4th Wisconsin Legislature
The Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1851, to March 17, 1851, in regular session. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 5, 1850. 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 6, 1849.[1]
| 4th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 8, 1851 – January 14, 1852 | ||||
| Election | November 5, 1850 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 19 | ||||
| Senate President | Samuel Beall | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 66 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Frederick W. Horn | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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Major events
- January 20, 1851: The Wisconsin Legislature, in joint session, re-elected Henry Dodge to a six-year term as United States Senator.[2]
- November 4, 1851: Leonard J. Farwell elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- January 5, 1852: Inauguration of Leonard J. Farwell as the 2nd Governor of Wisconsin.
- January 5, 1852: Inauguration of Timothy Burns as the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.
Major legislation
- January 22, 1851: Joint resolution in relation to the Honorable Isaac P. Walker, 1851 Joint Resolution 1
- February 1, 1851: Act to incorporate the Fire Department of the City of Milwaukee, 1851 Act 26
- February 4, 1851: Act providing for the election of a Chief Justice, 1851 Act 39
- February 6, 1851: Act to set apart and incorporate the County of Oconto, 1851 Act 44
- February 11, 1851: Act to set apart and incorporate Door County, 1851 Act 66
- February 15, 1851: Act to set apart and incorporate the County of Waushara, 1851 Act 77
- February 17, 1851: Act to incorporate the County of Waupaca, 1851 Act 78
- February 17, 1851: Act to divide the county of Brown and create the county of Outagamie, 1851 Act 83
- March 10, 1851: Act to prevent the killing of deer in certain months of the year, 1851 Act 171
- March 11, 1851: Act to change the name of the town of "Pike" in Kenosha county to "Somers," 1851 Act 211
Party summary
Senate
Senate partisan composition
Democratic: 14 seats
Free Soil: 2 seats
Whig: 3 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 13 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 14 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 73.68% | 10.53% | 15.79% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 12 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
Assembly
Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 49 seats
Free Soil: 7 seats
Whig: 10 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 43 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 49 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 74.24% | 10.61% | 15.15% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 29 | 6 | 31 | 66 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 8, 1851–March 17, 1851
Leaders
Senate
- President of the Senate: Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Duncan Reed
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:
Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 14 seats
Free Soil: 2 seats
Whig: 3 seats
| District | Counties | Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan | Theodore Conkey | Democrat |
| 2 | Columbia, Marathon, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara | George DeGraw Moore | Whig |
| 3 | Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, La Pointe | Hiram A. Wright | Democrat |
| 4 | Fond du Lac, Winnebago | John A. Eastman | Democrat |
| 5 | Iowa, Richland | Levi Sterling | Whig |
| 6 | Grant | John H. Rountree | Whig |
| 7 | Lafayette | Samuel G. Bugh | Democrat |
| 8 | Green | William Rittenhouse | Democrat |
| 9 | Dane | Eliab B. Dean, Jr. | Democrat |
| 10 | Dodge | James Giddings | Democrat |
| 11 | Washington | Harvey G. Turner | Democrat |
| 12 | Jefferson | Peter H. Turner | Democrat |
| 13 | Waukesha | George Hyer | Democrat |
| 14 | Walworth | George Gale | Free Soil |
| 15 | Rock | Andrew Palmer | Democrat |
| 16 | Kenosha | Orson S. Head | Democrat |
| 17 | Racine | Stephen O. Bennett | Free Soil |
| 18 | Milwaukee 1 | Duncan Reed | Democrat |
| 19 | Milwaukee 2 | Francis Huebschmann | Democrat |
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:
| Counties | Representative | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | John F. Lessey | Democrat | |
| Calumet | William H. Dick | Democrat | |
| Columbia | William T. Bradley | Democrat | |
| Crawford & Chippewa | William T. Price | Democrat | |
| Dane 1 | Abram A. Boyce | Democrat | |
| Dane 2 | Augustus A. Bird | Democrat | |
| Dane 3 | Gabriel Bjornson | Democrat | |
| Dodge 1 | John Muzzy | Democrat | |
| Dodge 2 | Asa W. French | Democrat | |
| Dodge 3 | John Lowth | Democrat | |
| Dodge 4 | Charles B. Whitton | Democrat | |
| Dodge 5 | William E. Smith | Whig | |
| Fond du Lac 1 | Morris S. Barnett | Democrat | |
| Fond du Lac 2 | Charles L. Julius | Democrat | |
| Grant 1 | James B. Johnson | Democrat | |
| Grant 2 | John N. Jones | Democrat | |
| Grant 3 | William R. Biddlecome | Democrat | |
| Grant 4 | Robert M. Briggs | Democrat | |
| Green | Julius Hulburt | Whig | |
| Iowa & Richland 1 | Charles Rodolf | Democrat | |
| Iowa & Richland 2 | Richard J. Tregaskis | Democrat | |
| Jefferson 1 | Alonzo Wing | Democrat | |
| Jefferson 2 | Patrick Rogan | Democrat | |
| Jefferson 3 | Samuel T. Clothier | Democrat | |
| Kenosha 1 | Obed Hale | Free Soil | |
| Kenosha 2 | Henry Johnson | Whig | |
| Lafayette 1 | Nathan Olmsted | Whig | |
| Lafayette 2 | Samuel Cole | Democrat | |
| Manitowoc | G. C. Oscar Malmros | Democrat | |
| Marquette & Waushara | Charles Waldo | Whig | |
| Milwaukee 1 | William K. Wilson | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 2 | Charles E. Jenkins | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 3 | John L. Doran | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 4 | George H. Walker | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 5 | Enoch Chase | Whig | |
| Milwaukee 6 | Tobias G. Osborne | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee 7 | Patrick Carney | Democrat | |
| St Croix & La Pointe | John O. Henning | Democrat | |
| Portage & Marathon | Thomas J. Morman | Democrat | |
| Racine 1 | William L. Utley | Free Soil | |
| Racine 2 | Peter Van Vliet | Free Soil | |
| Racine 3 | James Tinker | Free Soil | |
| Rock 1 | Edward Vincent | Whig | |
| Rock 2 | William F. Tompkins | Whig | |
| Rock 3 | John Bannister | Democrat | |
| Rock 4 | Joseph Kinney, Jr. | Democrat | |
| Rock 5 | John D. Seaver | Whig | |
| Sauk | Nathaniel Perkins | Democrat | |
| Sheboygan 1 | Albert D. La Due | Democrat | |
| Sheboygan 2 | John D. Murphy | Democrat | |
| Walworth 1 | Adam E. Ray | Free Soil | |
| Walworth 2 | Henry C. Hemingway | Whig | |
| Walworth 3 | Experience Estabrook | Democrat | |
| Walworth 4 | Elijah Easton | Free Soil | |
| Walworth 5 | Wyman Spooner | Free Soil | |
| Washington 1 | Frederick W. Horn | Democrat | |
| Washington 2 | Harvey Moore | Democrat | |
| Washington 3 | Frederick Stock | Democrat | |
| Washington 4 | Francis Everley, Jr. | Democrat | |
| Washington 5 | John C. Toll | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 1 | John C. Snover | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 2 | Peter D. Gifford | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 3 | Aaron V. Groot | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 4 | William A. Cone | Democrat | |
| Waukesha 5 | Hosea Fuller, Jr. | Democrat | |
| Winnebago | Edward Eastman | Democrat | |
Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: William Hull
- Sergeant-at-Arms: E. D. Masters
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: Alexander T. Gray
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles S. Kingsbury
References
- "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 182–183.
- Journal of the Senate of Wisconsin, Annual Session A.D. 1851 (Report). 1851. p. 60. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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