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24th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 2, 1871 – January 1, 1872
ElectionNovember 8, 1870
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentThaddeus C. Pound (R)
President pro temporeCharles G. Williams (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerWilliam E. Smith (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 1871 – March 25, 1871

The Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1871, to March 25, 1871, in regular session.

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1870. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 1869.[1]

Major events[edit]

Major legislation[edit]

Party summary[edit]

Senate summary[edit]

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 14 19 33 0
1st Session 14 19 33 0
Final voting share 42.42% 57.58%
Beginning of the next Legislature 10 23 33 0

Assembly summary[edit]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 40 seats
  Independent: 3 seats
  Republican: 57 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 39 1 60 100 0
1st Session 40 3 57 100 0
Final voting share 40% 3% 57%
Beginning of the next Legislature 40 0 60 100 0

Sessions[edit]

  • 1st Regular session: January 11, 1871 – March 25, 1871

Leaders[edit]

Senate leadership[edit]

Assembly leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Members of the Senate[edit]

Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Sheboygan John H. Jones 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) Francis Huebschmann Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Peter V. Deuster Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Philo Belden Rochester Rep.
08 Kenosha Milton Pettit Kenosha Rep.
09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe Eliphalet S. Miner Necedah Rep.
10 Waukesha John A. Rice Merton Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) William M. Colladay Stoughton Rep.
12 Walworth Samuel Pratt Spring Prairie Rep.
13 Lafayette Henry S. Magoon Darlington Rep.
14 Sauk Bennett Strong Spring Green Rep.
15 Iowa Francis Little Linden 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 Carl H. Schmidt Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac Hiram S. Town Ripon Rep.
21 Winnebago James H. Foster Koro 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 Myron Reed Waupaca Dem.
28 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Edward H. Ives Trimbelle Dem.
29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara Waldo Flint Princeton Rep.
30 Crawford, Richland George Krouskop Richland Center Dem.
31 La Crosse & Vernon Angus Cameron La Crosse 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-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 40 seats
  Independent: 3 seats
  Republican: 57 seats
Senate
District 		County Dist. Representative Party Residence
09 Adams Anson Rood Rep. Dell Prairie
28 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Samuel S. Vaughn Rep. Bayfield
02 Brown 1 Joseph S. Curtis Rep. Green Bay
2 David Cooper Ayres Rep. Fort Howard
32 Buffalo Ahaz F. Allen Rep. Gilmantown
22 Calumet William H. Dick Dem. Brothertown
32 Chippewa & Dunn James A. Bate Rep. Chippewa Falls
Clark & Jackson George W. King Rep. Humbird
25 Columbia 1 Stillman E. Dana Rep. Portage
2 Thomas Sanderson Rep. Leeds
3 George G. Marvin Rep. Randolph
30 Crawford Darius W. Briggs Rep. Utica
11 Dane 1 Lemuel O. Humphrey Rep. Albion
2 Knudt O. Heimdal Dem. Deerfield
26 3 Matthew Anderson Dem. Cross Plains
4 Ole Torgerson Rep. Perry
5 Harlow S. Orton Ind. Madison
18 Dodge 1 William E. Smith Rep. Fox Lake
2 Allen H. Atwater Rep. Oak Grove
33 3 William Rusch Dem. Herman
4 Marcus Trumer Dem. Rubicon
02 Door & Kewaunee Joseph McCormick Dem. Ahnapee
32 Eau Claire & Pepin Henry Cousins Rep. Eau Claire
20 Fond du Lac 1 Jehdeiah Bowen Rep. Ripon
2 John A. Baker Rep. Waupun
3 Gerrit T. Thorn Dem. Fond du Lac
4 Uriah D. Mihills Rep. Fond du Lac
5 Michael Lonergan Dem. Byron
6 Joseph Wagner Dem. Marshfield
16 Grant 1 Joseph Harris Rep. Hazel Green
2 Henry B. Coons Dem. Potosi
3 John C. Holloway Rep. Lancaster
4 William W. Field Rep. Boscobel
5 George H. Chambers Rep. Bloomington
24 Green 1 Orrin Bacon Rep. Montello
2 Marshal H. Pengra Rep. Sylvester
29 Green Lake Archibald Nichols Rep. Berlin
15 Iowa 1 Henry C. Barnard Dem. Avoca
2 John J. Davis Rep. Linden
23 Jefferson 1 Daniel Hall Rep. Watertown
2 William L. Hoskins Dem. Lake Mills
3 Nelson Fryer Dem. Cold Spring
4 Hiram J. Ball Dem. Palmyra
09 Juneau Perry R. Briggs Rep. Mauston
08 Kenosha Jonas W. Rhodes Ind. Somers
31 La Crosse 1 Gideon Hixon Rep. La Crosse
2 Powers Moulton Rep. Onalaska
13 Lafayette 1 Patrick Galagan Dem. Elk Grove
2 Henry W. Barnes Dem. Wiota
19 Manitowoc 1 Svend Samuelson Rep. Liberty
2 Michael Fitzgerald Dem. Maple Grove
3 Joseph Rankin Dem. Manitowoc
27 Marathon & Wood Rufus P. Manson Dem. Wausau
29 Marquette Spencer A. Pease Dem. Montello
05 Milwaukee 1 James S. White Dem. Milwaukee
2 August Richter Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 James Hoye Dem. Milwaukee
4 Charles M. Hoyt Dem. Milwaukee
5 Charles F. Freeman Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Daniel H. Richards Dem. Milwaukee
7 Matthew Keenan Dem. Milwaukee
8 John L. Semmann Dem. Milwaukee
06 9 Valentin Knœll Dem. Franklin
10 James Watts Dem. Milwaukee
09 Monroe David D. Cheney Rep. Sparta
22 Oconto & Shawano Parlan Semple Rep. Waukechon
Outagamie Charles E. McIntosh Dem. Appleton
03 Ozaukee Charles G. Meyer Dem. Fredonia
28 Pierce Oliver S. Powell Rep. River Falls
27 Portage Thomas McDill Rep. Plover
07 Racine 1 Lucius S. Blake Rep. Racine
2 George Bremner Ind. Dover
30 Richland Elihu Bailey Rep. Marshall
17 Rock 1 Halvor H. Peterson Rep. Spring Valley
2 Townshend Powell Rep. Fulton
3 Adelmorn Sherman Rep. Janesville
4 John Hammond Rep. Turtle
5 Willard Merrill Rep. Janesville
14 Sauk 1 Carl C. Kuntz Rep. Troy
2 George G. Swain Rep. New Buffalo
01 Sheboygan 1 Charles Œtling Dem. Herman
2 Enos Eastman Dem. Plymouth
3 Hiram N. Smith Rep. Sheboygan Falls
28 St. Croix Revel K. Fay Rep. Star Prairie
32 Trempealeau Alexander A. Arnold Rep. Galesville
31 Vernon 1 Joseph W. Hoyt Rep. Chaseburg
2 Henry A. Chase Rep. Viroqua
12 Walworth 1 John Jeffers Rep. Darien
2 Amzy Merriam Rep. Linn
3 Samuel A. White Dem. Whitewater
04 Washington 1 Baruch S. Weil Dem. Schleisingerville
2 Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek
10 Waukesha 1 Leonard D. Hinkley Dem. Eagle
2 John D. McDonald Dem. Summit
3 William Ockler Dem. Muskego
27 Waupaca George E. More Rep. Royalton
29 Waushara Edwin Montgomery Rep. Hancock
21 Winnebago 1 Russell J. Judd Rep. Algoma
2 William P. Rounds Rep. Menasha
3 Frederic A. Morgan Rep. Black Wolf

Employees[edit]

Senate employees[edit]

  • Chief Clerk: O. R. Smith[3]
    • Assistant Clerk: J. H. Waggoner
      • Bookkeeper: Sid A. Foster
    • Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
    • Enrolling Clerk: H. L. Hyde
    • Transcribing Clerk: Richard Perry
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Baker
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Dantz
  • Postmaster: C. E. Weeks
    • Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Seffens
  • Doorkeeper: W. G. Hyde
  • Doorkeeper: H. E. Seaver
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: J. Dixon
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: C. W. Watrous
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
    • Gallery Doorkeeper: A. A. Petty
    • Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
  • Governor's Attendant: C. H. Stone
  • Porter: F. H. Bates
  • General Messenger: Willie Hadley
  • Clerk's Messenger: Willie Bowen
  • Messengers:
    • Willie Dennison
    • Frank Roe
    • Charles Young
    • Charles H. Newton
    • Patrick Tierney

Assembly employees[edit]

  • Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young[3]
    • Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
      • Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
    • Engrossing Clerk: C. D. Purple
    • Enrolling Clerk: Jacob Fuss
    • Transcribing Clerk: Linda Harris
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield
    • 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
    • 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. L. Quaw
  • Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
    • 1st Assistant Postmaster: J. F. Cleghorn
    • 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Albert Emonson
  • Doorkeepers:
    • E. S. Blake
    • Thomas Watson
    • John Stansmore
    • O. R. Jones
  • Night Watch: W. A. Fay
  • Firemen:
    • D. B. Crandall
    • Richard Prichard
  • Gallery Attendants:
    • Peter Williams
    • A. J. Sutherland
  • Committee Room Attendants:
    • J. W. Brackett
    • L. N. Taylor
    • William W. Maxwell
    • George Slingsby
  • Washroom Attendant: S. D. Hanchett
  • Porter: R. S. Warner
  • Speaker's Messenger: Willie Holmes
  • Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
  • Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Willie Potter
  • Messengers:
    • Frank Beyler
    • Daniel Fitzpatrick
    • George E. McDill
    • George Sherman
    • Freddie Blake
    • Ballard P. Barnett
    • Eugene Kuntz
    • S. G. Huntington
    • Charles F. Dana
    • Adolph Hastreiter
    • Emeal Hammer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 224–226. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "1871 Act 156 - An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts" (PDF). Wisconsin State Legislature. March 24, 1871. pp. PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1871. pp. 371–394. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

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