13th Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 1860 February 2025 January 2025 13th Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin State Capitol November 8, 1859 January 2, 1860 January 7, 1861 12th 14th Senate 30 Republican Senate President Butler G. Noble (R) President pro tempore Moses M. Davis (R) Assembly 97 Republican Assembly Speaker William P. Lyon (R) January 11, 1860 April 2, 1860 The Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1860, to April 2, 1860, in regular session. Senators representing even-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 8, 1859. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 1858. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1882 The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 199–200 Annals of the legislature State of Wisconsin The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Alexander Randall, of Waukesha County, serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Major events January 2, 1860: 2nd Inauguration of Alexander Randall as Governor of Wisconsin. January 7, 1860: Assemblymember Andrew Eble, representing southwest Milwaukee County, died in a hunting accident. January 17, 1860: Assemblymember Daniel C. Jenne, representing Outagamie County, resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to Milo Coles. January 23, 1860: Theodore Hartung won a special election to fill the Assembly vacancy created by Andrew Eble's death. November 6, 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected 16th President of the United States. December 24, 1860: Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union issued by the government of South Carolina. Major legislation March 27, 1860: Act to organize the county of Ashland, 1860 Act 211 March 28, 1860: Joint Resolution relative to grants of public lands to actual settlers and to passage of "The Homestead Bill," 1860 Joint Resolution 1 March 30, 1860: Act to establish an official State paper, 1860 Act 240. Established the Wisconsin State Journal as the official state paper. March 30, 1860: Joint Resolution objecting to any change of the Naturalization Law, 1860 Joint Resolution 2 March 31, 1860: Joint Resolution in relation to the Homestead Bill in Congress, 1860 Joint Resolution 3 Party summary Senate summary Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 14 16 30 0 1st Session 1119 30 0 Final voting share 11 30 2 19 30 2 Beginning of the next Legislature 8 22 30 0 Assembly summary Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 41 155 97 0 Start of 1st Session 37159 97 0 after January 7Andrew Eble (Milwaukee 9th district) died. 36 961 after January 17Milo Coles replaced Daniel C. Jenne (Outagamie County) due to successful election challenge. 375897 after February 2Theodore Hartung replaced Andrew Eble (deceased; Milwaukee 9th district). 380 Final voting share 39% 1%60% Beginning of the next Legislature 27 0 70 97 0 Sessions 1st Regular session: January 11, 1860 – April 2, 1860 Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore: Moses M. Davis Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: William P. Lyon Members Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860 A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin Statistical list of members of the Senate of the state of Wisconsin 12–13 State of Wisconsin 1860 September 28, 2019 thumb|220px|right|Senate Partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 12 seats #E81B23 Republican: 18 seats District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Robert H. HotchkissDem. Plymouth 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Edward DeckerDem. Kewaunee 03 Ozaukee Frederick HilgenDem. Cedarburg 04 Washington Densmore W. Maxon Densmore MaxonDem. Cedar Creek 05 Northern Milwaukee Cicero ComstockRep. Milwaukee 06 Southern Milwaukee Michael J. Egan Michael Egan (Wisconsin politician)Dem. Franklin 07 Racine Nicholas D. FrattDem. Racine 08 Kenosha George Bennett George Bennett (Wisconsin politician)Rep. Kenosha 09 Adams, Juneau, Sauk H. W. CurtisRep. Delton 10 Waukesha Denison WorthingtonRep. Summit 11 Eastern Dane William R. Taylor William Robert TaylorDem. Cottage Grove 12 Walworth Oscar F. Bartlett Oscar BartlettRep. East Troy 13 Lafayette Philemon B. Simpson Philemon SimpsonDem. Shullsburg 14 Northern Jefferson Charles R. GillRep. Watertown 15 Iowa, Richland Charles RodolfDem. Orion 16 Grant Noah H. Virgin Noah VirginRep. Platteville 17 Rock (Western Part) Zebulon P. BurdickRep. Janesville 18 Rock (Eastern Part) Alden I. BennettRep. Beloit 19 Manitowoc, Calumet Samuel H. ThurberDem. Manitowoc 20 Fond du Lac Elihu PhillipsRep. Fond du Lac 21 Winnebago Ganem W. WashburnRep. Oshkosh 22 Dodge Benjamin FergusonDem. Fox Lake 23 Southern Jefferson Enias D. MastersRep. Jefferson 24 Green John W. Stewart John Wesley StewartRep. Monroe 25 Columbia Moses M. DavisRep. Portage 26 Dane (Western Part) John B. SweatDem. Black Earth 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood Luther HanchettRep. Stanton 28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Charles B. CoxRep. River Falls 29 Marquette M. W. SeelyRep. Marquette 30 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau Buel E. Hutchinson Buel HutchinsonRep. Prairie du Chien Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860 A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin Statistical list of the members and officers of the Assembly of Wisconsin 7–11 State of Wisconsin 1860 September 28, 2019 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860 A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin 33–37 https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1860/reference/wi.wibluebk1860.i0024.pdf List of Assembly Districts, with names of Members since the last Apportionment State of Wisconsin 1860 September 6, 2021 thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 39 seats #E81B23 Republican: 58 seats SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams, Juneau Albert Wood 1Rep. Quincy 28 Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix Asaph WhittleseyRep. Whittlesey 30 Bad Ax, Crawford William C. McMichael 1Rep. Viroqua 02 Brown John C. Neville J. C. NevilleDem. Green Bay 30 Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau Romanzo BunnRep. Galesville 19 Calumet Asaph Green 1Dem. Chilton 28 Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce William P. BartlettRep. Eau Claire 25 Columbia 1 Henry B. Munn 1Dem. Portage 2 William M. GriswoldRep. Columbus 3 Marcus Barden 1Rep. Pardeeville 11 Dane 1 William W. Blackman 1Rep. Stoughton 2 Eleazor Grover Jr. 1Dem. Madison 3 John Beath 1Dem. Verona 26 4 Francis Fischer 1Rep. Cross Plains 5 Leonard J. FarwellRep. Madison 6 Cassius FairchildDem. Madison 22 Dodge 1 Elva Simpson 1Dem. Iron Ridge 2 Max BachhuberDem. Farmersville 3 Jonathan W. Nash 1Rep. Oak Grove 4 Stoddard JuddRep. Fox Lake 5 David S. Ordway 1Rep. Beaver Dam 6 Harvey C. Griffin 1Dem. Oak Grove 02 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano John Wiley 1Dem. Shawano 20 Fond du Lac 1 Alvan E. BovayRep. Ripon 2 Benjamin H. Bettis 1Rep. Ladoga 3 John C. Lewis 1Rep. Fond du Lac 4 John Boyd John Boyd (Assemblyman)Dem. Calumet 5 Wolcott T. Brooks 1Rep. Fond du Lac 16 Grant 1 James K. Spottswood 1Rep. Hazel Green 2 James W. Seaton James Wilson SeatonDem. Potosi 3 Jonathan B. Moore Jonathan Baker MooreRep. Muscoda 4 Samuel F. Clise 1Rep. Ellenboro 5 George Ballantine 1Rep. Patch Grove 24 Green 1 Walter S. WescottRep. Monroe 2 Martin Mitchell 1Rep. Brodhead 29 Green Lake James W. Burt 1Rep. Mackford 15Iowa 1 Gardner C. Meigs 1Dem. Arena 2 Amasa CobbRep. Mineral Point 23Jefferson 1 Norman Horton 1Rep. Cold Spring 2 Charles HammarquistRep. Fort Atkinson 14 3 Heber Smith 1Rep. Watertown 4 H. H. WinterDem. Rep. Watertown 5 John Sutton 1Dem. Milford 08 Kenosha 1 Meredith Howland Meredith Howland (Wisconsin pioneer)Rep. Kenosha 2 Salmon Upson 1Rep. Bristol 30 La Crosse & Monroe John J. McKay 1Rep. Sparta 13Lafayette 1 Thomas C. L. Mackay 1Dem. Elk Grove 2 Samuel Cole Samuel Cole (Wisconsin pioneer)Dem. Gratiot 3 Elijah C. Townsend 1Dem. Shullsburg 19 Manitowoc 1 Joseph RankinDem. Mishicot 2 Henry Mulholland 1Dem. Meeme 27 Marathon, Portage, Wood John Phillips John Phillips (Wisconsin politician)Rep. Stevens Point 29Marquette Orrin W. Bow 1Dem. Kingston 05Milwaukee 1 Henry L. PalmerDem. Milwaukee 2 Leonard SchmidtnerDem. Milwaukee 06 3 Edward KeoghDem. Milwaukee 4 Edward D. HoltonRep. Milwaukee 5 Edward G. Hayden 1Rep. Milwaukee 05 6 Matthias Humann 1Dem. Milwaukee 7 Patrick Dockry 1Dem. Ten Mile House 06 8 John Ruan John Ruan (politician)Dem. Oak Creek 9 Andrew Eble 1 (died Jan. 7)Dem. Milwaukee Theodore Hartung 1 (from Feb. 2)Dem. 02 Outagamie Daniel C. Jenne 1 (until Jan. 17)Rep. Appleton Milo Coles 1 (from Jan. 17)Dem. Gratiot 03Ozaukee 1 Anthony Ahlhauser 1Dem. Saukville 2 Frederick W. Horn Dem. Cedarburg 07Racine 1 William P. LyonRep. Racine 2 Lewis L. Baldwin 1Rep. Racine 3 Knud LangelandRep. North Cape 4 Frederick A. Weage 1Rep. Waterford 15Richland Jeremiah L. Jackson 1Dem. Viola 18Rock 1 William E. Wheeler 1Rep. Beloit 2 Thomas C. Westby 1Rep. Emerald Grove 17 3 John P. Dickson 1Rep. Janesville 4 Jeremiah Johnson 1Rep. Evansville 5 George Golden 1Rep. Brodhead 09Sauk 1 Ephraim W. Young 1Rep. Prairie du Sac 2 Edward Sumner 1Rep. Baraboo 01 Sheboygan 1 James T. Kingsbury 1Dem. Sheboygan 2 Erastus W. Stannard 1Rep. Greenbush 3 Oran Rogers 1Rep. Cascade 12Walworth 1 Clarkson Miller 1Rep. Geneva 2 John DeWolf John DeWolf (politician)Rep. Delavan 3 Anderson WhitingRep. Richmond 4 James Child 1Rep. East Troy 04Washington 1 George Kiefer 1Dem. Nenno 2 Matthias Altenhofen 1Dem. Kewaskum 3 Tisdale E. Vander Cook 1Rep. Newburg 10Waukesha 1 Albert Alden Albert Alden (politician)Rep. Delafield 2 William R. Hesk 1Dem. Menomonee Falls 3 Andrew E. Elmore 1Dem. Mukwonago 4 Benjamin HunkinsDem. New Berlin 5 Robert C. Robertson 1Rep. Vernon 27Waupaca Melvin B. Patchin 1Dem. FremontWaushara Jacob S. BughRep. Wautoma 21Winnebago 1 Gabriel BouckDem. Oshkosh 2 George B. GoodwinRep. Menasha 3 George S. BarnumRep. Waukau Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: John H. Warren Assistant Clerk: Willard Merrill Engrossing Clerk: J. B. Selby Enrolling Clerk: G. M. Powell Transcribing Clerk: A. L. Burke Sergeant-at-Arms: Asa Kinney Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. S. Keyes Postmaster: James L. Wilder Post Messenger: Garret J. Mahoney Doorkeeper: Henry M. Higbee Fireman: Franz G. L. Struve Messengers: William W. Worthington Walter C. Wyman Sylvester Mygatt Assembly employees Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean Engrossing Clerk: R. S. Kingman Enrolling Clerk: Thaddeus C. Pound Transcribing Clerk: E. Gilbert Jackson Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Gates Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: A. Armstrong Postmaster: Marcus Otterbourg Assistant Postmaster: Chancey B. Valentine Doorkeeper: William C. Lessure Assistant Doorkeeper: John T. Taylor Firemen: Nelson C. Andrews Stephen S. Woodward Phillip Cary Robert R. Jores Messengers: Samuel H. Fernandez Carlton C. Hart Edward Livingston William H. Barnes George W. Yout William H. Bennett Notes note References External links Category:1860 in Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin legislative sessions