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16th Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1863, to April 2, 1863, in regular session.

16th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1863 – January 4, 1864
ElectionNovember 4, 1862
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentVacant
President pro temporeWyman Spooner (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerJ. Allen Barber (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 1863 – April 2, 1863

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 4, 1862. 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 5, 1861.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • March 13, 1863: Joint Resolution recommending Colonels J. C. Starkweather and Geo. E. Bryant to promotion, 1863 Joint Resolution 2
  • March 25, 1863: Joint Resolution relative to adopting state flag, 1863 Joint Resolution 4
  • March 26, 1863: Act to provide for continuing the work on the state capitol, 1863 Act 107
  • March 28, 1863: Act to authorize the borrowing of money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection and defend the state in time of war, 1863 Act 157
  • April 1, 1863: Act authorizing the governor to take care of the sick and wounded soldiers of the Wisconsin volunteers, and appropriating money out of the treasury for that purpose, 1863 Act 196
  • April 1, 1863: Act to provide for compensating parties whose property may be injured or destroyed in consequence of mobs or riots, 1863 Act 211
  • April 1, 1863: Act to provide for the enrollment of persons liable to perform military duty, and the organization of the state militia for active service, 1863 Act 242
  • April 2, 1863: Act to provide for the relief of families of persons who may die in the military service of the United States or of the state of Wisconsin, 1863 Act 264

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate Partisan composition
  Democratic: 15 seats
  National Union: 1 seat
  Republican: 17 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 11 2 20 33 0
1st Session 15 1 17 33 0
Final voting share 45.45% 54.55%
Beginning of the next Legislature 11 22 0 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly Partisan composition
  Democratic: 43 seats
  National Union: 2 seats
  Republican: 55 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Union Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 46 10 42 98 1
Start of 1st Session 44 2 54 100 0
after February 8 43 55
Final voting share 43% 57%
Beginning of the next Legislature 29 71 0 100 0

Sessions

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  • 1st Regular session: January 14, 1863 – April 2, 1863

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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  • President of the Senate: Vacant
  • President pro tempore: Wyman Spooner

Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 15 seats
  Union: 1 seat
  Republican: 17 seats
District Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Sheboygan John E. Thomas Sheboygan Falls Dem.
02 Brown, Kewaunee Edward Hicks Green Bay Dem.
03 Ozaukee John R. Bohan Ozaukee Dem.
04 Washington Frederick O. Thorpe West Bend Dem.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William K. Wilson Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) Edward Keogh Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Timothy D. Morris Whitesville Rep.
08 Kenosha Herman S. Thorp Bristol Rep.
09 Adams, Juneau, Waushara Alanson M. Kimball Pine River Rep.
10 Waukesha George C. Pratt Waukesha Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Willard H. Chandler Windsor Rep.
12 Walworth Wyman Spooner Elkhorn Rep.
13 Lafayette James H. Earnest Shullsburg Dem.
14 Sauk Smith S. Wilkinson Prairie du Sac Rep.
15 Iowa George L. Frost Mineral Point Dem.
16 Grant Milas K. Young Glen Haven Rep.
17 Rock William W. Lawrence Janesville Rep.
18 Dodge (Western Part) Joel Rich Juneau Dem.
19 Manitowoc, Calumet Joseph Vilas Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac George W. Mitchell Ripon Dem.
21 Winnebago Joseph B. Hamilton Neenah Rep.
22 Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Thomas R. Hudd Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson J. D. Clapp Fort Atkinson Dem.
24 Green Edmund A. West Monroe Rep.
25 Columbia Jonathan Bowman Kilbourn City Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Benjamin F. Hopkins Madison Rep.
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Alexander S. McDill Plover Rep.
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Herman L. Humphrey Hudson Union
29 Marquette, Green Lake Charles S. Kelsey Montello Rep.
30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland William S. Purdy Viroqua Rep.
31 La Crosse, Monroe Angus Cameron La Crosse Rep.
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau M. D. Bartlett Durand Rep.
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 43 seats
  Union: 2 seats
  Republican: 55 seats
Senate
District 		County District Representative Party Residence
09 Adams Otis B. Lapham Rep. Friendship
28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Henry D. Barron Union St. Croix Falls
02 Brown Frederick S. Ellis Dem. Green Bay
32 Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau Alfred Newman Rep. Trempealeau
19 Calumet James Robinson Dem. Chilton
32 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire William H. Smith Dem. Eau Galle
Clark & Jackson Carl C. Pope Rep. Black River Falls
25 Columbia 1 A. J. Turner Rep. Portage
2 John Q. Adams Rep. Fall River
3 Yates Ashley Rep. Pardeeville
30 Crawford James Fisher Dem. Eastman
11 Dane 1 Charles R. Head Rep. Albion
2 William H. Miller Rep. Door Creek
26 3 Alden S. Sanborn Dem. Mazomanie
4 George Wright Rep. Mount Horeb
5 George Hyer Rep. Madison
18 Dodge 1 Oliver Ashley Rep. Fox Lake
2 John F. McCollum Dem. Trenton
3 Oscar F. Jones Dem. Juneau
33 4 Albert Burtch Dem. Mayville
5 Ferdinand Wagner Dem. Watertown
22 Door, Oconto, Shawano George C. Ginty Rep. Oconto
20 Fond du Lac 1 William Starr Rep. Ripon
2 Freeman M. Wheeler Rep. Nanaupa
3 Edwin H. Galloway Rep. Fond du Lac
4 Samuel O'Hara Dem. Fond du Lac
5 Egbert Foster Dem. Foster
16 Grant 1 John Harms (Until February 8, 1863) Dem. Platteville
John H. Rountree (From February 8, 1863) Rep. Platteville
2 James F. Chapman Dem. Potosi
3 J. Allen Barber Rep. Lancaster
4 William W. Field Rep. Fennimore
5 Robert Glenn Rep. Wyalusing
24 Green 1 Walter S. Wescott Rep. Farmers Grove
2 Ezra Wescott Rep. Skinner
29 Green Lake Samuel W. Smith Union Markesan
15 Iowa 1 David McFarland Dem. Highland
2 John H. Vivian Rep. Mineral Point
23 Jefferson 1 Emil Rothe Dem. Watertown
2 Nathan S. Greene Rep. Milford
3 Lucien B. Caswell Rep. Fort Atkinson
4 James M. Bingham Rep. Palmyra
09 Juneau James B. Frazell Dem. Wonewoc
08 Kenosha Benjamin T. Hatch Rep. Kenosha
02 Kewaunee Matthias Simon Dem. Ahnapee
31 La Crosse Enos M. Philips Rep. Big Valley
13 Lafayette 1 Joseph White Dem. Cottage Inn
2 Lloyd T. Pullen Rep. Argyle
19 Manitowoc 1 Daniel Shanahan Dem. Newtonburo
2 James Cahill Dem. Paquette
3 Elijah K. Rand Dem. Manitowoc
27 Marathon & Wood Levi P. Powers Dem. Grand Rapids
29 Marquette Horatio S. Thomas Dem. Briggsville
05 Milwaukee 1 John Sharpstein Dem. Milwaukee
2 George Abert Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 John W. Eviston Dem. Milwaukee
4 Martin Larkin Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
5 Peter V. Deuster Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Adam Poertner Dem. Milwaukee
7 John Hanrahan Dem. Good Hope
06 8 Edward Collins Dem. Root Creek
9 John Bentley Dem. Milwaukee
31 Monroe William W. Jackson Rep. Tomah
22 Outagamie Byron Douglas Dem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee Robert Power Dem. Ozaukee
28 Pierce & St. Croix Charles B. Cox Rep. River Falls
27 Portage Enoch Webster Rep. Amherst
07 Racine 1 Horatio T. Taylor Rep. Racine
2 Orlando C. Munroe Rep. Racine
3 Hiram L. Gilmore Rep. North Cape
30 Richland John Walworth Rep. Richland Center
17 Rock 1 Jonathan Cory Rep. Footville
2 Joseph Spaulding Rep. Janesville
3 Jacob Fowle Rep. Emerald Grove
4 C. Mortimer Treat Rep. Ogden
5 Allen C. Bates Rep. Janesville
6 Denison Alcott Rep. Spring Valley
14 Sauk 1 Alonzo Wilcox Rep. Spring Green
2 Argalus W. Starks Rep. Baraboo
01 Sheboygan 1 Carl Zillier Dem. Sheboygan
2 Charles Œtling Dem. Herman
3 Henry Hayes Dem. Cascade
4 Benjamin Dockstader Rep. Plymouth
30 Vernon 1 James H. Layne Rep. Viroqua
2 Daniel B. Priest Rep. Viroqua
12 Walworth 1 Samuel Pratt Rep. Spring Prairie
2 Thomas W. Hill Rep. Springfield
3 Charles H. Sturtevant Rep. Delavan
4 George H. Foster Rep. Whitewater
04 Washington 1 Adam Schantz Dem. Addison
2 Henry Hildebrandt Dem. Station
3 Martin Schottler Dem. Staatsville
10 Waukesha 1 Silas Richardson Dem. Waukesha
2 Elisha W. Edgerton Rep. Waterville
3 David G. Snover Dem. Eagle
4 Nelson Burroughs Dem. Waukesha
27 Waupaca Albert K. Osborn Rep. Iola
09 Waushara William C. Webb Rep. Wautoma
21 Winnebago 1 William E. Hanson Rep. Oshkosh
2 Michael Hogan Dem. Menasha
3 Emery F. Davis Rep. Oshkosh

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Frank M. Stewart[2]
    • Assistant Clerk: J. M. Randall
    • Engrossing Clerk: G. W. Campbell
    • Enrolling Clerk: George W. Stoner
    • Transcribing Clerk: J. J. Tschudy
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Luther Basford
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Wilder
  • Postmaster: James L. Hosford
    • Assistant Postmaster: John Van t'Woud
  • Doorkeeper: B. S. Miller
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: Francis Mika
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: Samuel Bachman
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: Paul Halverson
  • Firemen:
    • Alex Stilwell
    • John Crowley
  • Messengers:
    • J. E. Brown
    • John Hutchins
    • Albert F. Dexter
    • Frank Kellogg
  • Porter: George E. Albee

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: John S. Dean[2]
    • Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
      • Bookkeeper: Merrick P. Wing
    • Engrossing Clerk: Herbert A. Lewis
    • Enrolling Clerk: S. Canning Fisher
    • Transcribing Clerk: Henry C. Hadley
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: A. M. Thomson
    • 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: C. D. Lon
    • 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. S. Hawley
  • Postmaster: M. B. Patchin
    • 1st Assistant Postmaster: John B. Eugene
    • 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Oscar Babcock
  • Doorkeeper: Franklin Kelly
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: A. J. Fuller
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: P. P. Davis
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: William C. Lesure
  • Firemen:
    • H. H. Hayward
    • Philip Carey
    • Iver Knudsen
  • Messengers:
    • Adam Waltz
    • James E. Dean
    • Richard L. Hayward
    • Edgar C. McLaughlin
    • Patrick W. Lannen
    • William H. Miller
    • Louis Sholes
    • George D. Potter
    • Mark W. Bailey

References

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  1. ^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 205–207. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Dean, John S., ed. (1863). "Legislative department". The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 76–77, 88–91. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

Notes

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