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3rd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

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

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox legislative term

| name = 3rd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

| image =

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| alt =

| caption =

| body = Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory

| meeting_place = Madison, Wisconsin Territory

| election = {{nowrap|September 28, 1840}}

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

| term_end = {{nowrap|November 7, 1842}}

| before = 2nd

| after = 4th

| website =

| chamber1 = Council

| membership1 = 13

| control1 =

| chamber1_leader1_type = President

| chamber1_leader1 = {{unbulleted list

| James Maxwell

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

| James Collins

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

}}

| chamber2 = House of Representatives

| membership2 = 27

| control2 =

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = David Newland (D)

| chamber2_leader2_type =

| chamber2_leader2 =

| session1_start = {{nowrap|December 7, 1840}}

| session1_end = {{nowrap|February 19, 1841}}

| session2_start = {{nowrap|December 6, 1841}}

| session2_end = {{nowrap|February 19, 1842}}

}}

The Third Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory convened from {{nowrap|December 7, 1840}}, to {{nowrap|February 19, 1841}}, and from {{nowrap|December 6, 1841}}, to {{nowrap|February 19, 1842}}, in regular session.{{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= 166–167 |accessdate= August 29, 2021 }}{{cite book|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0001787878 |title= Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin passed at Madison by the Legislative Assembly |publisher= Wisconsin Territory |year= 1841 |location= Madison, Wisconsin |accessdate= August 29, 2021 }}{{cite book|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0001787878 |title= Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin passed at Madison by the Legislative Assembly |publisher= Wisconsin Territory |year= 1842 |location= Madison, Wisconsin |accessdate= August 29, 2021 }}

Major events

Major legislation

  • February 19, 1841: An Act to provide for the completion of the Capitol at Madison, 1841, Wisc. Terr. Act 37.
  • February 18, 1842: Resolutions relative to the removal of Indians.

Sessions

  • 1st session: December 7, 1840{{spaced ndash}}February 19, 1841
  • 2nd session: December 6, 1841{{spaced ndash}}February 19, 1842

Leadership

=Council President=

  • James Maxwell – during the 1st session
  • James Collins – during the 2nd session

=Speaker of the House of Representatives=

Members

=Members of the Council=

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" | Counties

! rowspan="2" | Councillor

! colspan="2" | Session(s)

! rowspan="2" | Party

1st

! 2nd

rowspan="2" | Brown, {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}}, Manitowoc, Portage, & Sheboygan

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}Killed by James R. Vineyard on Feb. 11, 1842.

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|Morgan Lewis|Martin}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

Crawford & {{nowrap|St. Croix}}

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson

| {{sortname|Ebenezer|Brigham}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="2" | Grant

| {{sortname|John H.|Rountree}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}Expelled Feb. 14, 1842, due to the murder of Charles C. P. Arndt.

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

rowspan="3" | Iowa

| {{sortname|Levi|Sterling}}

| {{Aye}}

|

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|Moses M.|Strong}}

|

| {{Aye}}

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

rowspan="3" | Milwaukee & Washington

| {{sortname|Jonathan E.|Arnold|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

{{sortname|Don A. J.|Upham}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|John H.|Tweedy|John Hubbard Tweedy}}

|

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="2" | Racine

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Lorenzo|Janes}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

Rock & Walworth

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

=Members of the House of Representatives=

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" | Counties

! rowspan="2" | Representative

! colspan="2" | Session(s)

! rowspan="2" | Party

1st

! 2nd

rowspan="4" | Brown, {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}}, Manitowoc, Portage, & Sheboygan

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

| {{Nay}}Lost contested seat.

|

|

{{sortname|Albert G.|Ellis|Albert Gallatin Ellis}}

| {{Aye}}Won contested seat.

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Mason C.|Darling}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|David|Giddings}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="3" | Crawford & {{nowrap|St. Croix}}

| {{sortname|Alfred|Brunson}}

| {{Nay}}

|

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|Theophilus|La Chappelle|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Joseph R.|Brown}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="2" | Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="3" | Grant

| {{sortname|Daniel R.|Burt|Daniel Raymond Burt}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

{{sortname|Nelson|Dewey}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Neely|Gray}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

rowspan="5" | Iowa

| {{sortname|Francis J.|Dunn}}

| {{Aye}}

|

|

{{sortname|Ephraim F.|Ogden|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Daniel M.|Parkinson|Daniel Morgan Parkinson}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|David|Newland}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

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

|

| {{Aye}}

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

rowspan="5" | Milwaukee & Washington

| {{sortname|Joseph|Bond}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Jacob|Brazelton|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|Adam E.|Ray}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|John S.|Rockwell}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

{{sortname|William F.|Shephard|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

|

rowspan="3" | Racine

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84371347/election-returns-1840/ |title= The vote in this town |newspaper= Southport Telegraph |date= September 29, 1840 |page= 2 |accessdate= August 29, 2021 |via= Newspapers.com }}

{{sortname|Thomas E.|Parmelee|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Reuben H.|Deming|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

rowspan="5" | Rock & Walworth

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

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Hugh|Long|Hugh Long (politician)}}

| {{Aye}}

|

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

{{sortname|Jesse C.|Mills|nolink=1}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

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

{{sortname|Edward V.|Whiton}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Aye}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

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

|

| {{Aye}}

|

Employees

=Council employees=

  • Secretary:
  • George Beatty, both sessions
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
  • Miles M. Vineyard, 1st session
  • Ebenezer Childs, 2nd session

=House employees=

  • Chief Clerk:
  • John Catlin, both sessions
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
  • Francis M. Rublee, 1st session
  • Thomas J. Moorman, 2nd session

Notes

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References

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External links

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

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