19th Wisconsin Legislature

The Nineteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1866, to April 12, 1866, in regular session.

19th Wisconsin Legislature
18th 20th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 1, 1866 – January 7, 1867
ElectionNovember 7, 1865
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentWyman Spooner (U)
President pro temporeWillard H. Chandler (U)
Party controlNational Union
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerHenry D. Barron (U)
Party controlNational Union
Sessions
1stJanuary 10, 1866 – April 12, 1866

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 7, 1865. 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 8, 1864.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

  • April 21, 1866: Act to apportion the state into Senate and Assembly districts, 1866 Act 101

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 10 seats
  National Union: 23 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
DemocraticUnionRepublicanVacant
End of previous Legislature8250330
1st Session10230330
Final voting share30.3%69.7%
Beginning of the next Legislature11220330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 33 seats
  National Union: 67 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
DemocraticUnionRepublicanVacant
End of previous Legislature336701000
Start of 1st Session346601000
From January 30336701000
Final voting share33%67%
Beginning of the next Legislature267401000

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 10, 1866 – April 12, 1866

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 10 seats
  Union: 23 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
1SheboyganJohn A. BentleySheboyganUnion
2Brown, KewauneeMatthew J. MeadeGreen BayDem.
3OzaukeeLyman MorganOzaukeeDem.
4WashingtonFrederick O. ThorpeWest BendDem.
5Milwaukee (Northern Part)William K. WilsonMilwaukeeDem.
6Milwaukee (Southern Part)Charles H. LarkinMilwaukeeDem.
7RacineJerome I. CaseRacineUnion
8KenoshaCharles C. SholesKenoshaUnion
9Adams, Juneau, WausharaHenry G. WebbWautomaUnion
10WaukeshaOrson ReedSummitDem.
11Dane (Eastern Part)Willard H. ChandlerWindsorUnion
12WalworthNewton LittlejohnWhitewaterUnion
13LafayetteSamuel ColeGratiotUnion
14SaukArgalus StarksBarabooUnion
15IowaWyman LincolnAvocaUnion
16GrantJohn H. RountreePlattevilleUnion
17RockWilliam A. LawrenceJanesvilleUnion
18Dodge (Western Part)Stoddard JuddFox LakeUnion
19Manitowoc, CalumetGeorge B. ReedManitowocDem.
20Fond du LacGeorge F. WheelerNanaupaUnion
21WinnebagoGeorge S. BarnumWaukauUnion
22Door, Oconto, Outagamie, ShawanawAugustus L. SmithAppletonDem.
23JeffersonS. W. BudlongWaterlooDem.
24GreenHenry AdamsMonticelloUnion
25ColumbiaJonathan BowmanKilbourn CityUnion
26Dane (Western Part)James K. ProudfitMadisonUnion
27Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, WoodMilan H. SessionsWaupacaUnion
28Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. CroixMarcus A. FultonHudsonUnion
29Marquette, Green LakeG. DeWitt ElwoodPrincetonUnion
30Bad Ax, Crawford, RichlandBenjamin BullPrairie du ChienUnion
31La Crosse, MonroeJohn A. ChandlerSpartaUnion
32Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, TrempealeauJoseph G. ThorpEau ClaireUnion
33Dodge (Eastern Part)Satterlee ClarkHoriconDem.

Members of the Assembly

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

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 33 seats
  Union: 67 seats
Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
09AdamsThomas B. MarsdenUnionFriendship
28Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, PolkHenry D. BarronUnionSt. Croix Falls
02BrownWilliam J. AbramsDem.Green Bay
32Buffalo, Pepin, TrempealeauWilliam H. ThomasUnionSumner
19CalumetGeorge BaldwinDem.Chilton
32Chippewa, Dunn, Eau ClaireThaddeus C. PoundUnionChippewa Falls
Clark, JacksonLorenzo MerrillUnionBlack River Falls
25Columbia1A. J. TurnerUnionPortage
2Robert B. SandersonUnionPoynette
3Evan O. JonesUnionCambria
30CrawfordGeorge E. HarringtonUnionBoscobel
11Dane1William D. PotterUnionCambridge
2John M. FlintUnionSun Prairie
263George H. SlaughterDem.Mendota
4William CharltonUnionVerona
5Benjamin F. HopkinsUnionMadison
18Dodge1Oliver AshleyUnionWestford
2Andrew WillardUnionBeaver Dam
3Hiram SawyerDem.Burnett
334Jacob BoddenDem.Theresa
5William M. MorseDem.Ashippun
22Door, Oconto, ShawanoIsaac StephensonUnionMarinette
20Fond du Lac1Albert M. SkeelsUnionRipon
2George F. ClarkUnionBugle
3James ColemanUnionFond du Lac
4Joseph WagnerDem.Moria
5Andrew J. DieringerDem.Auburn
16Grant1Hanmer RobbinsUnionPlatteville
2Wiley S. ScribnerUnionFair Play
3Alanson P. HammondUnionMontfort
4George H. WashburnUnionMillville
5Alvery A. BennettUnionGlen Haven
24Green1Daniel SmileyUnionAlbany
2Egbert E. CarrUnionMonroe
29Green LakeWilliam A. BughUnionBerlin
15Iowa1Elihu B. GoodsellDem.Highland
2James SpensleyUnionMineral Point
23Jefferson1Patrick RoganDem.Watertown
2John MosherUnionWaterloo
3William W. ReedUnionJefferson
4Henry HarndenUnionRome
09JuneauEliphalet S. MinerUnionNew Lisbon
08KenoshaFranklin NewellUnionKenosha
02KewauneeConstant MartinDem.Dyckesville
31La CrosseAngus CameronUnionLa Crosse
13Lafayette1David J. SeelyDem.Elk Grove
2John ArmstrongUnionWiota
19Manitowoc1Nicholas DittmarUnionMeeme
2William EatoughDem.Brant's Mills
3David SmokeDem.Two Rivers
27Marathon, WoodBradbury G. PlumerDem.Wausau
29MarquetteSpencer A. PeaseDem.Montello
05Milwaukee1Jackson HadleyDem.Milwaukee
2William Pitt LyndeDem.Milwaukee
063James McGrathDem.Milwaukee
4Ammi R. ButlerDem.Milwaukee
5Charles H. OrtonDem.Milwaukee
056Joseph PhillipsDem.Milwaukee
7Edward DaleyDem.Brown Deer
068Truman H. CurtisDem.Wauwatosa
9John H. DeusterDem.Milwaukee
31MonroeDeWitt C. WilsonUnionSparta
22OutagamieW. H. P. Bogan (until Jan. 30)Dem.Appleton
Henry Turner (From Jan. 30)UnionAppleton
03OzaukeeJames McCarthyDem.Port Washington
28Pierce, St. CroixWilliam J. CoppUnionPrescott
27PortageJames O. RaymondUnionPlover
07Racine1James O. BartlettUnionRacine
2George Q. ErskineUnionRacine
3Philo BeldenUnionRochester
30RichlandHenry L. EatonUnionLone Rock
17Rock1Anson W. PopeUnionJanesville
2Burrows BurdickUnionEdgerton
3Henry S. WoosterUnionClinton
4Edward P. KingUnionBeloit
5Allen C. BatesUnionJanesville
6Alanson C. DouglassUnionHanover
14Sauk1William PalmerUnionLoganville
2Rollin M. StrongUnionReedsburg
01Sheboygan1Billie WilliamsUnionSheboygan
2Samuel RounsevilleUnionSheboygan Falls
3John P. CarrollDem.Adell
4Julius WolffUnionRhine
30Vernon1Newton F. CarpenterUnionDe Soto
2Alexander WoodsUnionHillsboro
12Walworth1William C. AllenUnionDelavan
2Thomas DavisUnionSugar Creek
3Shepard O. RaymondUnionGeneva
4Paris PettitUnionEast Troy
04Washington1James KenealyDem.Toland's Prairie
2Mitchell L. DelaneyDem.Barton
3Philip SchneiderDem.Barton
10Waukesha1Daniel BrownDem.Elm Grove
2Samuel ThompsonUnionHartland
3Peter GiffordDem.North Prairie
4Jesse SmithUnionDodge's Corners
27WaupacaAlbert OsbornUnionIola
09WausharaOscar BabcockUnionDakota
21Winnebago1William H. DoeUnionOshkosh
2John ProctorUnionNeenah
3William SimmonsUnionOshkosh

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