4th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

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4th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly
3rd 5th
Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory
Meeting placeMadison, Wisconsin Territory
TermNovember 7, 1842 – January 4, 1847
Election
  • September 26, 1842
  • September 25, 1843
  • September 23, 1844
  • September 22, 1845
Council
Members13
President
Party controlDemocratic
House of Representatives
Members26
Speaker
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1stDecember 5, 1842 – April 17, 1843
2ndDecember 4, 1843 – January 31, 1844
3rdJanuary 6, 1845 – February 24, 1845
4thJanuary 5, 1846 – February 3, 1846

The Fourth Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory convened from December 5, 1842, to April 17, 1843, from December 4, 1843, to January 31, 1844, from January 6, 1845, to February 24, 1845, and from January 5, 1846, to February 3, 1846, in regular session.[1][2][3][4][5]

The first session of this Legislative Assembly was effected by a dispute with the Governor over whether or not the session was legally sanctioned by Congress. The session was adjourned twice, and finally came back into session on the governor's request in March 1843, when they finished their business.[1] This Legislative Assembly was also unusually long, spanning four general elections (1843, 1844, 1845, & 1846).

Major events[edit]

Major legislation[edit]

  • March 23, 1843: An Act fixing the time of holding the annual sessions of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes.[2]
  • April 10, 1843: An Act to repeal an act incorporating the State Bank of Wisconsin.[2]
  • April 17, 1843: An Act to abolish certain offices therein named. Abolished the offices of "district attorney" which were previously multi-county officials. County governments were instead empowered by this act to each appoint a prosecuting attorney.[2]
  • April 17, 1843: An Act to provide for completing a new roof upon the capitol, and for other purposes.[2]
  • April 17, 1843: An Act concerning removals from office. Required the Governor to make written notification when removing a person from office. The act was originally vetoed by the Governor, but the veto was overridden by the Assembly.[2]
  • January 24, 1844: An Act prescribing the time of holding the annual session of the Legislative Assembly. Set the start of the legislative session as the first Monday of January.[3]
  • January 26, 1844: An Act to submit to the people of Wisconsin the question of the expediency of forming a state government.[3]
  • January 30, 1845: Resolution to declare the name of the Territory, "Wisconsin."[4]
  • January 31, 1846: An Act in relation to the formation of a State Government in Wisconsin.[5]: 5–12 

Sessions[edit]

  • 1st session: December 5, 1842 – April 17, 1843
  • 2nd session: December 4, 1843 – January 31, 1844
  • 3rd session: January 6, 1845 – February 24, 1845
  • 4th session: January 5, 1846 – February 3, 1846

Leadership[edit]

Council President[edit]

Speaker of the House of Representatives[edit]

Members[edit]

Members of the Council[edit]

Counties Councillor Session(s) Party
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage, Sheboygan & Winnebago Morgan L. Martin Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Randall Wilcox Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Crawford, Chippewa, La Pointe, & St. Croix Theophilus La Chappelle Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Wiram Knowlton Green tickY Green tickY
Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, & Sauk Lucius I. Barber Green tickY Green tickY Whig
John Catlin Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Grant John H. Rountree Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Nelson Dewey Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Iowa Moses M. Strong Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Milwaukee & Washington Hans Crocker Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Lemuel White Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
David Newland Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Adam E. Ray Green tickY
James Kneeland Green tickY Green tickY
Jacob H. Kimball Green tickY Green tickY
Curtis Reed Green tickY Dem.
Racine Consider Heath Green tickY[note 1]
Peter D. Hugunin Green tickY[note 1]
Michael Frank Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Marshall Strong Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Rock & Walworth Charles M. Baker Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Edward V. Whiton Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig

Members of the House of Representatives[edit]

Members of the House of Representatives for the Fourth Wisconsin Territorial Assembly:[6]

Counties Representative Session(s) Party
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage, Sheboygan & Winnebago Albert G. Ellis Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Mason C. Darling Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
David Agry Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Abraham Brawley Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
William Fowler Green tickY
Elisha Morrow Green tickY
Crawford, Chippewa, La Pointe, & St. Croix John H. Manahan Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
James Fisher Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, & Sauk Isaac H. Palmer Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Lyman Crossman Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Robert Masters Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Charles S. Bristol Green tickY
Noah Phelps Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
George H. Slaughter Green tickY
Mark R. Clapp Green tickY
William M. Dennis Green tickY Dem.
Grant Franklin Z. Hicks Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Alonzo Platt Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Glendower M. Price Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Thomas P. Burnett Green tickY Green tickY
Thomas Cruson Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Armstead C. Brown Green tickY Whig
Iowa Robert M. Long Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Moses Meeker Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
William S. Hamilton Green tickY
George Messersmith Green tickY Whig
James Collins Green tickY
Robert C. Hoard Green tickY Green tickY
Solomon Oliver Green tickY
Henry M. Billings Green tickY Dem.
Charles Pole Green tickY
Milwaukee & Washington Andrew E. Elmore Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Benjamin Hunkins Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Thomas H. Olin Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Jonathan Parsons Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Jared Thompson Green tickY Green tickY Whig
George H. Walker Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Charles E. Brown Green tickY
Pitts Ellis Green tickY Dem.
Byron Kilbourn Green tickY Dem.
Benjamin H. Mooers Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
William Shew Green tickY Dem.
Samuel H. Barstow Green tickY
John Crawford Green tickY
James Magone Green tickY
Luther Parker Green tickY Dem.
William H. Thomas Green tickY Dem.
Racine Philander Judson Green tickY
John T. Trowbridge Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Peter Van Vliet Green tickY Dem.
Levi Grant Green tickY Dem.
Ezra Birchard Green tickY Dem.
Robert McClellan Green tickY
Orson Sheldon Green tickY Green tickY
Albert G. Northway Green tickY
Andrew B. Jackson Green tickY Dem.
Julius Wooster Green tickY
Rock & Walworth John Hopkins Green tickY Green tickY Whig
James Tripp Green tickY Green tickY Whig
John M. Capron Green tickY Green tickY Whig
William A. Bartlett Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Stephen Field Green tickY
Jesse C. Mills Green tickY
Salmon Thomas Green tickY
Jesse Moore Green tickY
Ira Jones Green tickY[note 2]
Caleb Crosswell Green tickY[note 3]
Warren Earl Green tickY[note 3]
Gaylord Graves Green tickY[note 3] Dem.

Employees[edit]

Council employees[edit]

  • Secretary:[1]
    • John V. Ingersol, 1st session, resigned March 31, 1843
    • John P. Sheldon, 1st session, following Ingersol's resignation
    • Ben C. Eastman, 2nd, 3rd & 4th sessions, resigned Jan. 19, 1846
    • William Rudolph Smith, 4th session, following Eastman's resignation
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
    • Charles C. Brown, 1st session
    • G. C. S. Vail, 2nd session
    • Charles H. Larkin, 3rd session
    • Joseph Brisbois, 4th session

House employees[edit]

  • Chief Clerk:[1]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
    • William S. Anderson, 1st session
    • J. W. Trowbridge, 2nd session
    • Chauncey Davis, 3rd session
    • David Bonham, 4th session

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Did not take his seat until March 6, 1843
  2. ^ Only represented Rock County.
  3. ^ a b c Only represented Walworth County.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 168–171. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Laws of Wisconsin Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1843. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Laws of Wiskonsan Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1844. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Laws of Wisconsin Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1845. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Laws of Wisconsin Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1846. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Statement". Milwaukie Commercial Herald. October 13, 1843. p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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