5th Wisconsin Legislature
The Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1852, to April 19, 1852, 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. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1851. 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 5, 1850.[1]
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 14, 1852 – January 12, 1853 | ||||
| Election | November 4, 1851 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 19 | ||||
| Senate President | Timothy Burns | ||||
| President pro tempore | Eliab B. Dean, Jr. | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 66 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | James McMillan Shafter | ||||
| Party control | Whig | ||||
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Major events
- January 30, 1852: Assemblymember Matthew Murphy of Lafayette County resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to George W. Hammett.[2]
- November 2, 1852: Franklin Pierce elected President of the United States
Major legislation
- March 3, 1852: Act to incorporate Racine College, 1852 Act 65
- March 4, 1852: Act to incorporate the Milwaukee University, 1852 Act 79
- April 16, 1852: Act to set apart and incorporate the County of Kewaunee, 1852 Act 363
- April 17, 1852: Act to provide for the organization of a separate Supreme Court and for the election of Justices thereof, 1852 Act 395
- April 19, 1852: Act to authorize the business of Banking, 1852 Act 479
- April 19, 1852: Act to provide for the registration of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, 1852 Act 492
- April 19, 1852: Act to apportion and district anew the members of the Senate and Assembly of the State of Wisconsin, 1852 Act 499, increased the size of the Senate to 25 members, and the Assembly to 82.
- April 19, 1852: Act relating to Printing, 1852 Act 504
Party summary
Senate
Senate Partisan composition
Democratic: 12 seats
Free Soil: 1 seats
Whig: 6 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 14 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 12 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 63.16% | 5.26% | 31.58% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0 |
Assembly
Assembly Partisan composition
Democratic: 28 seats
Free Soil: 6 seats
Whig: 32 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 49 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 0 |
| Start of 1st Session | 29 | 6 | 31 | 66 | 0 |
| After January 30 | 28 | 6 | 32 | 66 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 42.42% | 9.09% | 48.48% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 55 | 7 | 20 | 82 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 14, 1852 – April 19, 1852
Leaders
Senate
- President of the Senate: Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Eliab B. Dean, Jr.
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly: James McMillan Shafter
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:
Senate Partisan composition
Democratic: 14 seats
Free Soil: 2 seats
Whig: 3 seats
| District | Counties | Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, Calumet, Door, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan | Theodore Conkey | Democrat |
| 2 | Columbia, Marathon, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara | James S. Alban | Whig |
| 3 | Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse, St. Croix, La Pointe | Hiram A. Wright | Democrat |
| 4 | Fond du Lac, Waupaca, Winnebago | Bertine Pinckney | Whig |
| 5 | Iowa, Richland | Levi Sterling | Whig |
| 6 | Grant | Joel C. Squires | Democrat |
| 7 | Lafayette | Samuel G. Bugh | Democrat |
| 8 | Green | Thomas S. Bowen | Democrat |
| 9 | Dane | Eliab B. Dean, Jr. | Democrat |
| 10 | Dodge | Judson Prentice | Whig |
| 11 | Washington | Harvey G. Turner | Democrat |
| 12 | Jefferson | Alva Stewart | Whig |
| 13 | Waukesha | E. B. West | Whig |
| 14 | Walworth | Eleazer Wakeley | Democrat |
| 15 | Rock | Andrew Palmer | Democrat |
| 16 | Kenosha | John Sharpstein | 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 Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:
| Counties | Representative | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse | Andrew Briggs | Democrat |
| Brown, Door, Oconto, Outagamie | Uriel H. Peak | Democrat |
| Calumet | James Cramond | Democrat |
| Columbia | James T. Lewis | Democrat |
| Dane 1 | Alexander Botkin | Whig |
| Dane 2 | Hiram Giles | Whig |
| Dane 3 | William A. Pierce | Democrat |
| Dodge 1 | Darius L. Bancroft | Whig |
| Dodge 2 | Timothy B. Sterling | Whig |
| Dodge 3 | Maximilian Averbeck | Democrat |
| Dodge 4 | William H. Green | Democrat |
| Dodge 5 | Horace D. Patch | Democrat |
| Fond du Lac 1 | Benjamin F. Moore | Whig |
| Fond du Lac 2 | Nicholas M. Donaldson | Whig |
| Grant 1 | William Richardson | Whig |
| Grant 2 | Noah Clemmons | Democrat |
| Grant 3 | David McKee | Democrat |
| Grant 4 | J. Allen Barber | Whig |
| Green | Truman J. Safford | Whig |
| Iowa & Richland 1 | John Toay | Whig |
| Iowa & Richland 2 | Luman M. Strong | Democrat |
| Jefferson 1 | Thomas R. Mott | Whig |
| Jefferson 2 | A. H. Van Norstrand | Democrat |
| Jefferson 3 | Jacob Skinner | Whig |
| Kenosha 1 | Christopher Latham Sholes | Free Soil |
| Kenosha 2 | Lathrop Burgess | Free Soil |
| Lafayette 1 | James H. Earnest | Whig |
| Lafayette 2 | Matthew Murphy, resigned January 30, 1852 | Democrat |
| George W. Hammett, remainder of term | Whig | |
| La Pointe, St. Croix | Otis W. Hoyt | Democrat |
| Manitowoc | Ezekiel Ricker | Democrat |
| Marathon, Portage | George W. Cate | Democrat |
| Marquette, Waushara | Eleazer Root | Whig |
| Milwaukee 1 | Charles Cain | Whig |
| Milwaukee 2 | Joseph A. Phelps | Whig |
| Milwaukee 3 | Wallace W. Graham | Democrat |
| Milwaukee 4 | Jonathan L. Burnham | Whig |
| Milwaukee 5 | Edward Hasse | Democrat |
| Milwaukee 6 | Valentine Knoll | Democrat |
| Milwaukee 7 | William Beck | Democrat |
| Racine 1 | William L. Utley | Free Soil |
| Racine 2 | Abram Gordon | Whig |
| Racine 3 | James Catton | Whig |
| Rock 1 | William A. Lawrence | Whig |
| Rock 2 | Simeon W. Abbott | Whig |
| Rock 3 | John Hackett | Democrat |
| Rock 4 | George R. Ramsey | Whig |
| Rock 5 | Asal Kinney | Whig |
| Sauk | Jonathan W. Fyffe | Whig |
| Sheboygan 1 | James McMillan Shafter | Whig |
| Sheboygan 2 | David B. Conger | Whig |
| Walworth 1 | Joel H. Cooper | Free Soil |
| Walworth 2 | Zerah Mead | Whig |
| Walworth 3 | Timothy H. Fellows | Free Soil |
| Walworth 4 | Lewis N. Wood | Whig |
| Walworth 5 | Stephen Steele Barlow | Free Soil |
| Washington 1 | Simon D. Powers | Democrat |
| Washington 2 | Phineas M. Johnson | Democrat |
| Washington 3 | Adam Staats | Democrat |
| Washington 4 | Densmore W. Maxon | Democrat |
| Washington 5 | Baruch Schleisinger Weil | Democrat |
| Waukesha 1 | John U. Hilliard | Democrat |
| Waukesha 2 | Denison Worthington | Whig |
| Waukesha 3 | Thomas Sugden | Whig |
| Waukesha 4 | Publius V. Monroe | Democrat |
| Waukesha 5 | Findley McNaughton | Democrat |
| Waupaca, Winnebago | Dudley C. Blodget | Whig |
Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: John K. Williams
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Patrick Cosgrove
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: Alexander T. Gray
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Elisha Starr
References
- "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 183–184.
- Journal of the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1852. pp. 137–138. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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