3rd Wisconsin Legislature
The Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1850, to February 11, 1850, 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. Senators representing odd numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term.[1]
| 3rd Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 9, 1850 – January 8, 1851 | ||||
| Election | November 6, 1849 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 19 | ||||
| Senate President | Samuel Beall | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 66 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Moses M. Strong | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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Major events
- July 9, 1850: U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies in office; Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.
Party summary
Senate
Senate partisan composition
Democratic: 13 seats
Free Soil: 2 seat
Whig: 4 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 14 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 13 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 68% | 11% | 21% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
Assembly
Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 43 seats
Free Soil: 8 seats
Whig: 15 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 35 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 43 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 65% | 12% | 23% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 49 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 9, 1850–February 11, 1850
Leaders
Senate
- President of the Senate: Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Third Wisconsin Legislature:
| District | Counties | Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan | Lemuel Goodell | Democrat |
| 2 | Columbia, Marquette, Portage, Sauk | George DeGraw Moore | Whig |
| 3 | Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, La Pointe | James Fisher | Democrat |
| 4 | Fond du Lac, Winnebago | John A. Eastman | Democrat |
| 5 | Iowa, Richland | Montgomery M. Cothren | Democrat |
| 6 | Grant | John H. Rountree | Whig |
| 7 | Lafayette | Dennis Murphy | Democrat |
| 8 | Green | William Rittenhouse | Democrat |
| 9 | Dane | Alexander Botkin | Whig |
| 10 | Dodge | James Giddings | Democrat |
| 11 | Washington | Frederick W. Horn | Democrat |
| 12 | Jefferson | Peter H. Turner | Democrat |
| 13 | Waukesha | Frederick Sprague | Democrat |
| 14 | Walworth | George Gale | Free Soil |
| 15 | Rock | Otis W. Norton | Whig |
| 16 | Racine 1 | Elijah Steele | Democrat |
| 17 | Racine 2 | Victor Willard | Free Soil |
| 18 | Milwaukee 1 | Duncan Reed | Democrat |
| 19 | Milwaukee 2 | John B. Smith | Democrat |
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Third Wisconsin Legislature:
| Counties | Representative | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Charles D. Robinson | Democrat | |
| Calumet | David E. Wood | Whig | |
| Columbia | Hugh McFarlane | Democrat | |
| Crawford & Chippewa | William T. Sterling | Democrat | |
| Dane 1 | John Hasey | Democrat | |
| Dane 2 | Chauncey Abbott | Whig | |
| Dane 3 | Oliver Bryant | Democrat | |
| Dodge 1 | Oscar Hurlbut | Democrat | |
| Dodge 2 | James Murdock | Democrat | |
| Dodge 3 | John Lowth | Democrat | |
| Dodge 4 | William T. Ward | Democrat | |
| Dodge 5 | Malcolm Sellers | Whig | |
| Fond du Lac 1 | Morgan Noble | Democrat | |
| Fond du Lac 2 | Bertine Pinckney | Whig | |
| Grant 1 | Henry D. York | Democrat | |
| Grant 2 | William McGonigal | Whig | |
| Grant 3 | John B. Turley | Democrat | |
| Grant 4 | Jeremiah E. Dodge | Democrat | |
| Green | William Comstock Green | Democrat | |
| Iowa & Richland 1 | Moses M. Strong | Democrat | |
| Iowa & Richland 2 | Thomas M. Fullerton | Democrat | |
| Jefferson 1 | Abram Vanderpool | Democrat | |
| Jefferson 2 | Austin Kellogg | Democrat | |
| Jefferson 3 | Alva Stewart | Whig | |
| Lafayette 1 | Cornelius DeLong | Democrat | |
| Lafayette 2 | John K. Williams | Democrat | |
| Manitowoc | Charles Kuehn | Democrat | |
| Marquette | Benjamin Spaulding | Free Soil | |
| Milwaukee 1 | James B. Cross | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 2 | Charles E. Jenkins | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 3 | Edward McGarry | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 4 | John E. Cameron | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 5 | Garrett M. Fitzgerald | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 6 | Enoch Chase | Whig | |
| Milwaukee 7 | Samuel Brown | Free Soil | |
| St Croix & La Pointe | John S. Watrous | Democrat | |
| Portage | Walter D. McIndoe | Whig | |
| Racine 1 | Horace Chapman | Free Soil | |
| Racine 2 | Stephen O. Bennett | Free Soil | |
| Racine 3 | Caleb P. Barns | Democrat | |
| Racine 4 | Samuel Hale, Jr. | Democrat | |
| Racine 5 | George M. Robinson | Free Soil | |
| Rock 1 | William F. Tomkins | Whig | |
| Rock 2 | John R. Briggs | Whig | |
| Rock 3 | Leander Hoskins | Whig | |
| Rock 4 | John A. Segar | Whig | |
| Rock 5 | Ezekiel C. Smith | Free Soil | |
| Sauk | Caleb Crosswell | Democrat | |
| Sheboygan 1 | Horatio N. Smith | Democrat | |
| Sheboygan 2 | Francis G. Manney | Democrat | |
| Walworth 1 | Alexander O. Babcock | Whig | |
| Walworth 2 | Rufus Cheney, Jr. | Whig | |
| Walworth 3 | Alexander S. Palmer | Democrat | |
| Walworth 4 | George Sykes | Free Soil | |
| Walworth 5 | Wyman Spooner | Free Soil | |
| Washington 1 | Solon Johnson | Democrat | |
| Washington 2 | Eugene S. Turner | Democrat | |
| Washington 3 | Edward Divin | Democrat | |
| Washington 4 | Henry Weil | Democrat | |
| Washington 5 | Cornelius S. Griffin | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 1 | Patrick Higgins | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 2 | Henry Shears | Whig | |
| Waukesha 3 | Pitts Ellis | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 4 | John E. Gallagher | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 5 | Anson H. Taylor | Democrat | |
| Winnebago | Leonard P. Crary | Democrat | |
Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: William Rudolph Smith
- Sergeant-at-Arms: James Hanrahan
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: Alexander T. Gray
- Sergeant-at-Arms: E. R. Hugunin
References
- "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 180–181.
External links
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