10th Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin legislative term for 1857
The Tenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1857, to March 9, 1857, in regular session.
This was the first legislative session after the expansion and redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session . The Senate grew from 25 to 30 seats; the Assembly grew from 82 to 97 seats.
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 4, 1856. 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 6, 1855, or were elected in the 1856 election for a newly created district and were serving a one-year term.[ 1]
Major events
Major legislation
February 19, 1857: Act relating to the writ of Habeas Corpus to persons claimed as Fugitive Slaves , the right of trial by jury, and to prevent kidnapping in this State, 1857 Act 8 . This was an attempt to make it more difficult to arrest people on accusation that they were fugitive slaves. It also introduced severe penalties for falsely claiming a person as a fugitive slave.
February 28, 1857: Act providing for the erection of the main edifice of the State University, 1857 Act 25
February 28, 1857: Act authorizing the enlargement of the State Capitol, and providing and appropriating means for the payment of the same, 1857 Act 26
March 4, 1857: Act to extend the right of Suffrage , 1857 Act 44 . This was the second attempt to create a referendum which would grant voting rights to African American men in Wisconsin. The first referendum passed, but was deemed illegitimate. This referendum would fail in the 1857 election. Ultimately, the Wisconsin Supreme Court would rule in the 1866 case of Gillespie v. Palmer
March 7, 1857: Act to preserve the purity of Elections, 1857 Act 85
March 9, 1857: Act to provide for the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Property and to define his powers and duties, 1857 Act 95
Party summary
Senate summary
Senate partisan composition Democratic: 11 seats
Republican: 19 seats
Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 34 seats
Republican: 63 seats
Sessions
1st Regular session: January 14, 1857 – March 9, 1857
Leaders
Senate leadership
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Tenth Wisconsin Legislature (30):
Senate partisan representation Democratic: 11 seats
Republican: 19 seats
District
Counties
Senator
Party
Residence
01
Sheboygan
Elijah Fox Cook Dem.
Sheboygan
02
Brown , Door , Kewaunee , Oconto , Outagamie , Shawanaw
Perry H. Smith Dem.
Appleton
03
Ozaukee
Herman J. Schulteis Dem.
Ozaukee
04
Washington
Baruch S. Weil Dem.
Schleisingerville
05
Milwaukee (Northern Half)
Augustus Greulich Dem.
Milwaukee
06
Milwaukee (Southern Half)
Edward O'Neill Dem.
Milwaukee
07
Racine
Champion S. Chase Rep.
Racine
08
Kenosha
C. Latham Sholes Rep.
Kenosha
09
Adams , Juneau , Sauk
John T. Kingston Rep.
Necedah
10
Waukesha
Edward Gernon Dem.
Genesee
11
Dane (Eastern Part)
Hiram H. Giles Rep.
Stoughton
12
Walworth
Jesse C. Mills Rep.
Elkhorn
13
Lafayette
Philemon B. Simpson Dem.
Shullsburg
14
Jefferson (Northern Part) & Dodge (Southern Part)
S. W. Barnes Dem.
Watertown
15
Iowa & Richland
Lemuel W. Joiner Rep.
Wyoming
16
Grant
J. Allen Barber Rep.
Lancaster
17
Rock (Western Part)
James Sutherland Rep.
Janesville
18
Rock (Eastern Part)
Louis P. Harvey Rep.
Shopiere
19
Manitowoc , Calumet
Temple Clark Dem.
Manitowoc
20
Fond du Lac
Edward Pier Rep.
Fond du Lac
21
Winnebago
Edwin Wheeler Rep.
Oshkosh
22
Dodge (Northern Part)
S. L. Rose Dem.
Beaver Dam
23
Jefferson (Southern Part)
Samuel C. Bean Rep.
Lake Mills
24
Green
George E. Dexter Rep.
Monroe
25
Columbia
Moses M. Davis Rep.
Portage
26
Dane (Western Part)
Hiram C. Bull Rep.
Madison
27
Marathon , Portage , Waupaca , Waushara , Wood
Luther Hanchett Rep.
Plover
28
Burnett , Chippewa , Clark , Douglas , Dunn , La Pointe Pierce , Polk , St. Croix William Wilson Rep.
Menomonie
29
Marquette
Martin L. Kimball Rep.
Berlin
30
Bad Ax , Buffalo , Crawford , Jackson , La Crosse Monroe , Tremealeau
William T. Price Rep.
Black River Falls
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Tenth Wisconsin Legislature (97):[ 3]
Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 34 seats
Republican: 63 seats
Senate
County
District
Representative
Party
Residence
09
Adams & Juneau
Joseph Langworthy Rep.
Mauston
28
Ashland , Burnett , Douglas , La Pointe Polk , St. Croix George Strong Rep.
Hudson
30
Bad Ax , Crawford
Buel E. Hutchinson Rep.
Prairie du Chien
02
Brown
Edgar Conklin Dem.
Green Bay
30
Buffalo , Jackson , Trempealeau
Samuel D. Hastings Rep.
Trempealeau
19
Calumet
George A. Jenkins Rep.
Charlestown
28
Chippewa , Clark , Dunn , & Pierce
Orrin T. Maxson Rep.
Prescott
25
Columbia [ 4] 1
George M. Bartholomew Rep.
Lodi
2
Oliver C. Howe Rep.
Lowville
3
Henry Converse Rep.
Wyocena
11
Dane [ 5] [ 4] 1
John A. Johnson Rep.
Stoughton
2
Robert W. Davison Rep.
Beverly
3
Robert P. Main Rep.
Oregon
26
4
John B. Sweat Dem.
Black Earth
5
Horace A. Tenney Rep.
Madison
6
Nathaniel W. Dean Rep.
Madison
22
Dodge [ 4] 1
Edward N. Foster Rep.
Mayville
2
Peter Potter Dem.
Leroy
3
Robert B. Wentworth Rep.
Juneau
4
Quartus H. Barron Rep.
Fox Lake
5
A. Scott Sloan Rep.
Beaver Dam
6
John J. Williams Rep.
Springfield
02
Door , Kewaunee , Oconto , & Shawano
Ezra B. Stevens Rep.
Sturgeon Bay
20
Fond du Lac [ 4] 1
Edmund L. Runals Rep.
Ripon
2
Morris S. Barnett Rep.
Rosendale
3
John B. Wilbor Dem.
Fond du Lac
4
Major J. Thomas Dem.
Fond du Lac
5
Aaron Walters Dem.
Fond du Lac
16
Grant [ 4] 1
Allen Taylor Rep.
Hazel Green
2
Albert W. Emerey Dem.
Potosi
3
Hanmer Robbins Rep.
Platteville
4
Joseph T. Mills Rep.
Lancaster
5
Joachim Gulick Rep.
Ora Oak
24
Green [ 4] 1
Charles F. Thompson Rep.
Monticello
2
Thomas W. Hall Rep.
Monroe
15
Iowa [ 4] 1
Ephraim Knowlton Dem.
Highland
2
Thomas S. Allen Rep.
Mineral Point
23
Jefferson [ 4] 1
Delatus M. Aspinwall Rep.
Farmington
2
Jared F. Ostrander Rep.
Aztalan
14
3
William Chappell Dem.
Watertown
4
William M. Morse Dem.
Alderly
5
Kendall P. Clark Dem.
Portland
08
Kenosha [ 4] 1
Frederick S. Lovell Rep.
Kenosha
2
Lathrop Burgess Rep.
Salem
30
La Crosse , Monroe
Dugald D. Cameron Rep.
La Crosse
13
Lafayette [ 4] 1
Joseph White Dem.
Cottage Inn
2
Henry W. Barnes Dem.
Wiota
3
James H. Earnest Dem.
New Diggings
19
Manitowoc [ 4] 1
Charles H. Walker Dem.
Manitowoc
2
Thomas Cunningham Dem.
Clarks Mills
27
Marathon , Portage , Wood
Anson Rood Rep.
Stevens Point
29
Marquette [ 4] 1
Davis H. Waite Rep.
Princeton
2
Paul D. Hayward Rep.
Kingston
05
Milwaukee [ 4] 1
Frederick K. Bartlett Dem.
Milwaukee
2
Moses M. Strong Dem.
Milwaukee
06
3
Andrew McCormick Dem.
Milwaukee
4
Jonathan Taylor Dem.
Milwaukee
5
Jasper Humphrey Dem.
Milwaukee
05
6
Herman Haertel Dem.
Milwaukee
7
Frederick Moskowitt Dem.
Milwaukee
06
8
James Reynolds Dem.
Milwaukee
9
James D. Reymert Dem.
Milwaukee
02
Outagamie
Theodore Conkey Dem.
Appleton
03
Ozaukee [ 4] 1
Samuel A. White Dem.
Ozaukee
2
Frederick W. Horn Dem.
Cedarburg
07
Racine [ 4] 1
Lewelyn J. Evans Rep.
Racine
2
Peter C. Lutkin Rep.
Whitesville
3
Joseph Nelson Rep.
Raymond
4
James Catton Rep.
Burlington
15
Richland
Robert C. Field Rep.
Richland
18
Rock [ 4] 1
Lucius G. Fisher Rep.
Beloit
2
George R. Atherton Rep.
Clinton
17
3
David Noggle Rep.
Janesville
4
Ezra A. Foot Rep.
Footville
5
William H. Tripp Rep.
Janesville
09
Sauk [ 4] 1
James G. Train Rep.
Merrimack
2
Abram West Rep.
Reedsburg
01
Sheboygan [ 4] 1
Zebulon P. Mason Dem.
Sheboygan
2
Robert H. Hotchkiss Dem.
Plymouth
3
Glenville W. Stone Rep.
Winooski
12
Walworth [ 4] 1
David Williams Rep.
Springfield
2
Samuel W. Voorhees Rep.
Sharon
3
Solmous Wakeley Rep.
Whitewater
4
Wyman Spooner Rep.
Elkhorn
04
Washington [ 4] 1
Hopewell Coxe Dem.
Hartford
2
James Vollmar Dem.
West Bend
3
James Fagan Dem.
Cedarburg
10
Waukesha [ 4] 1
James M. Lewis Rep.
Oconomowoc
2
George Cairncross Rep.
Pewaukee
3
Thomas Sugden Rep.
North Prairie
4
Elihu Enos Rep.
Waukesha
5
Charles S. Hawley Rep.
Waukesha
27
Waupaca
Benjamin F. Phillips Dem.
Mukwa
Waushara
George Hawley Rep.
Poysippi
21
Winnebago [ 4] 1
Philetus Sawyer Rep.
Oshkosh
2
John Anunson Rep.
Winchester
3
William P. McAllister Rep.
Omro
Employees
Senate employees
Assembly employees
Changes from the 9th Legislature
The most significant structural change to the Legislature between the 9th and 10th sessions was the reapportionment and redistricting of legislative seats. The new districts were defined in 1856 Wisconsin Act 109 , passed into law in the 9th Wisconsin Legislature .
Senate redistricting
Summary of changes
17 senate districts were left unchanged.
Dane County went from having one senator to two (11, 26).
Jefferson County went from having one senator to two (14, 23).
Marquette County became its own senate district (29), after previously having been in a shared district with Adams, Sauk, and Waushara counties.
Sheboygan County became its own senate district (1), after previously having been in a shared district with Calumet and Manitowoc counties
Waukesha County went from two senators to one (10).
The multi-county, lightly-populated northern and western regions of the state went from two senators to four (2, 27, 28, 30).
Senate districts
after redistricting before redistricting
Dist.
9th Legislature
10th Legislature
1
Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan counties
Sheboygan County
2
Brown, Door, Marathon, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca counties
Brown, Outagamie, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano counties
3
Ozaukee County
Ozaukee County
4
Washington County
Washington County
5
Northern Milwaukee County
Northern Milwaukee County
6
Southern Milwaukee County
Southern Milwaukee County
7
Racine County
Racine County
8
Kenosha County
Kenosha County
9
Northern Waukesha County
Sauk, Adams, Juneau counties
10
Southern Waukesha County
Waukesha County
11
Dane County
Eastern Dane County
12
Walworth County
Walworth County
13
Lafayette County
Lafayette County
14
Jefferson County
Northern Jefferson County
15
Iowa, Richland counties
Iowa, Richland counties
16
Grant County
Grant County
17
Western Rock County
Western Rock County
18
Eastern Rock County
Eastern Rock County
19
Bad Ax, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
Manitowoc, Calumet County
20
Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County
21
Winnebago County
Winnebago County
22
Dodge County
Dodge County
23
Adams, Marquette, Sauk, Waushara counties
Southern Jefferson County
24
Green County
Green County
25
Columbia County
Columbia County
26
Did not exist in 9th Legislature
Western Dane County
27
Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood County
28
Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
29
Marquette County
30
Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau counties
Assembly redistricting
Summary of changes
Brown County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Door and Kewaunee counties.
Columbia County went from having 2 districts to 3.
Dane County went from having 5 districts to 6.
Fond du Lac County went from having 4 districts to 5.
Green County went from having 1 district to 2.
Manitowoc County went from having 1 district to 2.
Marquette County went from having 1 district and 1 shared district with Waushara to having 2 districts.
Outagamie County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Oconto and Waupaca counties.
Rock County went from having 4 districts to 5.
Sauk County went from sharing a district with Adams to having 2 districts of its own.
Sheboygan County went from having 2 districts to 3.
Walworth County went from having 6 districts to 4.
Washington County went from having 2 districts to 3.
Waupaca County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Oconto and Outagamie counties.
Waushara County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Marquette
Winnebago County went from having 2 districts to 3.
Assembly districts
County
Districts in 9th Legislature
Districts in 10th Legislature
Adams
Shared with Sauk
Shared with Juneau
Ashland
Did not exist
Shared with Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix
Bad Ax
Shared with Crawford
Shared with Crawford
Brown
Shared with Door, Kewaunee
1 District
Buffalo
Did not exist
Shared with Jackson, Trempealeau
Burnett
Did not exist
Shared with Ashland, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix
Calumet
1 District
1 District
Chippewa
Shared with La Crosse
Shared with Clark, Dunn, Pierce
Clark
Did not exist
Shared with Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce
Columbia
2 Districts
3 Districts
Crawford
Shared with Bad Ax
Shared with Bad Ax
Dane
5 Districts
6 Districts
Dodge
6 Districts
6 Districts
Door
Shared with Brown, Kewaunee
Shared with Kewaunee, Oconto
Douglas
Did not exist
Shared with Ashland, Burnett, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix
Dunn
Did not exist
Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Pierce
Fond du Lac
4 Districts
5 Districts
Grant
5 Districts
5 Districts
Green
1 District
2 Districts
Iowa
2 Districts
2 Districts
Jackson
Did not exist
Shared with Buffalo, Trempealeau
Jefferson
5 Districts
5 Districts
Juneau
Did not exist
Shared with Adams
Kenosha
2 Districts
2 Districts
Kewaunee
Shared with Brown, Door
Shared with Door, Oconto
La Crosse
Shared with Chippewa
Shared with Monroe
La Pointe
Shared with Pierce, Polk, St. Croix
Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix
Lafayette
3 Districts
3 Districts
Manitowoc
1 District
2 Districts
Marathon
Shared with Portage
Shared with Portage, Wood
Marquette
2 Shared with Waushara
2 Districts
Milwaukee
9 Districts
9 Districts
Monroe
Did not exist
Shared with La Crosse
Oconto
Shared with Outagamie, Waupaca
Shared with Door, Kewaunee
Outagamie
Shared with Oconto, Waupaca
1 District
Ozaukee
2 Districts
2 Districts
Pierce
Shared with La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix
Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Dunn
Polk
Shared with La Pointe, Pierce, St. Croix
Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, St. Croix
Portage
Shared with Marathon
Shared with Marathon, Wood
Racine
4 Districts
4 Districts
Richland
1 District
1 District
Rock
4 Districts
5 Districts
Sauk
Shared with Adams
2 Districts
Sheboygan
2 Districts
3 Districts
St. Croix
Shared with La Pointe, Pierce, Polk
Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk
Trempealeau
Did not exist
Shared with Buffalo, Jackson
Walworth
6 Districts
4 Districts
Washington
2 Districts
3 Districts
Waukesha
4 Districts
4 Districts
Waupaca
Shared with Oconto, Outagamie
1 District
Waushara
2 Shared with Marquette
1 District
Winnebago
2 Districts
3 Districts
Wood
Did not exist
Shared with Marathon, Portage
References
^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 193–194. ^ Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin (Report). Calkins & Proudfit. 1857. pp. 83–85. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .^ 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 August 8, 2021 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "The Next Legislature" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "National Republican Nominations" . Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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