12th Wisconsin Legislature
The Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1859, to March 21, 1859, in regular session.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 12, 1859 – January 11, 1860 | ||||
| Election | November 2, 1858 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Senate President | Erasmus D. Campbell (D) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Denison Worthington (R) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 97 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | William P. Lyon (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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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 2, 1858. 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 3, 1857.[1]
Major events
- March 7, 1859: The United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Ableman v. Booth, vacating the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision which had attempted to nullify enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in Wisconsin.
- November 8, 1859: Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall was re-elected.
Party summary
Senate
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 12 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 16 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 53% | 0% | 47% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 0 |
Assembly
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 44 | 0 | 53 | 97 | 0 |
| Start of 1st Session | 41 | 1 | 54 | 96 | 1 |
| after January 17 | 40 | 55 | |||
| after January 20 | 41 | 97 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 43% | 0% | 57% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 37 | 1 | 59 | 97 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 12, 1859 – March 21, 1859
Leaders
Senate
- President of the Senate: Erasmus D. Campbell, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Denison Worthington
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly: William P. Lyon
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature:
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature:
| Counties | Representative | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Juneau | John Turner | Republican | |
| Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Moses S. Gibson Until January 17 | Democrat | |
| From January 17 Marcus W. McCracken | Republican | ||
| Bad Ax, Crawford | Thomas R. Tower | Republican | |
| Brown | William Field, Jr. | Democrat | |
| Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Jesse Bennett | Republican | |
| Calumet | Harrison Carroll Hobart | Democrat | |
| Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Richard Dewhurst | Republican | |
| Columbia | 1 | Gysbert Van Steenwyk | Republican |
| 2 | William M. Griswold | Republican | |
| 3 | John O. Jones | Republican | |
| Dane | 1 | William W. Blackman | Republican |
| 2 | Adam Smith | Democrat | |
| 3 | John Keenan | Democrat | |
| 4 | Chester N. Waterbury | Democrat | |
| 5 | Harlow S. Orton | Democrat | |
| 6 | George Baldwin Smith | Democrat | |
| Dodge | 1 | Thomas Palmer | Democrat |
| 2 | John C. Bishop | Democrat | |
| 3 | Waldo Lyon | Republican | |
| 4 | Cyrus S. Kneeland | Republican | |
| 5 | Lorenzo Merrill | Republican | |
| 6 | John Lowth | Democrat | |
| Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Matthias Simon | Democrat | |
| Fond du Lac | 1 | Alvan E. Bovay | Republican |
| 2 | Warren Whiting | Republican | |
| 3 | John C. Lewis | Republican | |
| 4 | Vacant until January 20 | ||
| From January 20, O. Hugo Petters[note 1] | Democrat | ||
| 5 | Silas C. Matteson | Republican | |
| Grant | 1 | George Broderick | Democrat |
| 2 | James Wilson Seaton | Democrat | |
| 3 | Jesse Waldorf | Republican | |
| 4 | Hugh A. W. McNair | Republican | |
| 5 | Luther Basford | Republican | |
| Green | 1 | Albert H. Pierce | Republican |
| 2 | Edmund A. West | Republican | |
| Iowa | 1 | Gardner C. Meigs | Democrat |
| 2 | John Toay | Republican | |
| Jefferson | 1 | Alexander J. Craig | Republican |
| 2 | George C. Smith | Republican | |
| 3 | Luther A. Cole | Republican | |
| 4 | Ferdinand Wagner | Democrat | |
| 5 | Sylvester J. Conklin | Republican | |
| Kenosha | 1 | George Bennett | Republican |
| 2 | James C. McKisson | Republican | |
| La Crosse, Monroe | Charles W. Marshall | Republican | |
| Lafayette | 1 | James S. Murphy | Democrat |
| 2 | William M. McGranahan | Democrat | |
| 3 | David W. Kyle | Democrat | |
| Manitowoc | 1 | William Aldrich | Republican |
| 2 | James B. Dunn | Democrat | |
| Marathon, Portage, Wood | James S. Young | Democrat | |
| Marquette, Green Lake | 1 | Jesse Thomas | Republican |
| 2 | James B. Ormsby | Republican | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Edwin Palmer | Republican |
| 2 | Charles J. Kern | Democrat | |
| 3 | Thomas H. Eviston | Independent | |
| 4 | James A. Swain | Republican | |
| 5 | William S. Cross | Republican | |
| 6 | Joseph Walter | Democrat | |
| 7 | Frederick Moskowitt | Democrat | |
| 8 | Jacob Beck | Democrat | |
| 9 | Edward Hasse | Democrat | |
| Outagamie | Perry H. Smith | Democrat | |
| Ozaukee | 1 | John R. Bohan | Democrat |
| 2 | Frederick W. Horn | Democrat | |
| Racine | 1 | William P. Lyon | Republican |
| 2 | Leonard S. Van Vliet | Republican | |
| 3 | William Ballach | Republican | |
| 4 | Franklin E. Hoyt | Democrat | |
| Richland | William Dixon | Republican | |
| Rock | 1 | Elisha L. Carpenter | Republican |
| 2 | John P. Dickson | Republican | |
| 3 | William E. Wheeler | Republican | |
| 4 | Joseph K. P. Porter | Republican | |
| 5 | Edward Vincent | Republican | |
| Sauk | 1 | Nelson Wheeler | Republican |
| 2 | Eli Otis Rudd | Republican | |
| Sheboygan | 1 | William N. Shafter | Republican |
| 2 | James Little | Democrat | |
| 3 | Stephen D. Littlefield | Democrat | |
| Walworth | 1 | Reuben Rockwell | Republican |
| 2 | Edward P. Cornick | Republican | |
| 3 | Newton S. Murphy | Republican | |
| 4 | Daniel Hooper | Republican | |
| Washington | 1 | Gustave Streckewald | Democrat |
| 2 | James Vollmar | Democrat | |
| 3 | Phillip Zimmerman | Democrat | |
| Waukesha | 1 | Parker Sawyer | Republican |
| 2 | William P. King | Democrat | |
| 3 | Andrew E. Elmore | Democrat | |
| 4 | Charles T. Deissner | Democrat | |
| 5 | Ira Blood | Republican | |
| Waupaca | Warner C. Carr | Democrat | |
| Waushara | Charles White | Republican | |
| Winnebago | 1 | Richard P. Eighme | Democrat |
| 2 | John D. Rush | Democrat | |
| 3 | George W. Beckwith | Republican | |
Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: Hiram Bowen
- Assistant Clerk: C. M. Cook
- Engrossing Clerk: A. M. Thomson
- Enrolling Clerk: C. T. Overton
- Transcribing Clerk: G. M. O'Brien
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Asa Kinney
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Jacob Low
- Postmaster: E. G. Garner
- Post Messenger: Garrit Mahony
- Doorkeeper: D. C. Shelden
- Messengers:
- William W. Worthington
- Dwight Allen
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane
- Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean
- Engrossing Clerk: George Burnside
- Enrolling Clerk: George W. Stoner
- Transcribing Clerk: Oliver Gibbs, Jr.
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Emanuel Munk
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Gates
- Postmaster: Sewall W. Smith
- Assistant Postmaster: Cyrus Fertig
- Doorkeeper: G. W. Munderloh
- Assistant Doorkeeper: William Adams
- Firemen:
- F. Brown
- N. L. Andrews
- Messengers:
- Cyrus Lanyon
- John Ford
- W. Howard Aldrich (12-year-old son of Assembly member William Aldrich)
- Edward Livingston
- Samuel Fernandez
References
- "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 197–198.
- Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin, Annual Session A.D. 1859 (Report). James Ross, State Printer. 1859. p. 88. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
Notes
- S. K. Barnes was elected to this seat in the November 1858 general election, but died before inauguration. Petters was chosen in a special election held January 13, 1859.[2]
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