobart Sterling Sacket}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Aurora |
| rowspan="4" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas D.|Grimmer|Thomas Duncan Grimmer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 2
| {{sortname|Azel W.|Patten}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Neenah |
| 3
| {{sortname|Nelson F.|Beckwith}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Omro |
| 4
| {{sortname|Alson|Wood}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Rushford |
Changes from the 24th Legislature
New districts for the 25th Legislature were defined in [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1871/related/acts/156.pdf 1871 Wisconsin Act 156], passed into law in the 24th Wisconsin Legislature.
=Senate redistricting=
==Summary of changes==
- 17 Senate districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered).
- The Dane County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (7, 26).
- Dodge County went from having two senators to one (13).
- Fond du Lac County went from having one senator to two (18, 20).
- Kenosha and Walworth counties were combined into one district (8).
- La Crosse County became its own senate district (31), after previously having been in a shared district with Vernon county.
- The Milwaukee County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (3, 6).
- Outagamie County was split between two multi-county districts (21, 22).
- Ozaukee and Washington counties were combined into one district (33).
- The old multi-county 32nd Senate district was split into two districts (30, 32).
==Senate districts==
File:1871 wi act 156 senate districts.svg
File:1866 wi act 101 senate districts (1871 county borders).svg
| class="wikitable"
! Dist. ! 24th Legislature ! 25th Legislature |
| 1
| Sheboygan County | Sheboygan County |
| 2
| Brown, Door, Kewaunee counties | Brown, Door, Kewaunee counties |
| 3
| Ozaukee County | Northern Milwaukee County |
| 4
| Washington County | Monroe, Vernon counties |
| 5
| Northern Milwaukee County | Racine County |
| 6
| Southern Milwaukee County | Southern Milwaukee County |
| 7
| Racine County | Eastern Dane County |
| 8
| Kenosha County | Kenosha, Walworth counties |
| 9
| Adams, Juneau, Monroe counties | Iowa County |
| 10
| Waukesha County | Waukesha County |
| 11
| Eastern Dane County | Lafayette County |
| 12
| Walworth County | Green County |
| 13
| Lafayette County | Dodge County |
| 14
| Sauk County | Sauk County |
| 15
| Iowa County | Manitowoc County |
| 16
| Grant County | Grant County |
| 17
| Rock County | Rock County |
| 18
| Western Dodge County | Western Fond du Lac County |
| 19
| Manitowoc County | Winnebago County |
| 20
| Fond du Lac County | Eastern Fond du Lac County |
| 21
| Winnebago County | Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, Northern Outagamie counties |
| 22
| Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano counties | Calumet, Southern Outagamie counties |
| 23
| Jefferson County | Jefferson County |
| 24
| Green County | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, {{nowrap|St. Croix}} counties |
| 25
| Columbia County | Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties |
| 26
| Western Dane County | Western Dane County |
| 27
| Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood counties | Columbia County |
| 28
| Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties | Crawford, Richland counties |
| 29
| Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties | Adams , Juneau, Portage, Wood counties |
| 30
| Crawford, Richland counties | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin counties |
| 31
| La Crosse, Vernon counties | La Crosse County |
| 32
| Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau counties | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau counties |
| 33
| Eastern Dodge County | Ozaukee, Washington counties |
=Assembly redistricting=
==Summary of changes==
- Adams and Wood counties became a combined district, Wood had previously been in a shared district with Marathon County, Adams had previously been its own Assembly district.
- Brown County went from having 2 districts to 3.
- Chippewa County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Dunn.
- Dane County went from having 5 districts to 4.
- Dodge County went from having 4 districts to 6.
- Eau Claire County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin County.
- Fond du Lac County went from having 6 districts to 3.
- Grant County went from having 5 districts to 4.
- Jefferson County went from having 4 districts to 3.
- La Crosse County went from having 2 districts to 1.
- Lafayette County went from having 2 districts to 1.
- Milwaukee County went from having 10 districts to 11.
- Richland County went from having 1 district to 2.
- Washington County went from having 3 districts to 2.
- Waukesha County went from having 3 districts to 2.
==Assembly districts==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! County ! Districts in 24th Legislature ! Districts in 25th Legislature ! Change |
| Adams
| 1 District | Shared with Wood | align="center" data-sort-value=-.5 | {{Decrease}} |
| Ashland
| Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Barron
| Shared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Bayfield
| Shared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Brown
| 2 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Buffalo
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Burnett
| Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Calumet
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Chippewa
| Shared with Dunn | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0.5 | {{Increase}} |
| Clark
| Shared with Jackson | Shared with Jackson | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Columbia
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Crawford
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Dane
| 5 Districts | 4 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Dodge
| 5 Districts | 6 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Door
| Shared with Kewaunee | Shared with Northern Kewaunee | align="center" data-sort-value=0.25 | {{Increase}} |
| Douglas
| Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Dunn
| Shared with Chippewa | Shared with Pepin | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Eau Claire
| Shared with Pepin | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0.5 | {{Increase}} |
| Fond du Lac
| 6 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-3 | {{Decrease}} |
| Grant
| 5 Districts | 4 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Green
| 2 Districts | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Green Lake
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Iowa
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Jackson
| Shared with Clark | Shared with Clark | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Jefferson
| 4 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Juneau
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Kenosha
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Kewaunee
| Shared with Door | Divided between Door and Brown | align="center" data-sort-value=0.5 | {{Increase}} |
| La Crosse
| 2 Districts | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Lafayette
| 2 Districts | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Manitowoc
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Marathon
| Shared with Wood | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0.5 | {{Increase}} |
| Marquette
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Milwaukee
| 10 Districts | 11 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Monroe
| 1 District | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Oconto
| Shared with Shawano | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0.5 | {{Increase}} |
| Outagamie
| 1 District | Divided between Shawano and own district | align="center" data-sort-value=0.5 | {{Increase}} |
| Ozaukee
| 1 District | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Pepin
| Shared with Eau Claire | Shared with Dunn | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Pierce
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Polk
| Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Portage
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Racine
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Richland
| 1 District | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Rock
| 5 Districts | 5 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Sauk
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Shawano
| Shared with Oconto | Shared with Northern Outagamie & Eastern Waupaca | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Sheboygan
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| St. Croix
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Trempealeau
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Vernon
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Walworth
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Washington
| 3 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Waukesha
| 3 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Waupaca
| 1 District | Shared with Shawano & Northern Outagamie | align="center" data-sort-value=-.5 | {{Decrease}} |
| Waushara
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Winnebago
| 3 Districts | 4 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Wood
| Shared with Marathon | Shared with Adams | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
References
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External links
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1872/related 1872: Related Documents] from Wisconsin Legislature
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