14th Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin legislative term for 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.[ 1]
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
Senate partisan composition Democratic: 8 seats
Republican: 22 seats
Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 26 seats
Republican: 71 seats
Sessions
1st Regular session: January 9, 1861 – April 17, 1861Special session: May 15, 1861 – May 27, 1861
Leaders
Senate leadership
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[ 2]
Senate partisan representation Democratic: 8 seats
Republican: 22 seats
District
Counties
Senator
Party
Residence
01
Sheboygan
Luther H. Cary Rep.
Greenbush
02
Brown , Door , Kewaunee , Oconto , Outagamie , Shawanaw
Edward Decker Dem.
Kewaunee
03
Ozaukee
Hugh Cunning Dem.
Ozaukee
04
Washington
Densmore W. Maxon Dem.
Cedar Creek
05
Milwaukee (Northern Half)
Charles Quentin Dem.
Milwaukee
06
Milwaukee (Southern Half)
Michael J. Egan Dem.
Milwaukee
07
Racine
William L. Utley Rep.
Racine
08
Kenosha
George Bennett Rep.
Kenosha
09
Adams , Juneau , Sauk
John T. Kingston Rep.
Necedah
10
Waukesha
Denison Worthington Rep.
Summit
11
Dane (Eastern Part)
Samuel C. Bean Rep.
Sun Prairie
12
Walworth
Oscar F. Bartlett Rep.
East Troy
13
Lafayette
Samuel Cole Dem.
Gratiot
14
Jefferson (Northern Part)& Dodge (Southern Part)
Charles R. Gill Rep.
Watertown
15
Iowa & Richland
Lemuel W. Joiner Rep.
Wyoming
16
Grant
Noah H. Virgin Rep.
Platteville
17
Rock (Western Part)
Ezra A. Foot Rep.
Footville
18
Rock (Eastern Part)
Alden I. Bennett Rep.
Beloit
19
Manitowoc & Calumet
Benjamin J. Sweet Rep.
Chilton
20
Fond du Lac
Elihu Phillips Rep.
Fond du Lac
21
Winnebago
Horace O. Crane (resigned Jun. 1861) Rep.
Neenah
22
Dodge
Benjamin Ferguson Rep.
Fox Lake
23
Jefferson (Southern Part)
Edwin Montgomery Rep.
Farmington
24
Green
John W. Stewart Rep.
Monroe
25
Columbia
Gerry W. Hazelton Rep.
Columbus
26
Dane (Western Part)
John B. Sweat Dem.
Black Earth
27
Marathon , Portage , Waupaca , Waushara , Wood
Edward L. Browne Rep.
Waupaca
28
Burnett , Chippewa , Clark , Douglas , Dunn , La Pointe Pierce , Polk , St. Croix Charles B. Cox Rep.
River Falls
29
Marquette
Charles S. Kelsey Rep.
Montello
30
Bad Ax , Buffalo , Crawford , Jackson , La Crosse , Monroe , Tremealeau
Buel E. Hutchinson Rep.
Prairie du Chien
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[ 3] [ 4]
Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 26 seats
Republican: 71 seats
Senate
County
District
Representative
Party
Residence
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]
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
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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