26th Wisconsin Legislature
{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1873}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 26th 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 5, 1872}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 6, 1873}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 5, 1874}}
| before = 25th
| after = 27th
| 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 = Henry L. Eaton (R)
| chamber2 = Assembly
| membership2 = 100
| control2 = Republican
| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}
| chamber2_leader1 = {{nowrap|Henry D. Barron (R)}}
| chamber2_leader2_type =
| chamber2_leader2 =
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 8, 1873}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|March 20, 1873}}
}}
The Twenty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 8, 1873,}} to {{nowrap|March 20, 1873,}} 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 5, 1872. 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 7, 1871.{{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=229–231 |accessdate= December 11, 2021 }}
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Cadwallader C. Washburn, of La Crosse County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1871 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 22, 1873: Timothy O. Howe re-elected as United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session.
- February 11, 1873: King Amadeo I of Spain was deposed and the First Spanish Republic was proclaimed.
- March 4, 1873: Second inauguration of President Ulysses S. Grant.
- March 23, 1873: Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Milton Pettit died in office.
- May 7, 1873: Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States, died of a stroke at New York City.
- September 18, 1873: The New York stock market crashed, leading to the Panic of 1873 and the Long Depression.
- September 24, 1873: Wisconsin Democrats convened in Milwaukee with Grangers and Liberal Republicans to form the short-lived Reform Party, and nominated William Robert Taylor as their candidate for Governor.
- November 5, 1873: William Robert Taylor elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- December 23, 1873: The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded at Hillsboro, Ohio.
Major legislation
- March 14, 1873: An Act to provide for finishing the state capitol, protecting the same against fire, for the improvement of the capitol park, and appropriating money to pay for the same, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1873/related/acts/168.pdf 1873 Act 168].
- March 17, 1873: An Act to provide for the collection of certain statistics with a view of more fully equalizing the state taxes, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1873/related/acts/210.pdf 1873 Act 210].
- March 17, 1873: An Act to prevent the careless use of firearms, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1873/related/acts/212.pdf 1873 Act 212].
- March 18, 1873: An Act to provide for annexing and excluding territory to and from cities, towns and villages, and to unite cities, towns and villages, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1873/related/acts/234.pdf 1873 Act 234].
- March 18, 1873: Joint Resolution ratifying proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting counties, towns, villages, etc., from becoming indebted for any purpose to an amount exceeding five percent of the value of taxable property, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1873/related/joint_resolutions/4.pdf 1873 Joint Resolution 4].
Party summary
=Senate summary=
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style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=4 | 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|Reform Party (19th-century Wisconsin)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
Dem.
! Ref. ! Lib.R. ! Rep. ! Vacant |
---|
style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 10 | 0 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23 ! 33 | 0 |
colspan=6 | |
style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session
| 10 | 0 | {{party shading/Liberal Republican}} | 2 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 21 ! 33 | 0 |
colspan=6 | |
Final voting share
! colspan=2 | {{percentage|10|33|2}} ! colspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|23|33|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
colspan=6 | |
style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 12 | 2 | 2 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 17 ! 33 | 0 |
=Assembly summary=
class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=5 | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
! rowspan=3 | Total ! |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Reform Party (19th-century Wisconsin)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
Dem.
! Ref. ! Ind. ! Lib.R. ! Rep. ! Vacant |
---|
style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 60 ! 100 | 0 |
colspan=6 | |
style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 61 ! 100 | 0 |
colspan=6 | |
Final voting share
! {{percentage|32|100|2}} ! {{percentage|0|100|2}} ! {{percentage|0|100|2}} ! {{percentage|7|100|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|61|100|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
colspan=6 | |
style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 29 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 15 | {{party shading/Independent}} | 3 | {{party shading/Liberal Republican}} | 12 | 41 ! 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 8, 1873{{spaced ndash}}March 20, 1873
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: Milton Pettit (R)
- President pro tempore: Henry L. Eaton (R)
=Assembly leadership=
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1873 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1873 |editor-last= Turner |editor-first= A. J. |editor-link= Andrew Jackson Turner |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1873/reference/wi.wibluebk1873.i0023.pdf |chapter= Official Directory |pages= 433–466 |accessdate = December 11, 2021}}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1873.svg
class="wikitable sortable"
! Dist. ! Counties ! Senator ! Residence ! Party |
01
| {{sortname|Patrick H.|O'Rourk}} | Cascade | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
---|
02
| {{sortname|Myron P.|Lindsley}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
03
| Milwaukee (Northern Part) | {{sortname|Frederick W.|Cotzhausen}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
04
| {{sortname|William|Nelson|William Nelson (Wisconsin politician)}} | Viroqua | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
05
| Racine | {{sortname|Robert H.|Baker|Robert Hall Baker}} | Racine | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
06
| Milwaukee (Southern Half) | {{sortname|John L.|Mitchell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
07
| Dane (Eastern Part) | {{sortname|John A.|Johnson|John A. Johnson (Wisconsin politician)}} | Madison | {{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|Francis|Campbell|Francis Campbell (politician)}} | Gratiot | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
12
| Green | {{sortname|Orrin|Bacon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
13
| Dodge | {{sortname|Samuel D.|Burchard|dab=politician}} | {{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|Horatio N.|Davis}} | Beloit | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
18
| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} {{nowrap|(Western Part)}} | {{sortname|William|Hiner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
19
| {{sortname|Robert|McCurdy|Robert McCurdy (Wisconsin official)}} | Oshkosh | {{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 H.|McCord}} | Shawano | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
22
| Calumet & Southern Outagamie | {{sortname|George|Kreiss}} | Appleton | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
23
| {{sortname|Walter S.|Greene}} | Milford | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
24
| Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, {{nowrap|& St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Joseph E.|Irish}} | Hudson | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
25
| Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara | {{sortname|Robert L. D.|Potter}} | Wautoma | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
26
| Dane (Western Part) | {{sortname|Romanzo E.|Davis}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} |Lib. R. |
27
| Columbia | {{sortname|Evan O.|Jones}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
28
| {{sortname|Henry L.|Eaton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
29
| Adams, Juneau, Portage, {{nowrap|& Wood}} | {{sortname|Thomas B.|Scott}} | {{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|Gideon|Hixon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
32
| Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|Orlando|Brown|Orlando Brown (Wisconsin politician)}} | Modena | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} |Lib. R. |
33
| Ozaukee & Washington | {{sortname|Adam|Schantz}} | Addison | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1873.svg
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! Senate ! County ! Dist. ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams & Wood | {{sortname|Charles A.|Cady}} | {{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|Joseph S.|Curtis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
2
| {{sortname|William H.|Bartran}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Suamico |
3
| {{sortname|Dennis|Dewane}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo | {{sortname|Robert|Lees|Robert Lees (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
22
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet | {{sortname|Thomas|Lynch|Thomas Lynch (congressman)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Chilton |
30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa | {{sortname|Albert|Pound}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark & Jackson | {{sortname|Edward E.|Merritt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
rowspan="3" | 27
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Columbia | 1 | {{sortname|Samuel S.|Brannan}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Portage |
2
| {{sortname|Henry C.|Brace|Henry Charles Brace}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
3
| {{sortname|John L.|Porter|John L. Porter (farmer-legislator)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Pacific |
28
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford | {{sortname|Peter|Doyle|Peter Doyle (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
rowspan="2" | 07
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Dane | 1 | {{sortname|Oliver W.|Thornton|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Medina |
2
| {{sortname|Levi B.|Vilas|Levi Baker Vilas}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
rowspan="2" | 26
| 3 | {{sortname|Otto|Kerl|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Berry |
4
| {{sortname|Hiram|Cornwell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Verona |
rowspan="6" | 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="6" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|John W.|Davis|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Fox Lake |
2
| {{sortname|John|Runkel|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Lowell |
3
| {{sortname|Wilfred C.|Fuller|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Chester |
4
| {{sortname|Dennis|Short|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Lomira |
5
| {{sortname|Satterlee|Clark}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Horicon |
6
| {{sortname|Ferdinand|Gnewuch|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Lebanon |
02
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door {{nowrap|& Northern Kewaunee}} | {{sortname|De Wayne|Stebbins}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Ahnapee |
rowspan="2" | 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Dunn & Pepin | {{sortname|Horace E.|Houghton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Durand |
text-align="left" colspan="2" | Eau Claire
| {{sortname|William P.|Bartlett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 18
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Fond du Lac | 1 | {{sortname|Alonzo A.|Loper}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Ripon |
2
| {{sortname|Rensselaer M.|Lewis|Rensselaer Morse Lewis}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} |Lib. R. | {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} |
20
| 3 | {{sortname|Truman M.|Fay|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Byron |
rowspan="4" | 16
| text-align="left" rowspan="4"| Grant | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas G.|Stephens}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} |Lib. R. |
2
| {{sortname|William H.|Clise|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
3
| {{sortname|John|Monteith|John Monteith (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
4
| {{sortname|Christopher|Hutchinson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Beetown |
12
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green | {{sortname|John|Luchsinger}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
25
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake | {{sortname|Appollos D.|Foote|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Berlin |
rowspan="2" | 09
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Iowa | 1 | {{sortname|William E.|Rowe}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} |Lib. R. | Arena |
2
| {{sortname|William|Robinson|William Robinson (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Moscow |
rowspan="3" | 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Jefferson | 1 | {{sortname|Patrick|Devy|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
2
| {{sortname|Casper|Steinfort}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | Lib. R. |
3
| {{sortname|James W.|Ostrander}} | {{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|Asahel|Farr}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Kenosha |
31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | La Crosse | {{sortname|Alex|McMillan|Alexander McMillan (Wisconsin pioneer)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
11
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Lafayette | {{sortname|William H.|Armstrong|William H. Armstrong (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
rowspan="3" | 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Charles R.|Zorn|Charles Rudolph Zorn}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
2
| {{sortname|Orsamus S.|Davis|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Cato |
3
| {{sortname|Joseph|Rankin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
21
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marathon | {{sortname|Daniel L.|Plumer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Ref. | Wausau |
25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marquette | {{sortname|Charles S.|Kelsey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Montello |
rowspan="2" | 03
| text-align="left" rowspan="11" | Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Isaac W.|Van Schaick}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
2
| {{sortname|Jacob|Sander}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | Lib. R. |
rowspan="3" | 06
| 3 | {{sortname|James|McGrath|James McGrath (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
4
| {{sortname|Gottlob E.|Weiss}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
5
| {{sortname|John A.|Becher}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
03
| 6 | {{sortname|Casper|Sanger}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 06
| 7 | {{sortname|Henry L.|Palmer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
8
| {{sortname|Galen|Seaman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 03
| 9 | {{sortname|Moritz|Becker}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
10
| {{sortname|Thomas|Tobin|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
06
| 11 | {{sortname|John B.|Stemper|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
rowspan="2" | 04
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Monroe | 1 | {{sortname|James H.|Allen|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Sparta |
2
| {{sortname|Adelbert|Bleekman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Tomah |
21
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Oconto | {{sortname|Richard W.|Hubbell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Oconto |
22
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Outagamie, {{nowrap|Shawano}}, {{nowrap|& Waupaca}} | 1 | {{sortname|John A.|Roemer|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Appleton |
rowspan="2" | 21
| 2 | {{sortname|Corydon L.|Rich|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Bovina |
3
| {{sortname|Columbus|Caldwell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Lind |
rowspan="2" | 33
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Ozaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Charles E.|Chamberlin|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Ozaukee |
2
| {{sortname|Adolphus|Zimmermann}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Mequon |
24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pierce | {{sortname|James H.|Persons}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Union |
29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Portage | {{sortname|David R.|Clements}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 05
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|John|Elkins}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Racine |
2
| {{sortname|Richard|Richards|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 28
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Richland | 1 | {{sortname|Norman L.|James}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
2
| {{sortname|George W.|Putnam|George Washington Putnam}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Marshall |
rowspan="5" | 17
| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Rock | 1 | {{sortname|John M.|Evans|John M. Evans (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Union |
2
| {{sortname|David F.|Sayre}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Porter |
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|Henry A.|Patterson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Sauk | 1 | {{sortname|John|Young|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
2
| {{sortname|John|Kellogg|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="3" | 01
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"|Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|Julius|Bodenstab}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | Lib. R. | Herman |
2
| {{sortname|Otto|Puhlman}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Plymouth |
3
| {{sortname|Peter|Daane}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Holland |
24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix | {{sortname|David C.|Fulton}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | Lib. R. | Hudson |
32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Trempealeau | {{sortname|Seth W.|Button}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 04
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Vernon | 1 | {{sortname|Peter|Jerman|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Sterling |
2
| {{sortname|J. Henry|Tate}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Viroqua |
rowspan="3" | 08
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Walworth | 1 | {{sortname|Carlos L.|Douglass}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Walworth |
2
| {{sortname|Frank|Leland|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Elkhorn |
3
| {{sortname|Charles R.|Gibbs|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
rowspan="2" | 33
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Washington | 1 | {{sortname|Hiram W.|Sawyer|Hiram Wilson Sawyer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Hartford |
2
| {{sortname|Baruch S.|Weil|Baruch Schleisinger Weil}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
rowspan="2" | 10
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waukesha | 1 | {{sortname|Francis G.|Parks}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Eagle |
2
| {{sortname|David|Rhoda|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waushara | {{sortname|Sherman|Bardwell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
rowspan="4" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas|Wall|Thomas Wall (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Oshkosh |
2
| {{sortname|Thomas|McConnell|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
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| {{sortname|Carlton|Foster}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oshkosh |
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| {{sortname|Alson|Wood}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Rushford |
Employees
=Senate employees=
- Chief Clerk: J. H. Waggoner
- Assistant Clerk: Sid. A. Foster
- Bookkeeper: T. S. Ansley
- Engrossing Clerk: Charles A. Booth
- Enrolling Clerk: Frank Abbott
- Transcribing Clerk: S. H. Vedder
- Sergeant-at-Arms: A. Emonson
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Stephen Coburn
- Postmaster: P. H. Parsons
- Assistant Postmaster: W. D. Harshaw
- Doorkeeper: Hugh Longstaff
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Walter Cook
- Assistant Doorkeeper: W. F. Bingham
- Assistant Doorkeeper: W. F. Hals
- Assistant Doorkeeper: John Z. Rittman
- Gallery Doorkeeper: G. Jones
- Gallery Doorkeeper: S. S. Miller
- Night Watch: Frank J. Wood
- Governor's Attendant: Ossian M. Pettit
- Clerk's Messenger: Charles A. Irish
- Messengers:
- Adolph Hastreiter
- Arthur Johnson
- Freddie Richards
- Willie Bintliff
- Eddie McCurdy
- Johnnie Veeder
- Charlie Fellows
- Frank Bolting
- Freddie Davis
=Assembly employees=
- Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
- Assistant Clerk: Fred A. Dennett
- Bookkeeper: Roger C. Spooner
- Engrossing Clerk: Mrs. R. A. Vilas
- Enrolling Clerk: Amos Hitchcock
- Transcribing Clerk: Faunie Russell
- Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. H. Bell
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Richard Pritchard
- Postmaster: M. Herrick
- 1st Assistant Postmaster: W. W. Baker
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Charles Volner
- Doorkeepers:
- John Gale
- George W. Baker
- S. G. Parkhurst
- W. W. Phelps
- Night Watch: Fred Bright
- Firemen:
- Charles Sellers
- Z. B. Russell
- Gallery Attendants:
- John Bowen
- H. J. Stordock
- Committee Room Attendants:
- George W. Williams
- M. S. Bowler
- Ethan Griffith
- George Slingsby
- Eugene J. Cole
- Washroom Attendant: O. M. Oleson
- Porter: H. O. Hermonson
- Speaker's Messenger: Willie Holmes
- Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
- Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Eddie B. Weeks
- Messengers:
- Charles Murphy
- Frank Porter
- Henry Cutler
- Ed. Hubbell
- Edwin Roweliff
- Cassius Paine
- John Lannan
- Willie Rudd
- Charles Wootton
- Julian French
- Charles Rothe
- Mike Comford
- John Oleson
- Fred Hawley
References
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External links
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1873/related 1873: Related Documents] from Wisconsin Legislature
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