23rd Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin legislative term for 1870
The Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1870, to March 17, 1870, 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. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1869. 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 3, 1868.[ 1]
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild , of Dane County , serving the first year of his third two-year term, having won re-election in the 1869 Wisconsin gubernatorial election .
Major events
Major legislation
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(December 2021 )
Party summary
Senate summary
Senate partisan composition Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats
Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 39 seats
Independent: 1 seat
Republican: 60 seats
Sessions
1st Regular session: January 12, 1870 – March 17, 1870
Leaders
Senate leadership
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[ 2]
Senate partisan representation Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats
Dist.
Counties
Senator
Residence
Party
01
Sheboygan
David Taylor
Sheboygan
Rep.
02
Brown , Door , Kewaunee
Lyman Walker
Ahnapee
Dem.
03
Ozaukee
Lyman Morgan
Ozaukee
Dem.
04
Washington
Adam Schantz
Addison
Dem.
05
Milwaukee (Northern Half)
William P. Lynde
Milwaukee
Dem.
06
Milwaukee (Southern Half)
Peter V. Deuster
Milwaukee
Dem.
07
Racine
Henry Stevens
Caledonia
Rep.
08
Kenosha
Milton Pettit
Kenosha
Rep.
09
Adams , Juneau , Monroe
William J. Kershaw
Big Spring
Rep.
10
Waukesha
John A. Rice
Merton
Dem.
11
Dane (Eastern Part)
Nelson Williams
Stoughton
Rep.
12
Walworth
Samuel Pratt
Spring Prairie
Rep.
13
Lafayette
Hamilton H. Gray
Darlington
Dem.
14
Sauk
Bennett Strong
Spring Green
Rep.
15
Iowa
Lemuel W. Joiner
Wyoming
Rep.
16
Grant
George C. Hazelton
Boscobel
Rep.
17
Rock
Charles G. Williams
Janesville
Rep.
18
Dodge (Western Part)
Samuel D. Burchard
Beaver Dam
Dem.
19
Manitowoc
George B. Reed
Manitowoc
Dem.
20
Fond du Lac
Hiram S. Town
Ripon
Rep.
21
Winnebago
Ira W. Fisher
Menasha
Rep.
22
Calumet , Oconto , Outagamie , Shawano
George Baldwin
Chilton
Dem.
23
Jefferson
William W. Woodman
Farmington
Dem.
24
Green
John C. Hall
Monroe
Rep.
25
Columbia
William M. Griswold
Columbus
Rep.
26
Dane (Western Part)
Romanzo E. Davis
Middleton
Rep.
27
Marathon , Portage , Waupaca , Wood
Charles M. Webb
Grand Rapids
Rep.
28
Ashland , Barron , Bayfield , Burnett , Douglas , Pierce , Polk , St. Croix
Edward H. Ives
Trimbelle
Dem.
29
Green Lake , Marquette , Waushara
George D. Waring
Berlin
Rep.
30
Crawford , Richland
George Krouskop
Richland Center
Dem.
31
La Crosse & Vernon
Cyrus M. Butt
Viroqua
Rep.
32
Buffalo , Chippewa , Clark , Dunn , Eau Claire , Jackson , Pepin , Trempealeau
William T. Price
Black River Falls
Rep.
33
Dodge (Eastern Part)
Satterlee Clark
Horicon
Dem.
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[ 2]
Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 39 seats
Independent: 1 seat
Republican: 60 seats
Employees
Senate employees
Chief Clerk: Leander B. Hills[ 2]
Assistant Clerk: H. H. Rust
Bookkeeper: Robert A. Gillett
Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch
Transcribing Clerk: Julia A. Hubbard
Sergeant-at-Arms: Earl M. Rogers
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: William Freeman
Postmaster: L. D. Frost
Assistant Postmaster: T. Watson
Doorkeeper: D. W. Collins
Doorkeeper: W. Cook
Assistant Doorkeeper: Levi Burgett
Assistant Doorkeeper: F. Chamberlain
Gallery Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
President's Attendant: F. Bowers
Porter: A. T. Conger
Messengers:
Eddie Knight
Willie Hadley
Charlie Young
Charles F. Torgerson
Charlie S. Vedder
Max Roeder
Assembly employees
Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young[ 2]
Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed
Enrolling Clerk: S. F. Hammond
Transcribing Clerk: G. H. Brock
Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Johnson
1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. C. McDonald
Postmaster: J. H. Wagoner
1st Assistant Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
2nd Assistant Postmaster: Henry Stannard
Doorkeepers:
W. S. Seavey
A. B. Finch
Joseph F. Wigmore
W. W. Dantz
Night Watch: John K. Parish
Firemen:
Sidney Emmes
E. G. Garner
Gallery Attendants:
George A. Phinney
H. S. Grinde
Committee Room Attendants:
T. D. Powers
Fred Keud
Hiram Steffins
George Slurzsby
Porter: J. W. Plato
Speaker's Messenger: C. Bingham
Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
Messengers:
Emile Hammer
Frank Beyler
Daniel Fitzpatrick
Frank Johnson
Henry A. Douglas
Charles S. Parker
Marshall Jackson
Oscar Green
Clarence Patch
Willie Holmes
Thaddeus W. Sutliff
References
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