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27th Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin legislative term for 1874 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1874, to March 12, 1874, in regular session.
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Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875 | ||||
Election | November 4, 1873 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 33 | ||||
Senate President | Charles D. Parker (D) | ||||
President pro tempore | John C. Holloway (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 100 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Gabriel Bouck (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
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This was the first session since 1856 in which the Democratic Party held control of the Assembly.
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 4, 1873. 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 5, 1872.[1]