14th Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 1861 February 2025 January 2025 14th Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin State Capitol November 6, 1860 January 7, 1861 January 6, 1862 13th 15th Senate 30 Republican Senate President Butler G. Noble (R) President pro tempore Alden I. Bennett (R) Assembly 97 Republican Assembly Speaker Amasa Cobb (R) January 9, 1861 April 17, 1861 Special May 15, 1861 May 27, 1861 The Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1861, to April 17, 1861, in regular session. The legislature re-convened in special session from May 15, 1861, to May 27, 1861, at the request of Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall, to approve funding for a brigade of volunteers for the American Civil War. 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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1860. 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 8, 1859. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1882 The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 201–202 Annals of the legislature State of Wisconsin October 12, 2019 The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Alexander Randall, of Waukesha County, serving the second year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Major events January 23, 1861: Timothy O. Howe elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. March 4, 1861: Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States. April 12, 1861: South Carolina militia began bombarding Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor. April 15, 1861: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation requesting the states provide 75,000 volunteers for service in the American Civil War. April 16, 1861: 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment raised in Milwaukee. May 9, 1861: Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall called for a special session of the Wisconsin Legislature. July 21, 1861: First Battle of Bull Run took place in Prince William County, Virginia, one regiment of Wisconsin volunteers participated in the battle. November 8, 1861: Louis P. Harvey elected Governor of Wisconsin. Major legislation First session January 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, co-operating with friends of the Union throughout the United States, 1861 Joint Resolution 1 April 11, 1861: Act to apportion the State into Senate and Assembly Districts. 1861 Act 216 April 13, 1861: Act to provide for apportioning the State into Congressional Districts, 1861 Act 238 April 13, 1861: Act to provide for the defence of the State, and to aid in enforcing the laws and maintaining the authority of the Federal Government, 1861 Act 239 April 17, 1861: Act to declare the rights and privileges of such persons as may enroll themselves into the service of the country. 1861 Act 309 Special session May 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, authorizing the Governor to be absent from the State during the present war, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 1 May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, recommending to the War Department the formation of a brigade, and the appointment of Hon. Rufus King to its command, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 2 May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, in regard to the assassination of Col. Ellsworth, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 3 May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the assistance of volunteers in the service of the United States Government, 1861 Special Session Act 2 May 25, 1861: Act to provide a military force for immediate service to aid in protecting and defending the Constitution and the Union, 1861 Special Session Act 4 May 25, 1861: Act to prevent rendering aid to Rebels, 1861 Special Session Act 5 May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the purchasing of Arms and Equipments for the use of the State, 1861 Special Session Act 6 May 27, 1861: Act to provide for the payment of discharged Volunteers, 1861 Special Session Act 9 May 27, 1861: Act to provide for borrowing money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and defend the State in time of war, 1861 Special Session Act 13 Party summary Senate summary thumb|220px|right|Senate partisan composition #3333FF Democratic: 8 seats #E81B23 Republican: 22 seats Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 11 019 30 0 1st Session 8 0 22 30 0 Final voting share 27% 0%73% Beginning of the next Legislature 112 20 33 0 Assembly summary thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan composition #3333FF Democratic: 26 seats #E81B23 Republican: 71 seats Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 38 1 058 97 0 Start of 1st Session 270070970 after January 25 2671 Final voting share 27% 0% 0%73% Beginning of the next Legislature 43 011 45 99 1 Sessions 1st Regular session: January 9, 1861 – April 17, 1861 Special session: May 15, 1861 – May 27, 1861 Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore: Alden I. Bennett Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Amasa Cobb Members Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1861 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 1861 October 12, 2019 thumb|220px|right|Senate partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 8 seats #E81B23 Republican: 22 seats District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Luther H. CaryRep. Greenbush 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Edward DeckerDem. Kewaunee 03 Ozaukee Hugh CunningDem. Ozaukee 04 Washington Densmore W. Maxon Densmore MaxonDem. Cedar Creek 05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) Charles QuentinDem. Milwaukee 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Michael J. Egan Michael Egan (Wisconsin politician)Dem. Milwaukee 07 Racine William L. UtleyRep. Racine 08 Kenosha George Bennett George Bennett (Wisconsin politician)Rep. Kenosha 09 Adams, Juneau, Sauk John T. KingstonRep. Necedah 10 Waukesha Denison WorthingtonRep. Summit 11 Dane (Eastern Part) Samuel C. BeanRep. Sun Prairie 12 Walworth Oscar F. Bartlett Oscar BartlettRep. East Troy 13 Lafayette Samuel Cole Samuel Cole (Wisconsin pioneer)Dem. Gratiot 14 Jefferson (Northern Part) & Dodge (Southern Part) Charles R. GillRep. Watertown 15 Iowa & Richland Lemuel W. JoinerRep. Wyoming 16 Grant Noah H. Virgin Noah VirginRep. Platteville 17 Rock (Western Part) Ezra A. Foot Ezra FootRep. Footville 18 Rock (Eastern Part) Alden I. BennettRep. Beloit 19 Manitowoc & Calumet Benjamin J. Sweet Benjamin SweetRep. Chilton 20 Fond du Lac Elihu PhillipsRep. Fond du Lac 21 Winnebago Horace O. Crane (resigned Jun. 1861)Rep. Neenah 22 Dodge Benjamin Ferguson Benjamin Ferguson (politician)Dem. Fox Lake 23 Jefferson (Southern Part) Edwin MontgomeryRep. Farmington 24 Green John W. Stewart John Wesley StewartRep. Monroe 25 Columbia Gerry W. Hazelton Gerry Whiting HazeltonRep. Columbus 26 Dane (Western Part) John B. SweatDem. Black Earth 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood Edward L. BrowneRep. Waupaca 28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Charles B. CoxRep. River Falls 29 Marquette Charles S. KelseyRep. Montello 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 Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1861 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 1861 October 12, 2019 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1861 A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin List of Assembly Districts, with names of Members since the last Apportionment https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1861/reference/wi.wibluebk1861.i0025.pdf 34–39 State of Wisconsin 1861 September 6, 2021 thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 26 seats #E81B23 Republican: 71 seats SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09Adams, Juneau Otis B. Lapham 1Rep. Friendship 28Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix John Comstock 1Rep. Hudson 30Bad Ax, Crawford Daniel H. Johnson Daniel Harris JohnsonRep. Prairie du Chien 02Brown Frederick S. EllisDem. Green Bay 30Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau Calvin R. JohnsonRep. Black River Falls 19Calumet Le Roy Graves 1Rep. Gravesville 28Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce Rodman Palmer 1Rep. Chippewa Falls 25Columbia 1 Harvey W. EmeryRep. Portage 2 Nathan Hazen 1Rep. Poynette 3 James H. Bonney 1Rep. Belle Fountain 11 Dane 1 Sereno W. GravesRep. Rutland 2 Willard H. ChandlerRep. Windsor 3 Edward W. DwightRep. Oregon 26 4 Frederick A. Pfaff 1Dem. Cross Plains 5 Dominick O'Malley 1Dem. Westport 6 David AtwoodRep. Madison 22Dodge 1 Peter Peters 1Dem. Rubicon 2 Jacob BoddenDem. Theresa 3 David N. Minor 1Rep. Rubicon 4 George W. Bly 1Rep. Waupun 5 Frederick H. Kribs 1Rep. Beaver Dam 6 John J. Williams 1Rep. Lowell 02 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano William S. Finley 1Rep. Kewaunee 20 Fond du Lac 1 Charles F. Hammond 1Rep. Ripon 2 Benjamin H. Bettis 1Rep. Ladoga 3 Selim Newton 1Rep. Fond du Lac 4 John W. Hall 1Dem. Dotyville 5 Horace Stanton 1Dem. Fond du Lac 16 Grant 1 Joseph Harris Joseph Harris (Wisconsin politician)Rep. Hazel Green 2 Henry L. Massey 1Rep. Potosi 3 Hanmer RobbinsRep. Platteville 4 John G. Clark 1Rep. Lancaster 5 Jared Warner 1Rep. Patch Grove 24 Green 1 James Campbell James Campbell (Wisconsin politician)Rep. Albany 2 Obadiah J. White 1Rep. Monroe 29Green Lake Alvin L. Flint 1Rep. Princeton 15Iowa 1 Franklin Z. Hicks 1Rep. Avoca 2 Amasa CobbRep. Mineral Point 23Jefferson 1 Jost D. Petrie 1Rep. Concord 2 Horace B. WillardRep. Lake Mills 14 3 Theodore PrentissDem. Watertown 4 Samuel Hays 1Dem. Neosho 5 Sterling M. Cone 1Dem. Waterloo 08Kenosha 1 Michael FrankRep. Kenosha 2 Marcus Linsley 1Rep. Paris 30La Crosse & Monroe Isaac E. MessmoreRep. La Crosse 13Lafayette 1 Thomas C. L. Mackay 1Dem. Elk Grove 2 Lloyd T. PullenRep. Argyle 3 Elijah C. Townsend 1Dem. Shullsburg 19 Manitowoc 1 Jabez L. Fobes 1Rep. Two Rivers 2 Joseph Stephenson 1Rep. Meeme 27 Marathon, Portage, Wood Orestes GarrisonRep. Centralia 29Marquette Erastus J. Buck 1Rep. Westfield 05Milwaukee 1 Robert HaneyDem. Milwaukee 2 George AbertDem. Milwaukee 06 3 Edward KeoghDem. Milwaukee 4 Charles Caverno 1Rep. Milwaukee 5 John RugeeRep. Milwaukee 05 6 Carl Winkler 1Dem. Milwaukee 7 William Dieves 1Dem. Greenfield 06 8 John HanrahanDem. Good Hope 9 James Riordan 1Dem. Franklin 02 Outagamie Almeron B. Everts 1Dem. Appleton 03Ozaukee 1 William H. Ramsey 1Dem. Ozaukee 2 William F. OpitzDem. Mequon 07Racine 1 Gilbert KnappRep. Racine 2 Orlando C. Munroe 1Rep. Racine 3 Simeon S. Bradford 1Rep. Union Grove 4 Samuel E. ChapmanRep. Waterford 15Richland Elihu BaileyRep. Mill Creek 18Rock 1 Stiles S. Northrop 1Rep. Ogden 2 Benjamin F. Cary 1Rep. Johnstown 17 3 Alexander Graham Alexander Graham (politician)Rep. Janesville 4 Anson W. PopeRep. Janesville 5 James Kirkpatrick 1Rep. Brodhead 09Sauk 1 John Bear 1Rep. Plain 2 Marsena Temple 1Rep. Newport 01 Sheboygan 1 John Gee 1Dem. Sheboygan 2 John Bredemeyer 1Rep. Edwards 3 Cadwaller W. Humphrey 1 (until Jan. 25)Dem. Cascade William F. Mitchell William F. Mitchell (Wisconsin politician) (from Jan. 25)Rep. Gibbsville 12Walworth 1 Schuyler W. Benson 1Rep. Bloomfield 2 Chester D. Long Chester Deming LongRep. Darien 3 Francis Smith 1Rep. Millard 4 Wyman SpoonerRep. Elkhorn 04Washington 1 Nathan Parker 1Rep. Hartford 2 Leander F. FrisbyRep. West Bend 3 Valentine Schaetzel 1Dem. Menomonee Falls 10Waukesha 1 Daniel Cottrell 1Rep. Oconomowoc 2 William H. Thomas 1Dem. Lisbon 3 Henry A. Youmans 1Rep. Mukwonago 4 Myron Gilbert 1Rep. Prospect Hill 5 Isaac Lain 1Rep. Waukesha 27Waupaca Chester D. Combs 1Rep. North RoyaltonWaushara Henry G. WebbRep. Wautoma 21Winnebago 1 Philetus SawyerRep. Oshkosh 2 Curtis Reed Curtis Reed (politician)Dem. Menasha 3 Armine PickettRep. Weelaunee Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: John H. Warren Assistant Clerk: Stephen Steele Barlow Engrossing Clerk: Willard Merrill Enrolling Clerk: Edward Colman Transcribing Clerk: F. H. Megdeburg Sergeant-at-Arms: J. A. Hadley Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: David M. McBride Postmaster: James Moore Assistant Postmaster: A. B. Finch Doorkeeper: Phillip Carey Assistant Doorkeeper: Henry Case Fireman: George Wittle Messengers: Walter C. Wyman Albert F. Dexter Patrick Lanner Assembly employees Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean Bookkeeper: Ephraim W. Young Engrossing Clerk: Joseph C. Pickard Enrolling Clerk: Nathaniel F. Lund Transcribing Clerk: Harvey Briggs Sergeant-at-Arms: Craig B. Beese Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Asher Armstrong Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Ebenezer Sprague Postmaster: Hiram Beckworth Assistant Postmaster: John N. Stone Doorkeeper: Joel Barber Assistant Doorkeeper: Joshua W. Tolford Firemen: William C. Lasure Reese Evans Henry N. Solbert Messengers: William H. Barnes William Benedict William Bennett H. M. Bingham Charles L. Catlin Edwin C. Mason William E. Miller James H. Neavill George D. Potter William H. Smith References External links Category:1861 in Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin legislative sessions