12th Wisconsin Legislature | |
Body: | Wisconsin Legislature |
Meeting Place: | Wisconsin State Capitol |
Before: | 11th |
After: | 13th |
Chamber1: | Senate |
Membership1: | 30 |
Control1: | Democratic |
Chamber1 Leader2: | Denison Worthington (R) |
Chamber2: | Assembly |
Membership2: | 97 |
Control2: | Republican |
Chamber2 Leader1: | William P. Lyon (R) |
The Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1859, to March 21, 1859, in regular session.
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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1858. 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 3, 1857.[1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||||
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Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||||
End of previous Legislature | 12 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 0 | ||
1st Session | 14 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 0 | ||
From Oct. 1[2] | 13 | 29 | 1 | ||||
Final voting share | 47% | 0% | 53% | ||||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 11 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||||
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Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||||
End of previous Legislature | 44 | 0 | 53 | 97 | 0 | ||
Start of 1st Session | 41 | 1 | 54 | 96 | 1 | ||
after January 17 | 40 | rowspan="2" | 55 | ||||
after January 20 | 41 | 97 | 0 | ||||
Final voting share | 43% | 0% | 57% | ||||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 37 | 1 | 59 | 97 | 0 |
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature (30):
District | Counties | Senator | Party | Residence | ||
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Sheboygan | Dem. | Plymouth | ||||
02 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw | Dem. | Green Bay | |||
03 | Ozaukee | Dem. | Ozaukee | |||
04 | Washington | Dem. | Cedar Creek | |||
05 | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||||
06 | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||||
07 | Racine | Dem. | Racine | |||
08 | Kenosha | Rep. | Wilmot | |||
09 | Adams, Juneau, Sauk | Rep. | Delton | |||
10 | Waukesha | Rep. | Summit | |||
11 | Dem. | Cottage Grove | ||||
12 | Walworth | Rep. | Geneva | |||
13 | Lafayette | Dem. | Shullsburg | |||
14 | Dem. | Watertown | ||||
15 | Iowa, Richland | Dem. | Orion | |||
16 | Grant | Rep. | Platteville | |||
17 | Rep. | Janesville | ||||
18 | Rep. | Beloit | ||||
19 | Manitowoc, Calumet | Dem. | Manitowoc | |||
20 | Fond du Lac | Rep. | ||||
21 | Winnebago | Rep. | Oshkosh | |||
22 | Rep. | Fox Lake | ||||
23 | Rep. | Jefferson | ||||
24 | Green | Rep. | Albany | |||
25 | Columbia | Rep. | Portage | |||
26 | Dem. | Madison | ||||
27 | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood | Rep. | Stanton | |||
28 | Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn,,, Pierce, Polk, | Dem. | Osceola Mills | |||
29 | Marquette | Rep. | Marquette | |||
30 | Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau | Dem. | La Crosse |
Members of the Assembly for the Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature:
Senate District | County | District | Representative | Party | Residence | ||
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09 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams & Juneau | Rep. | Mauston | |||
28 | text-align="left" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Ashland, Burnett, Douglas,, Polk, & | Dem. | Hudson | |||
Rep. | Superior | ||||||
30 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Bad Ax & Crawford | Rep. | Towerville | |||
02 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Brown | Dem. | De Pere | |||
30 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Rep. | Fountain City | |||
19 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet | Dem. | Chilton | |||
28 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, & Pierce | Richard Dewhurst | Rep. | Neillsville | ||
25 | text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Columbia[3] | 1 | Rep. | Kilbourn City | ||
2 | Rep. | Columbus | |||||
3 | Rep. | Cambria | |||||
11 | text-align="left" rowspan="6" | Dane | 1 | Rep. | Stoughton | ||
2 | Dem. | Burke | |||||
3 | Dem. | Fitchburg | |||||
26 | 4 | Dem. | Roxbury | ||||
5 | Dem. | Madison | |||||
6 | Dem. | Madison | |||||
22 | text-align="left" rowspan="6" | Dodge | 1 | Dem. | Mayville | ||
2 | Dem. | LeRoy | |||||
3 | Rep. | Hustisford | |||||
4 | Rep. | Waupun | |||||
5 | Rep. | Burnett | |||||
6 | Dem. | Lowell | |||||
02 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Dem. | Ahnapee | |||
20 | text-align="left" rowspan="6" | Fond du Lac | 1 | Rep. | Ripon | ||
2 | Rep. | Ladoga | |||||
3 | Rep. | Fond du Lac | |||||
4 | |||||||
Dem. | Murone | ||||||
5 | Rep. | Waucousta | |||||
16 | text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Grant | 1 | Dem. | Hazel Green | ||
2 | Dem. | Potosi | |||||
3 | Rep. | Platteville | |||||
4 | Rep. | Fennimore | |||||
5 | Rep. | Glen Haven | |||||
24 | text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Green | 1 | Rep. | Monticello | ||
2 | Rep. | Monroe | |||||
15 | text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Iowa | 1 | Dem. | Arena | ||
2 | Rep. | Mineral Point | |||||
23 | text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Jefferson | 1 | Rep. | Palmyra | ||
2 | Rep. | Oakland | |||||
14 | 3 | Rep. | Watertown | ||||
4 | Dem. | Watertown | |||||
5 | Rep. | Waterloo | |||||
08 | text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Kenosha | 1 | Rep. | Kenosha | ||
2 | Rep. | Wheatland | |||||
30 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | La Crosse & Monroe | Rep. | La Crosse | |||
13 | text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Lafayette | 1 | Dem. | Benton | ||
2 | Dem. | Fayette | |||||
3 | Dem. | Shullsburg | |||||
19 | text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Manitowoc | 1 | Rep. | Two Rivers | ||
2 | Dem. | Manitowoc | |||||
27 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marathon, Portage, & Wood | Dem. | Stevens Point | |||
29 | text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Marquette & Green Lake | 1 | Rep. | Green Lake | ||
2 | Rep. | Oxford | |||||
05 | text-align="left" rowspan="9" | Milwaukee | 1 | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
2 | Dem. | Milwaukee | |||||
06 | 3 | Ind. | Milwaukee | ||||
4 | Rep. | Milwaukee | |||||
5 | Rep. | Milwaukee | |||||
05 | 6 | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||||
7 | Dem. | Milwaukee | |||||
06 | 8 | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||||
9 | Dem. | Milwaukee | |||||
02 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Outagamie | Dem. | Appleton | |||
03 | text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Ozaukee | 1 | Dem. | Ozaukee | ||
2 | Dem. | Cedarburg | |||||
07 | text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Racine[4] | 1 | Rep. | Racine | ||
2 | Rep. | Caledonia | |||||
3 | Rep. | Yorkville | |||||
4 | Dem. | Rochester | |||||
15 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Richland | Rep. | Lone Rock | |||
18 | text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Rock | 1 | Rep. | Beloit | ||
2 | Rep. | Milton | |||||
17 | 3 | Rep. | Janesville | ||||
4 | Rep. | Cooksville | |||||
5 | Rep. | Beloit | |||||
09 | text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Sauk | 1 | Rep. | Humboldt | ||
2 | Rep. | Reedsburg | |||||
text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Sheboygan | 1 | Rep. | Sheboygan | |||
2 | Dem. | Sheboygan Falls | |||||
3 | Dem. | Sheboygan Falls | |||||
12 | text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Walworth | 1 | Rep. | Springfield | ||
2 | Rep. | Delavan | |||||
3 | Rep. | Whitewater | |||||
4 | Rep. | Troy | |||||
04 | text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Washington | 1 | Dem. | Hartford | ||
2 | Dem. | West Bend | |||||
3 | Dem. | Staatsville | |||||
10 | text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Waukesha | 1 | Rep. | Summit | ||
2 | Dem. | Merton | |||||
3 | Dem. | Mukwonago | |||||
4 | Dem. | Waukesha | |||||
5 | Rep. | Mukwonago | |||||
27 | text-align="left" colspan="2" | Dem. | Crystal Lake | ||||
text-align="left" colspan="2" | Rep. | Coloma | |||||
21 | text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago | 1 | Dem. | Oshkosh | ||
2 | Dem. | Winneconne | |||||
3 | Rep. | Omro |