1st Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

Legislature of the Wisconsin Territory February 2025 January 2025 1st Wisconsin Territorial Assembly Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory Belmont, Wisconsin Territory (1st session) Burlington, Wisconsin Territory (2nd & special session) October 10, 1836 October 25, 1836 November 5, 1838 Michigan Territory 2nd Council 13 President Henry S. Baird (W) (1st session) Arthur B. Ingram (2nd & special session) House of Representatives 26 Speaker Peter H. Engle (D) (1st session) Isaac Leffler (W) (2nd session) William B. Sheldon (D) (special session) October 25, 1836 December 9, 1836 November 6, 1837 January 20, 1838 Special June 11, 1838 June 25, 1838 The First Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory convened from October 25, 1836, to December 9, 1836, and from November 6, 1837, to January 20, 1838, in regular session. The Assembly also convened in special session from June 11, 1838, to June 25, 1838. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1882 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin State of Wisconsin 1882 Heg J. E. https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1882/reference/wi.wibluebk1882.i0011.pdf Annals of the Legislature 161–163 August 29, 2021 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0001787860 Acts Passed at the First Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin Wisconsin Territory 1836 August 29, 2021 The first session was held at Belmont, Iowa County (in present-day Lafayette County, Wisconsin). The 2nd session and special session were held at Burlington, Des Moines County (in present-day Des Moines County, Iowa). The three sessions of the 1st Legislative Assembly were the only legislative sessions to take place before the division of the Iowa Territory from the Wisconsin Territory. Major events April 30, 1836: Henry Dodge was appointed the first Governor of the Wisconsin Territory. October 10, 1836: George Wallace Jones elected delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district. December 1836: Henry S. Baird appointed the first Attorney General for the Wisconsin Territory. January 26, 1837: Michigan was admitted to the United States as the 26th state. February 6, 1837: William B. Slaughter appointed the 2nd Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory. March 4, 1837: Inauguration of Martin Van Buren as the 8th President of the United States. May 10, 1837: The Panic of 1837 began in New York City. June 20, 1837: Queen Victoria acceded to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of King William IV at Windsor Castle. June 27, 1837: The first edition of the Milwaukee Sentinel was published in Milwaukee. November 7, 1837: Abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy was killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois. June 12, 1838: President Martin Van Buren signed legislation creating the Iowa Territory from the part of the Wisconsin Territory west of the Mississippi River. The division became effective July 4, 1838. June 28, 1838: The coronation of Queen Victoria took place at Westminster Abbey. September 1838: James Duane Doty elected delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district. October 3, 1838: The Sauk leader Black Hawk died in the Iowa Territory. Major legislation November 2, 1836: The Council concurs on adoption of the first great seal of the territory December 3, 1836: An Act to establish the seat of government of the territory of Wisconsin, and to provide for the erection of public buildings, 1836 Wis. Terr. Act 11. Established Madison as the capital city of Wisconsin. December 7, 1836: An Act to divide the counties of Brown and Milwaukee, 1836 Wis. Terr. Act 28. Created the counties of Calumet, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage, Racine, and Washington. December 8, 1836: An Act to divide the county of Iowa, 1836 Wis. Terr. Act 31. Created the counties of Grant and Green. January 12, 1838: An Act to abolish imprisonment for debt, and other purposes, 1837 Wis. Terr. Act 37. January 17, 1838: An Act relating to the militia, and public defense of the territory of Wisconsin, 1838 Wisc. Terr. Act 58. January 17, 1838: An Act to incorporate the borough of Green Bay, 1838 Wisc. Terr. Act 66. June 23, 1838: An Act to district the territory of Wisconsin into electoral districts and to apportion the representation of each, 1838 Wisc. Terr. Special Session Act 18. Sessions 1st session: October 25, 1836December 9, 1836 2nd session: November 6, 1837January 20, 1838 Special session: June 11, 1838June 25, 1838 Leadership Council President Henry S. Baird (W) - during the 1st session Arthur B. Ingram - during the 2nd and special sessions Speaker of the House of Representatives Peter H. Engle (D) - during the 1st session Isaac Leffler (W) - during the 2nd session William B. Sheldon (D) - during the special session Members Belmont Gazette October 25, 1836; p. 3, col. 3; via Newspapers.com Members of the Council Counties Councillor Session(s) Party 1st 2nd Spec. Brown Henry S. Baird Whig John P. Arndt John Penn Arndt Whig Joseph Dickinson 1 Lost contested seat. Alexander J. Irwin Appointed to vacant seat. Des Moines Jeremiah Smith Jr. Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Joseph B. Teas Joseph B. Teas Arthur B. Ingram Dubuque Thomas McCraney Thomas McCraney John Foley 1 Thomas McKnight Thomas McKnight (Iowa pioneer) Whig Iowa Ebenezer Brigham Whig John B. Terry James R. Vineyard James Russell Vineyard Dem. Milwaukee Alanson Sweet Dem. Gilbert Knapp Whig Members of the House of Representatives Counties Representative Session(s) Party 1st 2nd Spec. Brown Ebenezer Childs Albert G. Ellis Albert Gallatin Ellis Dem. Alexander J. Irwin George McWilliams 1 Won contested seat. Charles C. Sholes Charles Sholes Dem. Crawford James H. Lockwood James Henry Lockwood Whig James B. Dallam 1 Ira B. Brunson Dem. Jean Brunet 1 Des Moines Isaac Leffler Whig Thomas Blair 1 John Box 1 George W. Teas 1 David R. Chance 1 Warren L. Jenkins 1 Eli Reynolds 1 John Reynolds 1 Dubuque Loring Wheeler 1 Hardin Nowlin 1 Hosea T. Camp 1 Died. Peter H. Engle Dem. Patrick Quigley 1 Resigned Jan. 17, 1838. Alexander W. McGregor 1 Resigned due to bribery investigation. Lucius H. Langworthy Lucius H. Langworthy Iowa William Boyles William Boyles George F. Smith George F. Smith Daniel M. Parkinson Daniel Morgan Parkinson Dem. Thomas McKnight Thomas McKnight (Wisconsin pioneer) Thomas Shanley Thomas Shanley Whig James P. Cox James P. Cox Whig James Collins James Collins (Wisconsin and California politician) Whig Milwaukee William B. Sheldon Dem. Madison W. Cornwall Dem. Charles Durkee Dem.Smith, Theodore Clarke. The Free Soil Party in Wisconsin [From Proceedings of State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1894]. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1895; p. 136 Employees Council employees Secretary: Edward McSherry, 1st session George Beatty, 2nd & special sessions Sergeant-at-Arms: William Henry, 1st session Levi Sterling, 2nd session George W. Harris, special session House employees Chief Clerk: Warren Lewis, 1st session John Catlin, 2nd & special sessions Sergeant-at-Arms: Jesse M. Harrison, 1st session William Morgan, 2nd & special sessions Notes note References External links Wisconsin Legislature website Category:1836 in Wisconsin Territory Category:1837 in Wisconsin Territory Category:1838 in Wisconsin Territory Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin legislative sessions