11th_Wisconsin_Legislature
11th Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin legislative term for 1858
The Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1858, to March 17, 1858, in regular session.
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859 | ||||
| Election | November 3, 1857 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Senate President | Erasmus D. Campbell (D) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Hiram H. Giles (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 97 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Frederick S. Lovell (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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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. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1857. 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 4, 1856.[1]
- January 4, 1858: Inauguration of Alexander Randall as the 6th Governor of Wisconsin.
- February 25, 1858: Act to divide the County of Dunn, and create the County of Pepin, 1858 Act 15
- March 5, 1858: Act to divide the County of Marquette and erect the County of Green Lake, 1858 Act 17
- May 12, 1858: Act providing for the organization, enrolling and discipline of the Militia of the State of Wisconsin, 1858 Act 87
- May 17, 1858: Act to protect the people against corrupt and secret influences of matters of Legislation, 1858 Act 145
Senate summary
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 18 seats
More information Party (Shading indicates majority caucus), Total ...
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 11 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 12 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 40% | 0% | 60% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 0 |
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Assembly summary
Democratic: 44 seats
Republican: 53 seats
More information Party (Shading indicates majority caucus), Total ...
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
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| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 34 | 0 | 63 | 97 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 44 | 0 | 53 | 97 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 45% | 0% | 55% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 41 | 1 | 54 | 96 | 1 |
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- 1st Regular session: January 13, 1858 – March 17, 1858
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Erasmus D. Campbell, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Hiram H. Giles
Assembly leadership
- Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick S. Lovell
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature (30):
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 18 seats
More information District, Counties ...
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Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 44 seats
Republican: 53 seats
More information Senate District, County ...
| Senate District |
County | District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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| 09 | Adams & Juneau | Almon P. Ayers | Rep. | Quincy | |
| 28 | Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | James B. Gray | Rep. | Hudson | |
| 30 | Bad Ax, Crawford | James R. Savage | Dem. | Springville | |
| 02 | Brown | Edgar Conklin | Dem. | Green Bay | |
| 30 | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Harlow E. Prickett | Dem. | Black River Falls | |
| 19 | Calumet | James Robinson | Dem. | Chilton | |
| 28 | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Lucius Cannon | Rep. | Pepin | |
| 25 | Columbia[2] | 1 | Alvin B. Alden | Dem. | Portage |
| 2 | William M. Griswold | Rep. | Columbus | ||
| 3 | Jonathan W. Earle | Rep. | Pardeeville | ||
| 11 | Dane[2] | 1 | Daniel B. Crandall | Rep. | Utica |
| 2 | John E. Sharp | Rep. | Door Creek | ||
| 3 | Storer W. Field | Rep. | Fitchburg | ||
| 26 | 4 | Henry K. Belding | Dem. | Black Earth | |
| 5 | Frank Gault | Dem. | Pheasant Branch | ||
| 6 | Alexander A. McDonell | Rep. | Madison | ||
| 22 | Dodge[2] | 1 | John Steiner | Dem. | Woodland |
| 2 | Narcisse Juneau | Dem. | Theresa | ||
| 3 | Paul Juneau | Dem. | Juneau | ||
| 4 | Benjamin F. Gibbs | Rep. | Fox Lake | ||
| 5 | Frederick H. Kribs | Rep. | Beaver Dam | ||
| 6 | Edward J. Williams | Rep. | Elba | ||
| 02 | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Jonathan C. Hall | Dem. | Marinette | |
| 20 | Fond du Lac[2] | 1 | Edmund L. Runals | Rep. | Ripon |
| 2 | Henry D. Hitt | Rep. | Oakfield | ||
| 3 | Frank D. McCarty | Dem. | Fond du Lac | ||
| 4 | Joseph Wagner | Dem. | Dotyville | ||
| 5 | William S. Tuttle | Dem. | New Fane | ||
| 16 | Grant[2] | 1 | Henry D. York | Rep. | Hazel Green |
| 2 | Albert W. Emerey | Dem. | Potosi | ||
| 3 | Hanmer Robbins | Rep. | Platteville | ||
| 4 | Charles K. Dean | Rep. | Boscobel | ||
| 5 | Henry Patch | Dem. | Patch Grove | ||
| 24 | Green[2] | 1 | James E. Vinton | Rep. | Albany |
| 2 | William G. Brown | Rep. | Skinner | ||
| 15 | Iowa[2] | 1 | Henry M. Billings | Dem. | Constance |
| 2 | Levi Sterling | Rep. | Mineral Point | ||
| 23 | Jefferson[2] | 1 | Miles Holmes | Rep. | Palmyra |
| 2 | George C. Smith | Rep. | Oakland | ||
| 14 | 3 | Peter Rogan | Dem. | Watertown | |
| 4 | John Gibb | Dem. | Oconomowoc | ||
| 5 | Harlow Pease | Rep. | Waterloo | ||
| 08 | Kenosha[2] | 1 | Frederick S. Lovell | Rep. | Kenosha |
| 2 | Almond D. Cornwell | Rep. | Salem | ||
| 30 | La Crosse & Monroe | James D. Condit | Dem. | Sparta | |
| 13 | Lafayette[2] | 1 | Hamilton H. Gray | Dem. | Darlington |
| 2 | Charles Bracken | Dem. | Mineral Point | ||
| 3 | James H. Earnest | Dem. | New Diggings | ||
| 19 | Manitowoc[2] | 1 | Henry C. Hamilton | Dem. | Two Rivers |
| 2 | James B. Dunn | Dem. | Manitowoc | ||
| 27 | Marathon, Portage, Wood | Burton Millard | Rep. | Wausau | |
| 29 | Marquette[2] | 1 | Samuel W. Mather | Dem. | Markesan |
| 2 | Dominic K. Devaney | Rep. | Montello | ||
| 05 | Milwaukee[2] | 1 | Dighton Corson | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 2 | Alex. Cotzhausen | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
| 06 | 3 | John Hayden | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
| 4 | Duncan E. Cameron | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
| 5 | Mitchell Steever | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
| 05 | 6 | Frederick R. Berg | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
| 7 | Michael Hanrahan | Dem. | Good Hope | ||
| 06 | 8 | Joseph Carney | Dem. | Wauwatosa | |
| 9 | Orlando Ellsworth | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
| 02 | Outagamie | Perry H. Smith | Dem. | Appleton | |
| 03 | Ozaukee[2] | 1 | Alexander M. Alling | Dem. | Saukville |
| 2 | B. O. Zastrow Kussow | Dem. | Cedarburg | ||
| 07 | Racine[2] | 1 | George W. Selden | Rep. | Racine |
| 2 | Hermon Warner | Dem. | Racine | ||
| 3 | Samuel Collins | Rep. | Yorkville | ||
| 4 | Edward Dyer | Rep. | Burlington | ||
| 15 | Richland | Charles G. Rodolf | Dem. | Orion | |
| 18 | Rock[2] | 1 | George Irish | Rep. | Clinton |
| 2 | William Hubbard Stark | Rep. | Shopiere | ||
| 17 | 3 | James H. Knowlton | Rep. | Janesville | |
| 4 | Zebulon P. Burdick | Rep. | Janesville | ||
| 5 | Kiron W. Bemis | Rep. | Janesville | ||
| 09 | Sauk[2] | 1 | Samuel H. Bassinger | Rep. | Prairie du Sac |
| 2 | Samuel Northrup | Rep. | Dellona | ||
| 01 | Sheboygan[2] | 1 | Zebulon P. Mason | Dem. | Sheboygan |
| 2 | William H. Prentice | Rep. | Sheboygan Falls | ||
| 3 | Abraham H. Van Wie | Rep. | Cascade | ||
| 12 | Walworth[2] | 1 | John McKibbin | Rep. | Geneva |
| 2 | Elijah Easton | Rep. | Walworth | ||
| 3 | Butler G. Noble | Rep. | Whitewater | ||
| 4 | James Baker | Rep. | East Troy | ||
| 04 | Washington[2] | 1 | James Kenealy | Dem. | Toland's Prairie |
| 2 | Paul A. Weil | Dem. | Richfield | ||
| 3 | Charles W. Detmering | Dem. | Newburg | ||
| 10 | Waukesha[2] | 1 | Albert Alden | Rep. | Delafield |
| 2 | Oliver P. Hullett | Rep. | Menomonee Falls | ||
| 3 | David Roberts | Dem. | North Prairie | ||
| 4 | George McWhorter | Rep. | Waukesha | ||
| 5 | Charles S. Hawley | Rep. | Waukesha | ||
| 27 | Waupaca | Andrew J. Dufur | Rep. | Iola | |
| Waushara | William C. Webb | Rep. | Wautoma | ||
| 21 | Winnebago[2] | 1 | Samuel M. Hay | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 2 | William Duchman | Rep. | Menasha | ||
| 3 | William P. McAllister | Rep. | Omro | ||
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Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: John L. V. Thomas
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Nathaniel L. Stout
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Francis Massing
- "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 193–194.
- Crane, L. H. D., ed. (1859). "List of Assembly Districts, with Names of Members since the last apportionment" (PDF). A Manual of Customs, Precedents, and Forms in use in the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 58–64. Retrieved September 4, 2021.