The Twenty-First Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session.
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 5, 1867. 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, 1866.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events February 24, 1868: The United States House of Representatives voted to impeach U.S. President Andrew Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act. April 29, 1868: General William Tecumseh Sherman brokered the Treaty of Fort Laramie between the United States and the Plains Indians. May 26, 1868: In the United States Senate, the impeachment trial of U.S. President Andrew Johnson ended with a verdict of "not guilty". July 9, 1868: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three-fourths of U.S. states. July 27, 1868: The U.S. Expatriation Act of 1868 was enacted. August 11, 1868: U.S. Representative Thaddeus Stevens, a leader of the Radical Republican faction, died at Washington, D.C. October 10, 1868: An uprising in Cuba initiated Ten Years' War for Cuban independence from the Spanish Empire. October 28, 1868: Thomas Edison applied for his first patent, the electric vote recorder. November 3, 1868: Ulysses S. Grant elected 18th President of the United States. December 25, 1868: U.S. President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all American Civil War rebels.
Major legislation January 22, 1868: Joint Resolution declaring it to be the duty of the general government to protect American citizens in the enjoyment of all their rights as such while sojourning in foreign countries, 1868 Joint Resolution 1, endorsing the proposed federal Expatriation Act of 1868. February 6, 1868: An Act to punish frauds upon insurance companies, 1868 Act 14. February 19, 1868: An Act to abolish the office of bank comptroller, and transfer his duties to the state treasurer, 1868 Act 28. February 22, 1868: Joint Resolution defining the duty of the nation towards its native and adopted citizens, 1868 Joint Resolution 8, also relating to the proposed federal Expatriation Act of 1868. February 29, 1868: An Act to legalize dissections, 1868 Act 53. March 4, 1868: An Act to provide for the completion of the state capitol, 1868 Act 93. March 5, 1868: An Act to accept a grant of lands made to the state of Wisconsin by act of congress, to aid in the construction of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal and harbor, in the county of Door, to connect the waters of Green Bay with Lake Michigan, and to provide for the construction of the same, 1868 Act 105. March 6, 1868: Joint Resolution instructing senators and representatives in congress to preserve the equilibrium between the coordinate branches of government, 1868 Joint Resolution 23. March 6, 1868: An Act to authorize the state treasurer to close up the circulation of certain banks, and for other purposes, 1868 Act 144. March 6, 1868: An Act to transfer the war fund to the general fund and discontinue the war fund, 1868 Act 148. March 6, 1868: An Act to provide for establishing town libraries in this state, 1868 Act 174.
Party summary Senate summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 11 20 0 31 2 1st Session 15 0 18 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 14 0 19 33 0
Assembly summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 26 74 0 100 0 Start of 1st Session 41 0 59 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 32 0 68 100 0
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 8, 1868March 6, 1868
Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner (R) President pro tempore: Newton Littlejohn (R)
Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Alexander M. Thomson (R)
Members Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-First Wisconsin Legislature:
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan PlymouthDem. 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee Green BayDem. 03 Ozaukee OzaukeeDem. 04 Washington AddisonDem. 05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Racine CaledoniaRep. 08 Kenosha KenoshaRep. 09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe SpartaRep. 10 Waukesha OconomowocDem. 11 Dane (Eastern Part) WindsorRep. 12 Walworth WhitewaterRep. 13 Lafayette ShullsburgDem. 14 Sauk DeltonRep. 15 Iowa DodgevilleRep. 16 Grant BoscobelRep. 17 Rock BeloitRep. 18 Dodge (Western Part) Beaver DamDem. 19 Manitowoc ManitowocDem. 20 Fond du Lac Fond du LacDem. 21 Winnebago OshkoshRep. 22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano MedinaDem. 23 Jefferson JeffersonDem. 24 Green MonticelloRep. 25 Columbia PoynetteRep. 26 Dane (Western Part) MadisonDem. 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood WaupacaRep. 28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, St. Croix PrescottRep. 29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara WautomaRep. 30 Crawford, Richland Rep. 31 La Crosse, Vernon West SalemRep. 32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau TrempealeauRep. 33 Dodge (Eastern Part) HoriconDem.
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-First Wisconsin Legislature:
SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams Rep. Big Spring 28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk Rep. St. Croix Falls 02 Brown 1 Rep. Green Bay 2 Rep. Fort Howard 32 Buffalo Rep. Alma 22 Calumet Dem. New Holstein 32 Chippewa & Dunn Rep. Menomonie Clark & Jackson Rep. Neillsville 25 Columbia 1 Rep. Kilbourn City 2 Rep. Columbus 3 Rep. Portage 30 Crawford Dem. Eastman 11 Dane 1 Rep. Stoughton 2 Rep. Cambridge 26 3 Dem. Mendota 4 Rep. Mount Vernon 5 Dem. Madison 18 Dodge 1 Dem. Fox Lake 2 Dem. Lowell 33 3 Dem. Mayville 4 Dem. Alderley 02 Door & Kewaunee Dem. Baileys Harbor 32 Eau Claire & Pepin Rep. Eau Claire 20 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. West Rosendale 2 Rep. Brandon 3 Rep. 4 Rep. 5 Dem. Eden 6 Dem. Moria 16 Grant 1 Rep. Platteville 2 Dem. Potosi 3 Rep. Lancaster 4 Rep. Fennimore 5 Rep. Wyalusing 24 Green 1 Rep. Monticello 2 Rep. Monroe 29 Green Lake Rep. Markesan 15 Iowa 1 Dem. Helena 2 Rep. Mifflin 23 Jefferson 1 Dem. Watertown 2 Rep. Christiana 3 Dem. Bark River 4 Rep. Helenville 09 Juneau Dem. Kildare 08 Kenosha Rep. Bassett 31 La Crosse 1 Dem. La Crosse 2 Rep. West Salem 13Lafayette 1 Dem. Shullsburg 2 Rep. Gratiot 19 Manitowoc 1 Dem. Meeme 2 Dem. Manitowoc 3 Dem. Manitowoc 27 Marathon & Wood Dem. Wausau 29 Marquette Dem. Westfield 05 Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 5 Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Rep. Milwaukee 8 Dem. Milwaukee 06 9 Dem. Hales Corners 10 Dem. Ten Mile House 09 Monroe Rep. Melvina 22 Oconto & Shawano Rep. Marinette 22 Outagamie Dem. Appleton 03 Ozaukee Dem. Cedarburg 28 Pierce Rep. Maiden Rock 27 Portage Dem. Stevens Point 07 Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Rep. North Cape 30 Richland Rep. Loyd 17 Rock 1 Rep. Orfordville 2 Rep. Milton 3 Rep. Johnstown 4 Rep. Beloit 5 Rep. Janesville 14 Sauk 1 Rep. 2 Rep. Dellona 01Sheboygan 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Dem. Glenbeulah 3 Rep. Sheboygan Falls 28 St. Croix Rep. Hudson 32 Trempealeau Rep. Trempealeau 31 Vernon 1 Rep. Chaseburg 2 Rep. Viroqua 12 Walworth 1 Rep. Darien 2 Rep. Geneva 3 Rep. La Grange 04 Washington 1 Dem. West Bend 2 Dem. Cedar Creek 10 Waukesha 1 Dem. Waukesha 2 Rep. Oconomowoc 3 Dem. St. Martin 27 Waupaca Rep. New London 29 Waushara Rep. Pine River 21 Winnebago 1 Rep. Oshkosh 2 Rep. Winneconne 3 Rep. Omro
Employees
Senate employees Chief Clerk: L. B. Hills Assistant Clerk: John S. Wilson Bookkeeper: A. W. Wilson Engrossing Clerk: W. L. Abbott Engrossing Clerk: Joseph Copp Transcribing Clerk: David Schreiner Sergeant-at-Arms: W. H. Hamilton Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. M. Bond Sergeant-at-Arms' Porter: Thomas Goss Postmaster: Frank Leland Assistant Postmaster: J. S. Cavert Doorkeeper: Franklin Kelly Assistant Doorkeeper: W. G. McEwen Assistant Doorkeeper: Walter Cook Assistant Doorkeeper: Henry Taylor Assistant Doorkeeper: Thornton Thompson Fireman: Francis Downs Messengers: Robert B. McCord William Keyes Charlton Turner
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb Bookkeeper: O. A. Southmayd Engrossing Clerk: Fred A. Dennett Enrolling Clerk: William A. Prentiss Jr. Transcribing Clerk: William H. Holt Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles L. Harris Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Alex Stevens Postmaster: Luther Poland Assistant Postmaster: D. B. Crandall Doorkeepers: Henry Collins Frank Fletcher Thomas Healy Firemen: Nahum Bangs John Flood Porter: Edwin Glenn Speaker's Messenger: Frank Thompson Chief Clerk's Messenger: John J. Norton Messengers: Thomas A. Robbins T. W. Sutliff William H. Denison Charlie J. Johnson James Burke C. E. Conger
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