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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]

Major events[edit]

Major legislation[edit]

Party summary[edit]

Senate summary[edit]

Senate partisan composition

  Democratic: 14 seats

  Republican: 19 seats

Assembly summary[edit]

Assembly partisan composition

  Democratic: 39 seats

  Independent: 1 seat

  Republican: 60 seats

Sessions[edit]

  • 1st Regular session: January 12, 1870 – March 17, 1870

Leaders[edit]

Senate leadership[edit]

Assembly leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Members of the Senate[edit]

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[edit]

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan representation

  Democratic: 39 seats

  Independent: 1 seat

  Republican: 60 seats

Employees[edit]

Senate employees[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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

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