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The Fifteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1862, to April 7, 1862, in regular session, and re-convened from June 3, 1862, through June 17, 1862. The legislature further convened in a special session from September 10, 1862, through September 26, 1862.
15th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||||
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Overview | |||||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||||
Term | January 6, 1862 – January 5, 1863 | ||||||
Election | November 5, 1861 | ||||||
Senate | |||||||
Members | 33 | ||||||
Senate President |
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President pro tempore |
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Party control | Republican | ||||||
Assembly | |||||||
Members | 100 | ||||||
Assembly Speaker | Joseph W. Beardsley (UD) | ||||||
Party control | Republican | ||||||
Sessions | |||||||
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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 30 to 33 seats; the Assembly grew from 97 to 100 seats.
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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1861. 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 6, 1860, or were elected in the 1861 election for a newly created district and were serving a one-year term.[1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 8 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0 |
1st Session | 11 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
after May 8, 1862[note 1] | 10 | 1 | 31 | 2 | |
after June 1, 1862[note 2] | 11 | 32 | 1 | ||
Final voting share | 34.38% | 65.63% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 26 | 0 | 71 | 97 | 0 |
Start of 1st Session[note 3] | 43 | 11 | 45 | 99 | 1 |
after January 10[note 4] | 44 | 44 | |||
after January 16[note 5] | 45 | 100 | 0 | ||
after August 11[note 6] | 10 | 99 | 1 | ||
Final voting share | 45.45% | 54.55% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 44 | 2 | 54 | 100 | 0 |
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fifteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Members of the Assembly for the Fifteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Senate District |
County | District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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09 | Adams | George H. Hall | Rep. | Dell Prairie | |
28 | Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk | George R. Stuntz | Rep. | Superior | |
30 | Bad Ax | 1 | Ole C. Johnson | Rep. | Breckenridge |
2 | Jeremiah M. Rusk | Rep. | Viroqua | ||
02 | Brown | Frederick S. Ellis | Dem. | Green Bay | |
32 | Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau | Orlando Brown | Rep. | Gilmanton | |
19 | Calumet | William F. Watrous | Dem. | Charleston | |
32 | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | Horace W. Barnes | Union Rep. | Eau Claire | |
Clark & Jackson | Carl C. Pope | Rep. | Black River Falls | ||
25 | Columbia | 1 | Jonathan Bowman | Rep. | Newport |
2 | William Dutcher | Union Dem. | Columbus | ||
3 | Robert B. Sanderson | Rep. | Cambria | ||
30 | Crawford | Ormsby B. Thomas | Union Dem. | Prairie du Chien | |
11 | Dane | 1 | Benjamin F. Adams | Rep. | Door Creek |
2 | Willard H. Chandler | Rep. | Windsor | ||
26 | 3 | Alden S. Sanborn | Dem. | Mazomanie | |
4 | Nicholas M. Matts | Rep. | Verona | ||
5 | Edmund Jüssen | Rep. | Madison | ||
18 | Dodge | 1 | Quartus H. Barron | Rep. | Fox Lake |
2 | John F. McCollum | Dem. | Trenton | ||
3 | Harvey C. Griffin | Dem. | Oak Grove | ||
33 | 4 | Jacob G. Mayer | Dem. | LeRoy | |
5 | David D. Hoppcock | Dem. | Rubicon | ||
22 | Door, Oconto, Shawano | Ezra B. Stevens | Rep. | Sturgeon Bay | |
20 | Fond du Lac | 1 | Charles F. Hammond | Rep. | Ripon |
2 | W. W. Hatcher | Dem. | Waupun | ||
3 | Campbell McLean | Rep. | Fond du Lac | ||
4 | John Boyd | Dem. | Calumet | ||
5 | Henry C. Hamilton | Dem. | Waucousta | ||
16 | Grant | 1 | William Brandon | Rep. | Smeltzer's Grove |
2 | Allen Taylor | Rep. | Dickeyville | ||
3 | Joseph T. Mills | Rep. | Lancaster | ||
4 | William W. Field | Rep. | Fennimore | ||
5 | Samuel Newick | Rep. | Beetown | ||
24 | Green | 1 | Calvin D. W. Leonard | Rep. | Dayton |
2 | Harvey T. Moore | Union Dem. | Spring Grove | ||
29 | Green Lake | Archibald Nichols | Rep. | Markesan | |
15 | Iowa | 1 | Alexander Campbell (until Jan. 10) | Rep. | Ridgeway |
Robert Wilson (from Jan. 10) | Dem. | ||||
2 | John H. Vivian | Rep. | Mineral Point | ||
23 | Jefferson | 1 | Peter Rogan | Dem. | Watertown |
2 | Walter S. Greene | Union Dem. | Milford | ||
3 | William W. Reed | Rep. | Jefferson | ||
4 | John B. Crosby | Rep. | Palmyra | ||
09 | Juneau | D. R. W. Williams | Rep. | Werner | |
08 | Kenosha | Reuben L. Bassett | Union Dem. | Wilmot | |
02 | Kewaunee | George W. Elliott | Dem. | Ahnapee | |
31 | La Crosse | Thomas B. Stoddard | Union Rep. | La Crosse | |
13 | Lafayette | 1 | Charles B. Jennings | Dem. | Benton |
2 | James Wadsworth | Dem. | Darlington | ||
19 | Manitowoc | 1 | Samuel Rounseville | Ind. Rep. | Meeme |
2 | James Cahill | Dem. | Franklin | ||
3 | Elijah K. Rand | Dem. | Manitowoc | ||
27 | Marathon & Wood | Charles Hoeflinger | Dem. | Wausau | |
29 | Marquette | Horatio S. Thomas | Dem. | Briggsville | |
05 | Milwaukee | 1 | Henry L. Palmer | Dem. | Milwaukee |
2 | George Abert | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
06 | 3 | George K. Gregory | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
4 | Jacob V. V. Platto | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
5 | John M. Stowell | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
05 | 6 | Adam Finger | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
7 | Henry Kirchhoff | Dem. | Ten Mile House | ||
06 | 8 | Perley J. Shumway | Dem. | Wauwatosa | |
9 | L. Semmann | Dem. | Oak Creek | ||
31 | Monroe | --Vacant-- (until Jan. 16) | |||
Joseph M. Morrow (from Jan. 16) | Ind. Dem. | Sparta | |||
22 | Outagamie | Milo Coles | Dem. | Borina | |
03 | Ozaukee | John A. Schletz | Dem. | Grafton | |
28 | Pierce & St. Croix | Joseph W. Beardsley | Union Dem. | Prescott | |
27 | Portage | Alexander S. McDill | Rep. | Plover | |
07 | Racine | 1 | Calvin H. Upham | Rep. | Racine |
2 | Thomas Butler | Dem. | Mount Pleasant | ||
3 | James Catton | Dem. | Burlington | ||
30 | Richland | Leroy D. Gage | Dem. | Richland | |
17 | Rock | 1 | Nathan B. Howard | Rep. | Magnolia |
2 | Ephraim Palmer | Rep. | Edgerton | ||
3 | Samuel Miller | Rep. | Shopiere | ||
4 | John Bannister | Union Rep. | Beloit | ||
5 | Allen C. Bates | Rep. | Janesville | ||
6 | Orrin Guernsey | Rep. | Janesville | ||
14 | Sauk | 1 | J. Stephens Tripp | Dem. | Sauk City |
2 | Argalus W. Starks | Union Dem. | Baraboo | ||
01 | Sheboygan | 1 | Godfrey Stamm | Dem. | Sheboygan |
2 | John E. Thomas | Dem. | Sheboygan Falls | ||
3 | Samuel D. Hubbard (until Aug. 11) | Union | Scott | ||
--Vacant-- (from Aug. 11) | |||||
4 | Benjamin Dockstader | Rep. | Plymouth | ||
12 | Walworth | 1 | Fayette P. Arnold | Rep. | South Grove |
2 | Sylvester Hanson | Rep. | La Grange | ||
3 | Hilton W. Boyce | Ind. Rep. | Geneva | ||
4 | Hollis Latham | Dem. | Elkhorn | ||
04 | Washington | 1 | Thomas Barry | Dem. | Erin |
2 | Michael Maloy | Dem. | Richfield | ||
3 | Robert Salter | Dem. | Newburg | ||
10 | Waukesha | 1 | George W. Brown | Dem. | Brookfield Center |
2 | Samuel Thompson | Rep. | Hartland | ||
3 | Peter D. Gifford | Dem. | North Prairie | ||
4 | William A. Vanderpool | Dem. | Vernon | ||
27 | Waupaca | Chester D. Combs | Rep. | North Royalton | |
09 | Waushara | William C. Webb | Ind. Rep. | Wautoma | |
21 | Winnebago | 1 | William E. Hanson | Rep. | Oshkosh |
2 | Michael Hogan | Dem. | Menasha | ||
3 | David R. Bean | Rep. | Waukau |
New districts for the 15th Legislature were defined in 1861 Wisconsin Act 216, passed into law in the 14th Wisconsin Legislature.
Dist. | 14th Legislature | 15th Legislature |
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1 | Sheboygan County | Sheboygan County |
2 | Brown, Outagamie, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano counties | Brown, Kewaunee 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 | Adams, Juneau, Sauk counties | Adams, Juneau, Waushara counties |
10 | Waukesha County | Waukesha County |
11 | Eastern Dane County | Eastern Dane County |
12 | Walworth County | Walworth County |
13 | Lafayette County | Lafayette County |
14 | Northern Jefferson County | Sauk County |
15 | Iowa, Richland counties | Iowa County |
16 | Grant County | Grant County |
17 | Western Rock County | Rock County |
18 | Eastern Rock County | Western Dodge County |
19 | Manitowoc, Calumet counties | Manitowoc, Calumet counties |
20 | Fond du Lac County | Fond du Lac County |
21 | Winnebago County | Winnebago County |
22 | Dodge County | Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw counties |
23 | Southern Jefferson County | Jefferson County |
24 | Green County | Green County |
25 | Columbia County | Columbia County |
26 | Western Dane County | Western Dane County |
27 | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood counties | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood counties |
28 | Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties | Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties |
29 | Marquette County | Marquette County |
30 | Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau counties | Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland counties |
31 | Did not exist in 14th Legislature | La Crosse, Monroe counties |
32 | Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau counties | |
33 | Eastern Dodge County |
County | Districts in 14th Legislature | Districts in 15th Legislature |
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Adams | Shared with Juneau | 1 District |
Ashland | Shared with Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk |
Bad Ax | Shared with Crawford | 2 Districts |
Brown | 1 District | 1 District |
Buffalo | Shared with Jackson, Trempealeau | Shared with Pepin, Trempealeau |
Burnett | Shared with Ashland, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk |
Calumet | 1 District | 1 District |
Chippewa | Shared with Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Shared with Dunn, Eau Claire |
Clark | Shared with Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce | Shared with Jackson |
Columbia | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
Crawford | Shared with Bad Ax | Shared with Bad Ax |
Dallas | Did not exist | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk |
Dane | 6 Districts | 5 Districts |
Dodge | 6 Districts | 5 Districts |
Door | Shared with Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Shared with Oconto, Shawano |
Douglas | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, La Pointe, Polk |
Dunn | Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Pierce | Shared with Chippewa, Eau Claire |
Eau Claire | Did not exist | Shared with Chippewa, Dunn |
Fond du Lac | 5 Districts | 5 Districts |
Grant | 5 Districts | 5 Districts |
Green | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
Green Lake | 1 District | 1 District |
Iowa | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
Jackson | Shared with Buffalo, Trempealeau | Shared with Clark |
Jefferson | 5 Districts | 4 Districts |
Juneau | Shared with Adams | 1 District |
Kenosha | 2 Districts | 1 District |
Kewaunee | Shared with Door, Oconto, Shawano | 1 District |
La Crosse | Shared with Monroe | 1 District |
La Pointe | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk |
Lafayette | 3 Districts | 2 Districts |
Manitowoc | 2 Districts | 3 Districts |
Marathon | Shared with Portage, Wood | Shared with Wood |
Marquette | 2 Districts | 1 District |
Milwaukee | 9 Districts | 9 Districts |
Monroe | Shared with La Crosse | 1 District |
Oconto | Shared with Door, Kewaunee, Shawano | Shared with Door, Shawano |
Outagamie | 1 District | 1 District |
Ozaukee | 2 Districts | 1 District |
Pepin | Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Dunn | Shared with Buffalo, Trempealeau |
Pierce | Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Dunn | Shared with St. Croix |
Polk | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe |
Portage | Shared with Marathon, Wood | 1 District |
Racine | 4 Districts | 3 Districts |
Richland | 1 District | 1 District |
Rock | 5 Districts | 6 Districts |
Sauk | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
Shawano | Shared with Door, Kewaunee, Oconto | Shared with Door, Oconto |
Sheboygan | 3 Districts | 4 Districts |
St. Croix | Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk | Shared with Pierce |
Trempealeau | Shared with Buffalo, Jackson | Shared with Buffalo, Pepin |
Walworth | 4 Districts | 4 Districts |
Washington | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
Waukesha | 4 Districts | 4 Districts |
Waupaca | 1 District | 1 District |
Waushara | 1 District | 1 District |
Winnebago | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
Wood | Shared with Marathon, Portage | Shared with Marathon |
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