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

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=

File:WI Senate 1873.svg

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
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=

File:WI Assembly 1873.svg

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

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=5 | 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|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=

=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

| Sheboygan

| {{sortname|Patrick H.|O'Rourk}}

| Cascade

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

02

| Brown, Door, Kewaunee

| {{sortname|Myron P.|Lindsley}}

| Green Bay

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

03

| Milwaukee (Northern Part)

| {{sortname|Frederick W.|Cotzhausen}}

| Milwaukee

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

04

| Monroe & Vernon

| {{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}}

| Milwaukee

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

07

| Dane (Eastern Part)

| {{sortname|John A.|Johnson|John A. Johnson (Wisconsin politician)}}

| Madison

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

08

| Kenosha & Walworth

| {{sortname|Samuel|Pratt}}

| Spring Prairie

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

09

| Iowa

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

| Mineral Point

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

10

| Waukesha

| {{sortname|William|Blair|William Blair (American politician)}}

| Waukesha

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

11

| Lafayette

| {{sortname|Francis|Campbell|Francis Campbell (politician)}}

| Gratiot

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

12

| Green

| {{sortname|Orrin|Bacon}}

| Monticello

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

13

| Dodge

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

| Beaver Dam

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

14

| Sauk

| {{sortname|John B.|Quimby}}

| Sauk City

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

15

| Manitowoc

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

| Manitowoc

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

16

| Grant

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

| Lancaster

| {{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}}

| Fond du Lac

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

19

| Winnebago

| {{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)}}

| Marshfield

| {{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

| Jefferson

| {{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}}

| Middleton

| {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} |Lib. R.

27

| Columbia

| {{sortname|Evan O.|Jones}}

| Courtland

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

28

| Crawford & Richland

| {{sortname|Henry L.|Eaton}}

| Lone Rock

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

29

| Adams, Juneau, Portage, {{nowrap|& Wood}}

| {{sortname|Thomas B.|Scott}}

| Grand Rapids

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

30

| Chippewa, Dunn, {{nowrap|Eau Claire}}, {{nowrap|& Pepin}}

| {{sortname|Joseph G.|Thorp}}

| {{nowrap|Eau Claire}}

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

31

| La Crosse

| {{sortname|Gideon|Hixon}}

| La Crosse

| {{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

class="wikitable sortable"

! Senate
District

! County

! Dist.

! Representative

! Party

! Residence

29

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

| {{sortname|Charles A.|Cady}}

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

| Dell Prairie

24

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

| {{sortname|Henry D.|Barron}}

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

| St. Croix Falls

rowspan="3" | 02

| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Brown {{nowrap|& Southern Kewaunee}}

| 1

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

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

| Green Bay

2

| {{sortname|William H.|Bartran}}

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

| Suamico

3

| {{sortname|Dennis|Dewane}}

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

| New Denmark

32

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

| {{sortname|Robert|Lees|Robert Lees (politician)}}

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

| Gilmantown

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.

| Chippewa Falls

32

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

| {{sortname|Edward E.|Merritt}}

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

| Neillsville

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.

| Fountain Prairie

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.

| Prairie du Chien

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.

| Eau Claire

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.

| Hazel Green

2

| {{sortname|William H.|Clise|nolink=1}}

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

| Lancaster

3

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

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

| Fennimore

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.

| New Glarus

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.

| Watertown

2

| {{sortname|Casper|Steinfort}}

| {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | Lib. R.

| Lake Mills

3

| {{sortname|James W.|Ostrander}}

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

| Jefferson

29

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

| {{sortname|Henry F. C.|Nichols}}

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

| New Lisbon

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.

| La Crosse

11

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

| {{sortname|William H.|Armstrong|William H. Armstrong (Wisconsin politician)}}

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

| Darlington

rowspan="3" | 15

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Charles R.|Zorn|Charles Rudolph Zorn}}

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

| Schleswig

2

| {{sortname|Orsamus S.|Davis|nolink=1}}

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

| Cato

3

| {{sortname|Joseph|Rankin}}

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

| Manitowoc

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.

| Milwaukee

2

| {{sortname|Jacob|Sander}}

| {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | Lib. R.

| Milwaukee

rowspan="3" | 06

| 3

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

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

| Milwaukee

4

| {{sortname|Gottlob E.|Weiss}}

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

| Milwaukee

5

| {{sortname|John A.|Becher}}

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

| Milwaukee

03

| 6

| {{sortname|Casper|Sanger}}

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

| Milwaukee

rowspan="2" | 06

| 7

| {{sortname|Henry L.|Palmer}}

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

| Milwaukee

8

| {{sortname|Galen|Seaman}}

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

| Milwaukee

rowspan="2" | 03

| 9

| {{sortname|Moritz|Becker}}

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

| Milwaukee

10

| {{sortname|Thomas|Tobin|nolink=1}}

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

| Wauwatosa

06

| 11

| {{sortname|John B.|Stemper|nolink=1}}

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

| Oak Creek

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.

| Stevens Point

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.

| Mount Pleasant

rowspan="2" | 28

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

| 1

| {{sortname|Norman L.|James}}

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

| Richland Center

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.

| Janesville

rowspan="2" | 14

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

| 1

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

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

| Honey Creek

2

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

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

| Reedsburg

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.

| Trempealeau

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.

| Whitewater

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.

| Schleisingerville

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.

| Oconomowoc

25

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

| {{sortname|Sherman|Bardwell}}

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

| Plainfield

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.

| Winneconne

3

| {{sortname|Carlton|Foster}}

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

| Oshkosh

4

| {{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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