9th Wisconsin Legislature
The Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1856, to March 31, 1856, in regular session, and re-convened from September 3, 1856, to October 14, 1856.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 9, 1856 – January 14, 1857 | ||||
| Election | November 6, 1855 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 25 | ||||
| Senate President | Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (D) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Louis P. Harvey (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 82 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | William Hull (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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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 6, 1855. 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 7, 1854.[1]
Major events
- January 7, 1856: Resulting from a dispute over the 1855 gubernatorial election, both Coles Bashford and William A. Barstow were sworn in as Governor of Wisconsin in separate ceremonies.
- January 15, 1856: Assemblymember William Brunquest, representing Oconto, Outagamie, and Waupaca County, resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to Louis Bostedo.
- March 21, 1856: William A. Barstow officially withdrew his claim to the Governorship, leaving Lieutenant Governor Arthur MacArthur as Acting Governor.
- March 24, 1856: The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its decision in the case Atty. Gen. ex rel. Bashford v. Barstow, ruling that Coles Bashford had won the 1855 gubernatorial election.
- March 25, 1856: Coles Bashford was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Wisconsin. Arthur MacArthur returned to his previous office as Lieutenant Governor.
- November 4, 1856: James Buchanan elected 15th President of the United States.
Major legislation
- March 20, 1856: Act to annex a part of the county of Dodge to the county of Jefferson, 1856 Act 27
- March 22, 1856: Joint Resolution in relation to Islands in the Mississippi river, 1856 Joint Resolution 2
- March 28, 1856: Act to define the boundaries of the county of Winnebago, 1856 Act 45
- March 29, 1856: Act to divide the county of Portage and erect the county of Wood, 1856 Act 54
- March 31, 1856: Joint Resolution of the Senate and Assembly of the State of Wisconsin to the United States, in relation to the removal of the Stockbridge Indians, 1856 Joint Resolution 4
- March 31, 1856: Act to set apart and incorporate the county of Burnette, 1856 Act 94
- September 16, 1856: Joint Resolution in relation to the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians, 1856 Joint Resolution 5
- September 30, 1856: Act to apportion and district anew the Members of the Senate and Assembly of the State of Wisconsin, 1856 Act 109. Expanded the Wisconsin Senate to 30 members, and the Assembly to 97.
- October 6, 1856: Act to organize the county of Eau Claire, 1856 Act 114
- October 14, 1856: Act to regulate the boundaries of La Crosse, Jackson and Monroe Counties, 1856 Act 145
Party summary
Senate
Senate Partisan composition
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 13 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 13 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 12 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 48% | 0% | 52% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 11 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
Assembly
Assembly Partisan composition
Democratic: 47 seats
Independent: 1 seat
Republican: 34 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||||
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| Democratic | Whig | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 34 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 82 | 0 |
| start of 1st Session | 46 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 82 | 0 |
| January 15 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 82 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 57.32% | 0.0% | 1.22% | 41.46% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 34 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 97 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 9, 1856 – March 31, 1856
- 2nd Regular session: September 3, 1856 – October 14, 1856
Leaders
Senate
- President of the Senate: Arthur MacArthur, Sr., Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Louis P. Harvey
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly: William Hull
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Ninth Wisconsin Legislature:
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Ninth Wisconsin Legislature:
| Counties | Representative | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Sauk | David K. Noyes | Republican | |
| Bad Ax, Crawford | Andrew Briggs | Democrat | |
| Brown, Door, Kewaunee | John Day | Democrat | |
| Calumet | James Cramond | Democrat | |
| Chippewa, La Crosse | Dugald D. Cameron | Republican | |
| Columbia | 1 | Moses M. Davis | Republican |
| 2 | Oliver C. Howe | Republican | |
| Dane | 1 | Charles R. Head | Republican |
| 2 | Augustus A. Huntington | Democrat | |
| 3 | William M. Colladay | Republican | |
| 4 | George P. Thompson | Democrat | |
| 5 | Augustus A. Bird | Democrat | |
| Dodge | 1 | Benjamin F. Barney | Democrat |
| 2 | Charles Burchard | Republican | |
| 3 | Daniel Fletcher | Democrat | |
| 4 | Lawrence Connor | Democrat | |
| 5 | Fred H. Ehinger | Democrat | |
| 6 | Henry Butterfield | Republican | |
| Fond du Lac | 1 | Isaac Brown | Democrat |
| 2 | Peter Johnson | Democrat | |
| 3 | George W. Parker | Republican | |
| 4 | Joseph Wagner | Democrat | |
| Grant | 1 | Allen Taylor | Republican |
| 2 | William Hull | Democrat | |
| 3 | James T. Brown | Republican | |
| 4 | Joseph Trotter Mills | Republican | |
| 5 | Horace Catlin | Democrat | |
| Green | Martin Flood | Republican | |
| Iowa | 1 | Richard M. Smith | Democrat |
| 2 | Ephraim Knowlton | Democrat | |
| Jefferson | 1 | David L. Morrison | Democrat |
| 2 | William Chappell | Democrat | |
| 3 | William W. Woodman | Democrat | |
| 4 | Henry C. Drake | Republican | |
| 5 | Darius Reed | Republican | |
| Kenosha | 1 | Henry Johnson | Republican |
| 2 | Franklin Newell | Republican | |
| Lafayette | 1 | Hamilton H. Gray | Democrat |
| 2 | Matthew Murphy | Democrat | |
| 3 | James H. Knowlton | Republican | |
| La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | Almon D. Gray | Democrat | |
| Manitowoc | Charles H. Walker | Democrat | |
| Marathon, Portage | Joseph Wood | Republican | |
| Marquette, Waushara | 1 | Horatio S. Thomas | Democrat |
| 2 | William F. Chipman | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Joshua Starks | Democrat |
| 2 | Augustus Greulich | Democrat | |
| 3 | William A. Hawkins | Republican | |
| 4 | George Hahn | Democrat | |
| 5 | John Mitchell | Democrat | |
| 6 | Andrew McCormick | Democrat | |
| 7 | Peter Lavis | Democrat | |
| 8 | Henry Crawford | Democrat | |
| 9 | John Tobin | Democrat | |
| Oconto, Outagamie, Waupaca | William Brunquest, until January 15 | Republican | |
| from January 15, Louis Bostedo | Democrat | ||
| Ozaukee | 1 | Charles Beger | Democrat |
| 2 | William Vogenitz | Democrat | |
| Racine | 1 | Thomas Falvey | Democrat |
| 2 | Eliphalet Cram | Democrat | |
| 3 | Patrick G. Cheves | Republican | |
| 4 | John T. Palmer | Democrat | |
| Richland | Robert Aken | Independent | |
| Rock | 1 | Horatio J. Murray | Republican |
| 2 | John Child | Republican | |
| 3 | Levi Alden | Republican | |
| 4 | John M. Evans | Republican | |
| Sheboygan | 1 | William Whippermann | Democrat |
| 2 | Reed C. Brazelton | Republican | |
| Walworth | 1 | James Lauderdale | Republican |
| 2 | Robert T. Seymour | Republican | |
| 3 | John F. Potter | Republican | |
| 4 | Asa W. Farr | Democrat | |
| 5 | Salmon Thomas | Republican | |
| 6 | William D. Chapin | Republican | |
| Washington | 1 | Thomas Hayes | Democrat |
| 2 | John Sell | Democrat | |
| Waukesha | 1 | Jeremiah Noon | Republican |
| 2 | James Weaver | Democrat | |
| 3 | John James | Democrat | |
| 4 | Charles S. Hawley | Republican | |
| Winnebago | 1 | John Anunson | Democrat |
| 2 | Lucius B. Townsend | Republican | |
Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: Byron Paine
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Baker
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: James Armstrong
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Egbert Moseley
References
- "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 191–192.
External links
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