7th Wisconsin Legislature
The Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1854, to April 3, 1854, in regular session.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 11, 1854 – January 10, 1855 | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1853 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 25 | ||||
| Senate President | James T. Lewis (W) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Benjamin Allen (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 82 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Frederick W. Horn (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1853. 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 2, 1852.[1]
Major events
- May 30, 1854: U.S. President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas–Nebraska Act
- July 13, 1854: The Republican Party of Wisconsin was established at a convention in Madison, Wisconsin
Major legislation
Party summary
Senate
Senate Partisan composition
Democratic: 22 seats
Whig: 3 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Start of 1st Session | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 88.00% | 0.0% | 12.00% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 0 |
Assembly
Assembly Partisan composition
Democratic: 51 seats
Free Soil: 4 seats
Whig: 27 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||||
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| Democratic | Free Soil | Whig | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 55 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 51 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 62.20% | 4.88% | 32.92% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 82 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 11, 1854 – April 3, 1854
Leaders
Senate
- President of the Senate: James T. Lewis, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Benjamin Allen
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick W. Horn
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:
| Counties | Representative | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Sauk | Cyrus C. Remington | Democrat | |
| Bad Ax, Crawford | William F. Terhune | Democrat | |
| Brown, Door, Kewaunee | Francis X. Desnoyers | Democrat | |
| Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Jackson, La Crosse | William J. Gibson | Democrat | |
| Calumet | Alexander H. Hart | Democrat | |
| Columbia | 1 | Alfred Topliff | Whig |
| 2 | Asa C. Ketchum | Democrat | |
| Dane | 1 | Charles R. Head | Whig |
| 2 | Samuel H. Baker | Democrat | |
| 3 | Peter W. Matts | Whig | |
| 4 | Harry Barnes | Democrat | |
| 5 | Harlow S. Orton | Whig | |
| Dodge | 1 | Benjamin F. Barney | Democrat |
| 2 | George Fox | Democrat | |
| 3 | Francis McCormick | Democrat | |
| 4 | Ruel Parker | Democrat | |
| 5 | John W. Davis | Democrat | |
| 6 | Allen Hiram Atwater | Whig | |
| Fond du Lac | 1 | Nicholas M. Donaldson | Whig |
| 2 | Edward Boener | Democrat | |
| 3 | Isaac S. Tallmadge | Democrat | |
| 4 | Major J. Thomas | Democrat | |
| Grant | 1 | Lewis Rood | Whig |
| 2 | William Hull | Democrat | |
| 3 | Edward Estabrook | Whig | |
| 4 | William Jeffrey | Democrat | |
| 5 | Milas K. Young | Whig | |
| Green | Abner Mitchell | Whig | |
| Iowa | 1 | Lemuel W. Joiner | Whig |
| 2 | John Toay | Whig | |
| Jefferson | 1 | Charles J. Bell | Whig |
| 2 | David L. Morrison | Democrat | |
| 3 | Darius Reed | Whig | |
| 4 | William Eustis | Whig | |
| 5 | Theodore Bernhardt | Democrat | |
| Kenosha | 1 | Samuel Hale, Jr. | Free Soil |
| 2 | Jesse Hooker | Whig | |
| Lafayette | 1 | James H. Knowlton | Democrat |
| 2 | James Earnest | Democrat | |
| 3 | Peter Parkinson, Jr. | Democrat | |
| La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | William M. Torbert | Democrat | |
| Manitowoc | James L. Kyle | Whig | |
| Marathon, Portage | Walter D. McIndoe | Whig | |
| Marquette, Waushara | 1 | Archibald Nichols | Whig |
| 2 | Samuel McCracken | Democrat | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | John Crawford | Democrat |
| 2 | Jackson Hadley | Democrat | |
| 3 | Peter Lavis | Democrat | |
| 4 | Henry Beecroft | Democrat | |
| 5 | Timothy Hagerty | Democrat | |
| 6 | Edward O'Neill | Democrat | |
| 7 | John Tobin | Democrat | |
| 8 | William Reinhardt | Democrat | |
| 9 | William E. Webster | Democrat | |
| Oconto, Outagamie, Waupaca | David Scott | Democrat | |
| Ozaukee | 1 | Frederick W. Horn | Democrat |
| 2 | Miles M. Whedon | Whig | |
| Racine | 1 | Charles S. Wright | Democrat |
| 2 | John Smith | Democrat | |
| 3 | Thomas West | Democrat | |
| 4 | Nelson R. Norton | Democrat | |
| Richland | Nathaniel Wheeler | Democrat | |
| Rock | 1 | John L. V. Thomas | Democrat |
| 2 | David Noggle | Democrat | |
| 3 | Samuel G. Colley | Free Soil | |
| 4 | Joseph Spaulding | Free Soil | |
| Sheboygan | 1 | Adolph Rosenthal | Democrat |
| 2 | John Mathes | Democrat | |
| Walworth | 1 | Anderson Whiting | Whig |
| 2 | Perry G. Harrington | Democrat | |
| 3 | Oscar F. Bartlett | Free Soil | |
| 4 | Simeon W. Spafard | Democrat | |
| 5 | William P. Allen | Whig | |
| 6 | Phipps W. Lake | Whig | |
| Washington | 1 | Adam Schantz | Democrat |
| 2 | Phillip Zimmerman | Democrat | |
| Waukesha | 1 | Denison Worthington | Whig |
| 2 | Chauncey H. Purple | Whig | |
| 3 | Edward Lees | Democrat | |
| 4 | Jesse Smith | Whig | |
| Winnebago | 1 | Corydon L. Rich | Democrat |
| 2 | George Gary | Whig | |
Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: Samuel G. Bugh
- Sergeant-at-Arms: J. M. Sherwood
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: Thomas McHugh
- Sergeant-at-Arms: William H. Gleason
References
- "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 187–188.
External links
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