14th Wisconsin Legislature
14th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862 | ||||
Election | November 6, 1860 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 30 | ||||
Senate President | Butler G. Noble (R) | ||||
President pro tempore | Alden I. Bennett (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 97 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Amasa Cobb (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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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.[1]
Major events
- January 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
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Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 11 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
1st Session | 8 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 0 |
Final voting share | 27% | 0% | 73% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 11 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
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Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
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Democratic | Ind. | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 38 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 97 | 0 |
Start of 1st Session | 27 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 97 | 0 |
after January 25 | 26 | 71 | ||||
Final voting share | 27% | 0% | 0% | 73% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 43 | 0 | 11 | 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:[2]
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Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3][4]
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Senate District | County | District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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09 | Adams, Juneau | Otis B. Lapham | Rep. | Friendship | |
28 | Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | John Comstock | Rep. | Hudson | |
30 | Bad Ax, Crawford | Daniel H. Johnson | Rep. | Prairie du Chien | |
02 | Brown | Frederick S. Ellis | Dem. | Green Bay | |
30 | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Calvin R. Johnson | Rep. | Black River Falls | |
19 | Calumet | Le Roy Graves | Rep. | Gravesville | |
28 | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Rodman Palmer | Rep. | Chippewa Falls | |
25 | Columbia[4] | 1 | Harvey W. Emery | Rep. | Portage |
2 | Nathan Hazen | Rep. | Poynette | ||
3 | James H. Bonney | Rep. | Belle Fountain | ||
11 | Dane[4] | 1 | Sereno W. Graves | Rep. | Rutland |
2 | Willard H. Chandler | Rep. | Windsor | ||
3 | Edward W. Dwight | Rep. | Oregon | ||
26 | 4 | Frederick A. Pfaff | Dem. | Cross Plains | |
5 | Dominick O'Malley | Dem. | Westport | ||
6 | David Atwood | Rep. | Madison | ||
22 | Dodge[4] | 1 | Peter Peters | Dem. | Rubicon |
2 | Jacob Bodden | Dem. | Theresa | ||
3 | David N. Minor | Rep. | Rubicon | ||
4 | George W. Bly | Rep. | Waupun | ||
5 | Frederick H. Kribs | Rep. | Beaver Dam | ||
6 | John J. Williams | Rep. | Lowell | ||
02 | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | William S. Finley | Rep. | Kewaunee | |
20 | Fond du Lac[4] | 1 | Charles F. Hammond | Rep. | Ripon |
2 | Benjamin H. Bettis | Rep. | Ladoga | ||
3 | Selim Newton | Rep. | Fond du Lac | ||
4 | John W. Hall | Dem. | Dotyville | ||
5 | Horace Stanton | Dem. | Fond du Lac | ||
16 | Grant[4] | 1 | Joseph Harris | Rep. | Hazel Green |
2 | Henry L. Massey | Rep. | Potosi | ||
3 | Hanmer Robbins | Rep. | Platteville | ||
4 | John G. Clark | Rep. | Lancaster | ||
5 | Jared Warner | Rep. | Patch Grove | ||
24 | Green[4] | 1 | James Campbell | Rep. | Albany |
2 | Obadiah J. White | Rep. | Monroe | ||
29 | Green Lake | Alvin L. Flint | Rep. | Princeton | |
15 | Iowa[4] | 1 | Franklin Z. Hicks | Rep. | Avoca |
2 | Amasa Cobb | Rep. | Mineral Point | ||
23 | Jefferson[4] | 1 | Jost D. Petrie | Rep. | Concord |
2 | Horace B. Willard | Rep. | Lake Mills | ||
14 | 3 | Theodore Prentiss | Dem. | Watertown | |
4 | Samuel Hays | Dem. | Neosho | ||
5 | Sterling M. Cone | Dem. | Waterloo | ||
08 | Kenosha[4] | 1 | Michael Frank | Rep. | Kenosha |
2 | Marcus Linsley | Rep. | Kenosha | ||
30 | La Crosse & Monroe | Isaac E. Messmore | Rep. | La Crosse | |
13 | Lafayette[4] | 1 | Thomas C. L. Mackay | Dem. | Elk Grove |
2 | Lloyd T. Pullen | Rep. | Argyle | ||
3 | Elijah C. Townsend | Dem. | Shullsburg | ||
19 | Manitowoc[4] | 1 | Jabez L. Fobes | Rep. | Two Rivers |
2 | Joseph Stephenson | Rep. | Meeme | ||
27 | Marathon, Portage, Wood | Orestes Garrison | Rep. | Centralia | |
29 | Marquette | Erastus J. Buck | Rep. | Westfield | |
05 | Milwaukee[4] | 1 | Robert Haney | Dem. | Milwaukee |
2 | George Abert | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
06 | 3 | Edward Keogh | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
4 | Charles Caverno | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
5 | John Rugee | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
05 | 6 | Carl Winkler | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
7 | William Dieves | Dem. | Greenfield | ||
06 | 8 | John Hanrahan | Dem. | Good Hope | |
9 | James Riordan | Dem. | Franklin | ||
02 | Outagamie | Almeron B. Everts | Dem. | Appleton | |
03 | Ozaukee[4] | 1 | William H. Ramsey | Dem. | Ozaukee |
2 | William F. Opitz | Dem. | Mequon | ||
07 | Racine[4] | 1 | Gilbert Knapp | Rep. | Racine |
2 | Orlando C. Munroe | Rep. | Racine | ||
3 | Simeon S. Bradford | Rep. | Union Grove | ||
4 | Samuel E. Chapman | Rep. | Waterford | ||
15 | Richland | Elihu Bailey | Rep. | Mill Creek | |
18 | Rock[4] | 1 | Stiles S. Northrop | Rep. | Ogden |
2 | Benjamin F. Cary | Rep. | Johnstown | ||
17 | 3 | Alexander Graham | Rep. | Janesville | |
4 | Anson W. Pope | Rep. | Janesville | ||
5 | James Kirkpatrick | Rep. | Brodhead | ||
09 | Sauk[4] | 1 | John Bear | Rep. | Plain |
2 | Marsena Temple | Rep. | Newport | ||
01 | Sheboygan[4] | 1 | John Gee | Dem. | Sheboygan |
2 | John Bredemeyer | Rep. | Edwards | ||
3 | Cadwaller W. Humphrey (until Jan. 25) | Dem. | Cascade | ||
William F. Mitchell (from Jan. 25) | Rep. | Gibbsville | |||
12 | Walworth[4] | 1 | Schuyler W. Benson | Rep. | Bloomfield |
2 | Chester D. Long | Rep. | Darien | ||
3 | Francis Smith | Rep. | Millard | ||
4 | Wyman Spooner | Rep. | Elkhorn | ||
04 | Washington[4] | 1 | Nathan Parker | Rep. | Hartford |
2 | Leander F. Frisby | Rep. | West Bend | ||
3 | Valentine Schaetzel | Dem. | Menomonee Falls | ||
10 | Waukesha[4] | 1 | Daniel Cottrell | Rep. | Oconomowoc |
2 | William H. Thomas | Dem. | Lisbon | ||
3 | Henry A. Youmans | Rep. | Mukwonago | ||
4 | Myron Gilbert | Rep. | Prospect Hill | ||
5 | Isaac Lain | Rep. | Waukesha | ||
27 | Waupaca | Chester D. Combs | Rep. | North Royalton | |
Waushara | Henry G. Webb | Rep. | Wautoma | ||
21 | Winnebago[4] | 1 | Philetus Sawyer | Rep. | Oshkosh |
2 | Curtis Reed | Dem. | Menasha | ||
3 | Armine Pickett | Rep. | Weelaunee |
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: John H. Warren[2]
- 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[3]
- Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean
- Bookkeeper: Ephraim W. Young
- Engrossing Clerk: Joseph C. Pickard
- Enrolling Clerk: Nathaniel F. Lund
- Transcribing Clerk: Harvey Briggs
- Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean
- 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
- ^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 201–202. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistical list of members of the Senate of the state of Wisconsin". A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1861. pp. 12–13. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistical list of the members and officers of the Assembly of Wisconsin". A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1861. pp. 7–11. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "List of Assembly Districts, with names of Members since the last Apportionment" (PDF). A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1861. pp. 34–39. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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