1st Wisconsin Legislature
The First Wisconsin Legislature convened from June 5, 1848, to August 21, 1848, in regular session. Members of the Assembly and Senate were elected after an election on February 1, 1848, that ratified the proposed state constitution.
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: June 4, 1848–August 21, 1848
Officers
Senate
- President of the Senate
- John E. Holmes,
Lieutenant Governor
- Chief Clerk
- Henry G. Abbey
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly
- Ninian E. Whiteside
- Chief Clerk
- Daniel Noble Johnson
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the First Wisconsin Legislature:
District | Counties | Senator | Party |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan | Harrison C. Hobart | Democrat |
2 | Columbia, Marquette, Portage, Sauk | Henry Merrill | Whig |
3 | Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, La Pointe | Daniel G. Fenton | Democrat |
4 | Fond du Lac, Winnebago | Warren Chase | Democrat |
5 | Iowa, Richland | Henry M. Billings | Democrat |
6 | Grant | George W. Lakin | Whig |
7 | Lafayette | Thomas K. Gibson | Democrat |
8 | Green | E.T. Gardner | Democrat |
9 | Dane | Simeon Mills | Democrat |
10 | Dodge | William M. Dennis | Democrat |
11 | Washington | Frederick W. Horn | Democrat |
12 | Jefferson | Myron B. Williams | Democrat |
13 | Waukesha | Joseph Turner | Democrat |
14 | Walworth | John W. Boyd | Democrat |
15 | Rock | Otis W. Norton | Whig |
16 | Racine 1 | Christopher Latham Sholes | Democrat |
17 | Racine 2 | Philo White | Democrat |
18 | Milwaukee 1 | Asa Kinney | Democrat |
19 | Milwaukee 2 | Riley N. Messenger | Democrat |
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the First Wisconsin Legislature (66):
Notes
References
- Smith. William R. The History of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis.: Beriah Brown, 1854, pp. 303-305.
- Turner, A. J. (ed.). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. Madison: Atwood & Culver, 1872, pp. 199-201.
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