The Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1858, to March 17, 1858, in regular session.
Senators representing even-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 3, 1857. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 4, 1856.[1]
Major events
Major legislation February 25, 1858: Act to divide the County of Dunn , and create the County of Pepin , 1858 Act 15 March 5, 1858: Act to divide the County of Marquette and erect the County of Green Lake , 1858 Act 17 May 12, 1858: Act providing for the organization, enrolling and discipline of the Militia of the State of Wisconsin , 1858 Act 87 May 17, 1858: Act to protect the people against corrupt and secret influences of matters of Legislation, 1858 Act 145
Party summary
Senate summary Senate partisan composition Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 18 seats
Assembly summary Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 44 seats
Republican: 53 seats
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 13, 1858 – March 17, 1858
Leaders
Senate leadership
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature (30):
Senate partisan representation Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 18 seats
District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Elijah Fox Cook Dem. Sheboygan 02 Brown , Door , Kewaunee , Oconto , Outagamie , Shawanaw Morgan Lewis Martin Dem. Green Bay 03 Ozaukee Herman J. Schulteis Dem. Port Washington 04 Washington Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek 05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) Augustus Greulich Dem. Milwaukee 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Patrick Walsh Dem. Milwaukee 07 Racine Champion S. Chase Rep. Racine 08 Kenosha Samuel R. McClellan Rep. Wilmot 09 Adams , Juneau , Sauk John T. Kingston Rep. Necedah 10 Waukesha Denison Worthington Rep. Summit 11 Dane (Eastern Part) Hiram H. Giles Rep. Stoughton 12 Walworth John W. Boyd Rep. Geneva 13 Lafayette Philemon B. Simpson Dem. Shullsburg 14 Jefferson (Northern Part) and Dodge (Southern Part) William Chappell Dem. Watertown 15 Iowa , Richland Lemuel W. Joiner Rep. Wyoming 16 Grant Noah H. Virgin Rep. Platteville 17 Rock (Western Part) James Sutherland Rep. Janesville 18 Rock (Eastern Part) Alden I. Bennett Rep. Beloit 19 Manitowoc , Calumet Temple Clark Dem. Manitowoc 20 Fond du Lac Edward Pier Rep. Fond du Lac 21 Winnebago Edwin Wheeler Rep. Oshkosh 22 Dodge (Northern Part) William E. Smith Rep. Fox Lake 23 Jefferson (Southern Part) Samuel C. Bean Rep. Lake Mills 24 Green John H. Warren Rep. Albany 25 Columbia Moses M. Davis Rep. Portage 26 Dane (Western Part) Andrew Proudfit Dem. Madison 27 Marathon , Portage , Waupaca , Waushara , Wood Luther Hanchett Rep. Plover 28 Burnett , Chippewa , Clark , Douglas , Dunn , Eau Claire , La Pointe , Pierce , Polk , St. Croix Daniel Mears Dem. Osceola Mills 29 Marquette Martin L. Kimball Rep. Berlin 30 Bad Ax , Buffalo , Crawford , Jackson , La Crosse , Monroe , Tremealeau William H. Tucker Dem. La Crosse
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Senate partisan representation Democratic: 44 seats
Republican: 53 seats
Senate District County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams & Juneau Almon P. Ayers Rep. Quincy 28 Ashland , Burnett , Douglas , La Pointe , Polk , St. Croix James B. Gray Rep. Hudson 30 Bad Ax , Crawford James R. Savage Dem. Springville 02 Brown Edgar Conklin Dem. Green Bay 30 Buffalo , Jackson , Trempealeau Harlow E. Prickett Dem. Black River Falls 19 Calumet James Robinson Dem. Chilton 28 Chippewa , Clark , Dunn , Pierce Lucius Cannon Rep. Pepin 25 Columbia [2] 1 Alvin B. Alden Dem. Portage 2 William M. Griswold Rep. Columbus 3 Jonathan W. Earle Rep. Pardeeville 11 Dane [2] 1 Daniel B. Crandall Rep. Utica 2 John E. Sharp Rep. Door Creek 3 Storer W. Field Rep. Fitchburg 26 4 Henry K. Belding Dem. Black Earth 5 Frank Gault Dem. Pheasant Branch 6 Alexander A. McDonell Rep. Madison 22 Dodge [2] 1 John Steiner Dem. Woodland 2 Narcisse Juneau Dem. Theresa 3 Paul Juneau Dem. Juneau 4 Benjamin F. Gibbs Rep. Fox Lake 5 Frederick H. Kribs Rep. Beaver Dam 6 Edward J. Williams Rep. Elba 02 Door , Kewaunee , Oconto , Shawano Jonathan C. Hall Dem. Marinette 20 Fond du Lac [2] 1 Edmund L. Runals Rep. Ripon 2 Henry D. Hitt Rep. Oakfield 3 Frank D. McCarty Dem. Fond du Lac 4 Joseph Wagner Dem. Dotyville 5 William S. Tuttle Dem. New Fane 16 Grant [2] 1 Henry D. York Rep. Hazel Green 2 Albert W. Emerey Dem. Potosi 3 Hanmer Robbins Rep. Platteville 4 Charles K. Dean Rep. Boscobel 5 Henry Patch Dem. Patch Grove 24 Green [2] 1 James E. Vinton Rep. Albany 2 William G. Brown Rep. Skinner 15 Iowa [2] 1 Henry M. Billings Dem. Constance 2 Levi Sterling Rep. Mineral Point 23 Jefferson [2] 1 Miles Holmes Rep. Palmyra 2 George C. Smith Rep. Oakland 14 3 Peter Rogan Dem. Watertown 4 John Gibb Dem. Oconomowoc 5 Harlow Pease Rep. Waterloo 08 Kenosha [2] 1 Frederick S. Lovell Rep. Kenosha 2 Almond D. Cornwell Rep. Salem 30 La Crosse & Monroe James D. Condit Dem. Sparta 13 Lafayette [2] 1 Hamilton H. Gray Dem. Darlington 2 Charles Bracken Dem. Mineral Point 3 James H. Earnest Dem. New Diggings 19 Manitowoc [2] 1 Henry C. Hamilton Dem. Two Rivers 2 James B. Dunn Dem. Manitowoc 27 Marathon , Portage , Wood Burton Millard Rep. Wausau 29 Marquette [2] 1 Samuel W. Mather Dem. Markesan 2 Dominic K. Devaney Rep. Montello 05 Milwaukee [2] 1 Dighton Corson Dem. Milwaukee 2 Alex. Cotzhausen Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 John Hayden Dem. Milwaukee 4 Duncan E. Cameron Dem. Milwaukee 5 Mitchell Steever Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Frederick R. Berg Dem. Milwaukee 7 Michael Hanrahan Dem. Good Hope 06 8 Joseph Carney Dem. Wauwatosa 9 Orlando Ellsworth Rep. Milwaukee 02 Outagamie Perry H. Smith Dem. Appleton 03 Ozaukee [2] 1 Alexander M. Alling Dem. Saukville 2 B. O. Zastrow Kussow Dem. Cedarburg 07 Racine [2] 1 George W. Selden Rep. Racine 2 Hermon Warner Dem. Racine 3 Samuel Collins Rep. Yorkville 4 Edward Dyer Rep. Burlington 15 Richland Charles G. Rodolf Dem. Orion 18 Rock [2] 1 George Irish Rep. Clinton 2 William Hubbard Stark Rep. Shopiere 17 3 James H. Knowlton Rep. Janesville 4 Zebulon P. Burdick Rep. Janesville 5 Kiron W. Bemis Rep. Janesville 09 Sauk [2] 1 Samuel H. Bassinger Rep. Prairie du Sac 2 Samuel Northrup Rep. Dellona 01 Sheboygan [2] 1 Zebulon P. Mason Dem. Sheboygan 2 William H. Prentice Rep. Sheboygan Falls 3 Abraham H. Van Wie Rep. Cascade 12 Walworth [2] 1 John McKibbin Rep. Geneva 2 Elijah Easton Rep. Walworth 3 Butler G. Noble Rep. Whitewater 4 James Baker Rep. East Troy 04 Washington [2] 1 James Kenealy Dem. Toland's Prairie 2 Paul A. Weil Dem. Richfield 3 Charles W. Detmering Dem. Newburg 10 Waukesha [2] 1 Albert Alden Rep. Delafield 2 Oliver P. Hullett Rep. Menomonee Falls 3 David Roberts Dem. North Prairie 4 George McWhorter Rep. Waukesha 5 Charles S. Hawley Rep. Waukesha 27 Waupaca Andrew J. Dufur Rep. Iola Waushara William C. Webb Rep. Wautoma 21 Winnebago [2] 1 Samuel M. Hay Rep. Oshkosh 2 William Duchman Rep. Menasha 3 William P. McAllister Rep. Omro
Employees
Senate employees Chief Clerk: John L. V. Thomas Sergeant-at-Arms: Nathaniel L. Stout
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane Sergeant-at-Arms: Francis Massing
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