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2nd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

{{short description|Legislative term of the Wisconsin Territory}}

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

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| name = 2nd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

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| body = Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory

| meeting_place = Madison, Wisconsin Territory

| election = {{nowrap|October 8, 1838}}

| term_start = {{nowrap|November 5, 1838}}

| term_end = {{nowrap|November 2, 1840}}

| before = 1st

| after = 3rd

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| chamber1 = Council

| membership1 = 13

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| chamber1_leader1_type = President

| chamber1_leader1 = {{unbulleted list

| William Bullen

| {{sup|(1st session)}}

| James Collins

| {{sup|(2nd & 3rd session)}}

| William A. Prentiss

| {{sup|(extra session)}}

}}

| chamber2 = House of Representatives

| membership2 = {{unbulleted list

| 24 {{resize|(1st & 2nd sessions)}}

| 26 {{resize|(3rd & extra sessions)}}

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| control2 =

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = {{unbulleted list

| John Wilford Blackstone Sr. (W)

| {{sup|(1st session)}}

| Lucius Israel Barber (W)

| {{sup|(2nd session)}}

| Edward V. Whiton (W)

| {{sup|(3rd session)}}

| Nelson Dewey (D)

| {{sup|(extra session)}}

}}

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| session1_start = {{nowrap|November 26, 1838}}

| session1_end = {{nowrap|December 22, 1838}}

| session2_start = {{nowrap|January 21, 1839}}

| session2_end = {{nowrap|March 11, 1839}}

| session3_start = {{nowrap|December 2, 1839}}

| session3_end = {{nowrap|January 13, 1840}}

| special_session1_type = {{nowrap|Extra}}

| special_session1_start = {{nowrap|August 3, 1840}}

| special_session1_end = {{nowrap|August 14, 1840}}

}}

The Second Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory convened from {{nowrap|November 26, 1838}}, to {{nowrap|December 22, 1838}}, from {{nowrap|January 21, 1839}}, to {{nowrap|March 11, 1839}}, and from {{nowrap|December 2, 1839}}, to {{nowrap|January 13, 1840}}, in regular session. The Assembly also convened in an extra session from {{nowrap|August 3, 1840}}, to {{nowrap|August 14, 1840}}.{{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= 163–166 |accessdate= August 29, 2021 }}{{cite book|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89096557376|title= Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin passed at Madison by the Legislative Assembly |publisher= Wisconsin Territory |year= 1840 |location= Milwaukee |accessdate= August 29, 2021 }}{{Cite book|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112109515103 |title= Journal of the Council, First Session of the Second Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin |publisher= Wisconsin Territory |year=1838 |accessdate= September 3, 2021 }}{{cite book|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.78122720 |title= Journal of the House of Representatives, First Session of the Second Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin |publisher= Wisconsin Territory |year=1838 |accessdate= September 3, 2021 }}

Major events

Major legislation

  • December 20, 1839: An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to provide for and regulate General Elections," 1839 Wisc. Terr. Act 1. Changed the date of general elections to the fourth Monday in September.
  • January 8, 1840: An Act to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors to Indians, 1840 Wis. Terr. Act 17.
  • January 11, 1840: An Act to provide for taking the census, or enumeration of the inhabitants of this Territory, and to fix the time of holding an extra session of the Legislative Assembly, 1839 Wis. Terr. Act 27.
  • January 13, 1840: An Act limiting the term of office of all officers of this Territory, not now limited by law, 1839 Wisc. Terr. Act 50. Set a 2-year term for all Wisconsin Territory offices not previously described by law.

Sessions

  • 1st session: November 26, 1838{{spaced ndash}}December 22, 1838
  • 2nd session: January 21, 1839{{spaced ndash}}March 11, 1839
  • 3rd session: December 2, 1839{{spaced ndash}}January 13, 1840
  • Extra session: August 3, 1840{{spaced ndash}}August 14, 1840

Leadership

=Council President=

=Speaker of the House of Representatives=

Members

=Members of the Council=

Members of the Council for the Second Legislative Assembly:

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" | Counties

! rowspan="2" | Councillor

! colspan="4" | Session(s)

! rowspan="2" | Party

1st

! 2nd

! 3rd

! Ex.

rowspan="3" | Brown

| {{sortname|Alexander J.|Irwin}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

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{{sortname|Morgan Lewis|Martin}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Charles C. P.|Arndt}}

|

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="3" | Crawford

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

|

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

|

|

| {{Aye}}

|

|

{{sortname|Charles J.|Learned|nolink=1}}

|

|

|

| {{Aye}}

|

Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson

| {{sortname|Ebenezer|Brigham}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="2" | Grant

| {{sortname|James R.|Vineyard|James Russell Vineyard}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|John H.|Rountree}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="2" | Iowa

| {{sortname|James|Collins|James Collins (Wisconsin and California politician)}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|Levi|Sterling}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="2" | Milwaukee & Washington

| {{sortname|Daniel|Wells Jr.}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|William A.|Prentiss}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="3" | Racine

| {{sortname|William|Bullen|William Bullen (Kenosha pioneer)}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Marshall M.|Strong|Marshall Strong}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

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

{{sortname|Lorenzo|Janes}}

|

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

Rock & Walworth

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

=Members of the House of Representatives=

Members of the House of Representatives for the Second Legislative Assembly:

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" | Counties

! rowspan="2" | Representative

! colspan="4" | Session(s)

! rowspan="2" | Party

1st

! 2nd

! 3rd

! Ex.

rowspan="4" | Brown

| {{sortname|Ebenezer|Childs}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Charles C.|Sholes|Charles Sholes}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Barlow|Shackleford|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Jacob W.|Conroe|nolink=1 }}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="2" | Crawford

| {{sortname|Alexander|McGregor|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Ira B.|Brunson}}

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson

| {{sortname|Daniel S.|Sutherland|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="5" | Grant

| {{sortname|Thomas|Cruson}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|Nelson|Dewey}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Ralph|Carver|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

|

{{sortname|Joseph H. D.|Street|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Jonathan|Craig|nolink=1}}

|

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="5" | Iowa

| {{sortname|Russel|Baldwin|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|John W.|Blackstone|John Wilford Blackstone Sr.}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|Henry M.|Billings}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Thomas|Jenkins|Thomas Jenkins (Wisconsin politician, born 1801)}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

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

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

rowspan="8" | Milwaukee & Washington

| {{sortname|Lucius I.|Barber|Lucius Israel Barber}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|William|Shew|William Shew (farmer-legislator)}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Henry C.|Skinner|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

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{{sortname|Ezekiel|Churchill|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

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{{sortname|Augustus|Story|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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{{sortname|Adam E.|Ray}}

|

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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{{sortname|William R.|Longstreet|nolink=1}}

|

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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{{sortname|Horatio N.|Wells|Horatio Wells}}

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|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

rowspan="3" | Racine

| {{sortname|Orrin R.|Stevens|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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{{sortname|Zadoc|Newman|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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{{sortname|Tristam C.|Hoyt|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="2" | Rock & Walworth

| {{sortname|Othni|Beardsley|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Edward V.|Whiton}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

Employees

=Council employees=

  • Secretary:
  • George Beatty, all sessions
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
  • Stephen N. Ives, 1st & 2nd sessions
  • Thomas J. Noyes, 3rd session
  • Gilbert Knapp, extra session

=House employees=

  • Chief Clerk:
  • John Catlin, all sessions
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
  • Thomas Morgan, 1st session
  • Thomas J. Moorman, 2nd session
  • James Durley, 3rd session
  • D. M. Whitney, extra session

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://legis.wisconsin.gov/ Wisconsin Legislature website]

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