12th Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 1859 February 2025 January 2025 12th Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin State Capitol November 2, 1858 January 3, 1859 January 2, 1860 11th 13th Senate 30 Democratic Senate President Erasmus D. Campbell (D) President pro tempore Denison Worthington (R) Assembly 97 Republican Assembly Speaker William P. Lyon (R) January 12, 1859 March 21, 1859 The Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1859, to March 21, 1859, in regular session. 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 2, 1858. 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 3, 1857. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1881 The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 197–198 Annals of the legislature State of Wisconsin The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Alexander Randall, of Waukesha County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Major events March 7, 1859: The United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Ableman v. Booth, vacating the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision which had attempted to nullify enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in Wisconsin. April 12, 1859: Edward V. Whiton, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, died in office. April 19, 1859: Luther S. Dixon was appointed Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. November 8, 1859: Alexander Randall was re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin. Major legislation December 2021 Party summary Senate summary Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 12 0 18 30 0 1st Session 14 016 30 0 From Oct. 1Democrat Lion Silverman (District 3) resigned October 1, 1859, to run for State Treasurer. 13 29 1 Final voting share 47% 0%53% Beginning of the next Legislature 11 019 30 0 Assembly summary Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 44 053 97 0 Start of 1st Session 41154 961 after January 17 4055 after January 20 41 97 0 Final voting share 43% 0%57% Beginning of the next Legislature 37 1 59 97 0 Sessions 1st Regular session: January 12, 1859 – March 21, 1859 Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Erasmus D. Campbell, Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore: Denison Worthington Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: William P. Lyon Members Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature (30): thumb|220px|right|Senate Partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 14 seats #E81B23 Republican: 16 seats District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Robert H. HotchkissDem. Plymouth 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Morgan Lewis MartinDem. Green Bay 03 Ozaukee Lion SilvermanDem. Ozaukee 04 Washington Densmore W. Maxon Densmore MaxonDem. Cedar Creek 05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) Cicero ComstockRep. Milwaukee 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Patrick Walsh Patrick Walsh (Wisconsin politician)Dem. Milwaukee 07 Racine Nicholas D. FrattDem. Racine 08 Kenosha Samuel R. McClellanRep. Wilmot 09 Adams, Juneau, Sauk H. W. CurtisRep. Delton 10 Waukesha Denison WorthingtonRep. Summit 11 Dane (Eastern Part) William Robert TaylorDem. Cottage Grove 12 Walworth John W. Boyd John W. Boyd (Wisconsin)Rep. Geneva 13 Lafayette Philemon B. Simpson Philemon SimpsonDem. Shullsburg 14 Jefferson (Northern Part) and Dodge (Southern Part) William Chappell William Chappell (Wisconsin politician)Dem. 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 Edward PierRep. Fond du Lac 21 Winnebago Ganem W. WashburnRep. Oshkosh 22 Dodge (Northern Part) William E. Smith politicianRep. Fox Lake 23 Jefferson (Southern Part) Enias D. MastersRep. Jefferson 24 Green John H. Warren John Holden WarrenRep. Albany 25 Columbia Moses M. DavisRep. Portage 26 Dane (Western Part) Andrew ProudfitDem. Madison 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood Luther HanchettRep. Stanton 28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Daniel Mears Daniel Mears (politician)Dem. Osceola Mills 29 Marquette M. W. SeelyRep. Marquette 30 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau William H. Tucker William H. Tucker (American politician)Dem. La Crosse Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature: thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 41 seats #DDDDCC Independent: 1 seat #E81B23 Republican: 55 seats SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams & Juneau John Turner 1 Rep. Mauston 28 Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, & St. Croix Moses S. Gibson (Until Jan. 17) Rep. Hudson Marcus W. McCracken 1 (From Jan. 17) Dem. Superior 30 Bad Ax & Crawford Thomas R. Tower 1 Rep. Towerville 02 Brown William Field Jr. 1 Dem. De Pere 30 Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau Jesse Bennett 1 Rep. Fountain City 19 Calumet Harrison C. Hobart Harrison Carroll Hobart Dem. Chilton 28 Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, & Pierce Richard Dewhurst Rep. Neillsville 25 Columbia http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1859 A Manual of Customs, Precedents, and Forms in use in the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin Crane L. H. D. 1859 State of Wisconsin https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1859/reference/wi.wibluebk1859.i0023.pdf List of Assembly Districts, with Names of Members since the last apportionment 58–64 September 5, 2021 1 Gysbert Van Steenwyk Gysbert Van Steenwyk Sr. Rep. Kilbourn City 2 William M. Griswold Rep. Columbus 3 John O. Jones 1 Rep. Cambria 11 Dane 1 William W. Blackman 1 Rep. Stoughton 2 Adam Smith 1 Dem. Burke 3 John Keenan 1 Dem. Fitchburg 26 4 Chester N. Waterbury 1 Dem. Roxbury 5 Harlow S. Orton Dem. Madison 6 George B. Smith George Baldwin Smith Dem. Madison 22 Dodge 1 Thomas Palmer 1 Dem. Mayville 2 John C. Bishop 1 Dem. LeRoy 3 Waldo Lyon 1 Rep. Hustisford 4 Cyrus S. Kneeland 1 Rep. Waupun 5 Lorenzo Merrill Rep. Burnett 6 John Lowth Dem. Lowell 02 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano Matthias Simon 1 Dem. Ahnapee 20 Fond du Lac 1 Alvan E. Bovay Rep. Ripon 2 Warren Whiting Rep. Ladoga 3 John C. Lewis 1 Rep. Fond du Lac4--Vacant-- (until Jan. 21)S. K. Barnes was elected to this seat in the November 1858 general election, but died before inauguration. O. Hugo Petters was chosen in a special election held January 13, 1859. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.78130673&view=1up&seq=94 Thursday, January 20–10 o'clock, A.M. Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin 1859 State of Wisconsin September 5, 2021 88 "note" "PettersNote" O. Hugo Petters 1 (from Jan. 21) Dem. Murone 5 Silas C. Matteson Silas Matteson Rep. Waucousta 16 Grant 1 George Broderick 1 Dem. Hazel Green 2 James W. Seaton James Wilson Seaton Dem. Potosi 3 Jesse Waldorf 1 Rep. Platteville 4 Hugh A. W. McNair 1 Rep. Fennimore 5 Luther Basford 1 Rep. Glen Haven 24 Green 1 Albert H. Pierce 1 Rep. Monticello 2 Edmund A. West Rep. Monroe 15 Iowa 1 Gardiner C. Meigs 1 Dem. Arena 2 John Toay 1 Rep. Mineral Point 23 Jefferson 1 Alexander J. Craig Rep. Palmyra 2 George C. Smith 1 Rep. Oakland 14 3 Luther A. Cole Rep. Watertown 4 Ferdinand Wagner 1 Dem. Watertown 5 Sylvester J. Conklin Rep. Waterloo 08 Kenosha 1 George Bennett George Bennett (Wisconsin politician) Rep. Kenosha 2 James C. McKisson 1 Rep. Wheatland 30 La Crosse & Monroe Charles W. Marshall 1 Rep. La Crosse 13 Lafayette 1 James S. Murphy 1 Dem. Benton 2 William M. McGranahan 1 Dem. Fayette 3 David W. Kyle 1 Dem. Shullsburg 19 Manitowoc 1 William Aldrich Rep. Two Rivers 2 James B. Dunn 1 Dem. Manitowoc 27 Marathon, Portage, & Wood James S. Young 1 Dem. Stevens Point 29 Marquette & Green Lake 1 Jesse Thomas 1 Rep. Green Lake 2 James B. Ormsby 1 Rep. Oxford 05 Milwaukee 1 Edwin Palmer 1 Rep. Milwaukee 2 Charles J. Kern 1 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Thomas H. Eviston Ind. Milwaukee 4 James A. Swain 1 Rep. Milwaukee 5 William S. Cross 1 Rep. Milwaukee 05 6 Joseph Walter 1 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Frederick Moskowitt Dem. Milwaukee 06 8 Jacob Beck 1 Dem. Milwaukee 9 Edward Hasse 1 Dem. Milwaukee 02 Outagamie Perry H. Smith Dem. Appleton 03 Ozaukee 1 John R. Bohan Dem. Ozaukee 2 Frederick W. Horn Dem. Cedarburg 07 Racine https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84766020/racine-republican-nominations/ Republican Nominations Racine Daily News October 26, 1858 2 September 5, 2021 Newspapers.com 1 William P. Lyon Rep. Racine 2 Leonard S. Van Vliet 1 Rep. Caledonia 3 William Ballach 1 Rep. Yorkville 4 Franklin E. Hoyt 1 Dem. Rochester 15 Richland William Dixon William Dixon (State Representative) Rep. Lone Rock 18 Rock 1 William E. Wheeler 1 Rep. Beloit 2 Edward Vincent Edward Vincent (Wisconsin politician) Rep. Milton 17 3 John P. Dickson 1 Rep. Janesville 4 Joseph K. P. Porter 1 Rep. Cooksville 5 Elisha L. Carpenter 1 Rep. Beloit 09 Sauk 1 Nelson Wheeler 1 Rep. Humboldt 2 Eli Otis Rudd Rep. Reedsburg 01 Sheboygan 1 William N. Shafter 1 Rep. Sheboygan 2 James Little James Little (American politician) Dem. Sheboygan Falls 3 Stephen D. Littlefield 1 Dem. Sheboygan Falls 12 Walworth 1 Reuben Rockwell 1 Rep. Springfield 2 Edward P. Cornick 1 Rep. Delavan 3 Newton S. Murphy 1 Rep. Whitewater 4 Daniel Hooper 1 Rep. Troy 04 Washington 1 Gustave Streckewald 1 Dem. Hartford 2 James Vollmar 1 Dem. West Bend 3 Phillip Zimmerman 1 Dem. Staatsville 10 Waukesha 1 Parker Sawyer 1 Rep. Summit 2 William P. King 1 Dem. Merton 3 Andrew E. Elmore 1 Dem. Mukwonago 4 Charles T. Deissner 1 Dem. Waukesha 5 Ira Blood 1 Rep. Mukwonago 27 Waupaca Warner C. Carr 1 Dem. Crystal Lake Waushara Charles White 1 Rep. Coloma 21 Winnebago 1 Richard P. Eighme 1 Dem. Oshkosh 2 John D. Rush 1 Dem. Winneconne 3 George W. Beckwith 1 Rep. Omro Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: Hiram Bowen Assistant Clerk: C. M. Cook Engrossing Clerk: A. M. Thomson Enrolling Clerk: C. T. Overton Transcribing Clerk: G. M. O'Brien Sergeant-at-Arms: Asa Kinney Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Jacob Low Postmaster: E. G. Garner Post Messenger: Garrit Mahony Doorkeeper: D. C. Shelden Messengers: William W. Worthington Dwight Allen Assembly employees Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean Engrossing Clerk: George Burnside Enrolling Clerk: George W. Stoner Transcribing Clerk: Oliver Gibbs, Jr. Sergeant-at-Arms: Emanuel Munk Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Gates Postmaster: Sewall W. Smith Assistant Postmaster: Cyrus Fertig Doorkeeper: G. W. Munderloh Assistant Doorkeeper: William Adams Firemen: F. Brown N. L. Andrews Messengers: Cyrus Lanyon John Ford W. Howard Aldrich (12-year-old son of Assembly member William Aldrich) Edward Livingston Samuel Fernandez References Notes note External links Category:1859 in Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin legislative sessions