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Wisconsin legislative term for 1860

13th Wisconsin Legislature ← 12th 14th → Overview Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol Term January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861 Election November 8, 1859 Senate Members 30 Senate President Butler G. Noble (R) President pro tempore Moses M. Davis (R) Party control Republican Assembly Members 97 Assembly Speaker William P. Lyon (R) Party control Republican Sessions 1st January 11, 1860 – April 2, 1860

The **Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature** convened from January 11, 1860, to April 2, 1860, 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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1859. 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, 1858.[1]

The [governor of Wisconsin](/source/Governor_of_Wisconsin) during this entire term was Republican [Alexander Randall](/source/Alexander_Randall_(Wisconsin_politician)), of [Waukesha County](/source/Waukesha_County%2C_Wisconsin), serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the [1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election](/source/1859_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election).

## Major events

- January 2, 1860: 2nd Inauguration of [Alexander Randall](/source/Alexander_Randall_(Wisconsin_politician)) as [Governor of Wisconsin](/source/Governor_of_Wisconsin).

- January 7, 1860: Assemblymember Andrew Eble, representing southwest [Milwaukee County](/source/Milwaukee_County%2C_Wisconsin), died in a hunting accident.

- January 17, 1860: Assemblymember Daniel C. Jenne, representing [Outagamie County](/source/Outagamie_County%2C_Wisconsin), resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to Milo Coles.

- January 23, 1860: Theodore Hartung won a special election to fill the Assembly vacancy created by Andrew Eble's death.

- November 6, 1860: [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln) [elected](/source/1860_United_States_presidential_election) 16th [President of the United States](/source/President_of_the_United_States).

- December 24, 1860: [Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union](/source/Declaration_of_the_Immediate_Causes_Which_Induce_and_Justify_the_Secession_of_South_Carolina_from_the_Federal_Union) issued by the government of [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina).

## Major legislation

- March 27, 1860: Act to organize the county of [Ashland](/source/Ashland_County%2C_Wisconsin), [1860 Act 211](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/acts/211.pdf)

- March 28, 1860: Joint Resolution relative to grants of public lands to actual settlers and to passage of "[The Homestead Bill](/source/Homestead_Acts)," [1860 Joint Resolution 1](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/joint_resolutions/1.pdf)

- March 30, 1860: Act to establish an official State paper, [1860 Act 240](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/acts/240.pdf). Established the [Wisconsin State Journal](/source/Wisconsin_State_Journal) as the official state paper.

- March 30, 1860: Joint Resolution objecting to any change of the Naturalization Law, [1860 Joint Resolution 2](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/joint_resolutions/2.pdf)

- March 31, 1860: Joint Resolution in relation to the Homestead Bill in Congress, [1860 Joint Resolution 3](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/joint_resolutions/3.pdf)

## Party summary

### Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 14 16 30 0 1st Session 11 19 30 0 Final voting share 36.67% 63.33% Beginning of the next Legislature 8 22 30 0

### Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 41 1 55 97 0 Start of 1st Session 37 1 59 97 0 after January 7[note 1] 36 96 1 after January 17[note 2] 37 58 97 after February 2[note 3] 38 0 Final voting share 39% 1% 60% Beginning of the next Legislature 27 0 70 97 0

## Sessions

- **1st Regular session:** January 11, 1860 – April 2, 1860

## Leaders

### Senate leadership

- President of the Senate: [Butler G. Noble](/source/Butler_Noble), [Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin)

- President pro tempore: [Moses M. Davis](/source/Moses_M._Davis)

### Assembly leadership

- Speaker of the Assembly: [William P. Lyon](/source/William_P._Lyon)

## Members

### Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate Partisan representation
  Democratic: 12 seats

  Republican: 18 seats

District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Robert H. Hotchkiss Dem. Plymouth 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Edward Decker Dem. Kewaunee 03 Ozaukee Frederick Hilgen Dem. Cedarburg 04 Washington Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek 05 Northern Milwaukee Cicero Comstock Rep. Milwaukee 06 Southern Milwaukee Michael J. Egan Dem. Franklin 07 Racine Nicholas D. Fratt Dem. Racine 08 Kenosha George Bennett Rep. Kenosha 09 Adams, Juneau, Sauk H. W. Curtis Rep. Delton 10 Waukesha Denison Worthington Rep. Summit 11 Eastern Dane William R. Taylor Dem. Cottage Grove 12 Walworth Oscar F. Bartlett Rep. East Troy 13 Lafayette Philemon B. Simpson Dem. Shullsburg 14 Northern Jefferson Charles R. Gill Rep. Watertown 15 Iowa, Richland Charles Rodolf Dem. Orion 16 Grant Noah H. Virgin Rep. Platteville 17 Rock (Western Part) Zebulon P. Burdick Rep. Janesville 18 Rock (Eastern Part) Alden I. Bennett Rep. Beloit 19 Manitowoc, Calumet Samuel H. Thurber Dem. Manitowoc 20 Fond du Lac Elihu Phillips Rep. Fond du Lac 21 Winnebago Ganem W. Washburn Rep. Oshkosh 22 Dodge Benjamin Ferguson Rep. Fox Lake 23 Southern Jefferson Enias D. Masters Rep. Jefferson 24 Green John W. Stewart Rep. Monroe 25 Columbia Moses M. Davis Rep. Portage 26 Dane (Western Part) John B. Sweat Dem. Black Earth 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood Luther Hanchett Rep. Stanton 28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Charles B. Cox Rep. River Falls 29 Marquette M. W. Seely Rep. Marquette 30 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau Buel E. Hutchinson Rep. Prairie du Chien

### Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3][4]

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 39 seats

  Republican: 58 seats

Senate District County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams, Juneau Albert Wood Rep. Quincy 28 Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix Asaph Whittlesey Rep. Whittlesey 30 Bad Ax, Crawford William C. McMichael Rep. Viroqua 02 Brown John C. Neville Dem. Green Bay 30 Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau Romanzo Bunn Rep. Galesville 19 Calumet Asaph Green Dem. Chilton 28 Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce William P. Bartlett Rep. Eau Claire 25 Columbia[4] 1 Henry B. Munn Dem. Portage 2 William M. Griswold Rep. Columbus 3 Marcus Barden Rep. Pardeeville 11 Dane[4] 1 William W. Blackman Rep. Stoughton 2 Eleazor Grover Jr. Dem. Madison 3 John Beath Dem. Verona 26 4 Francis Fischer Rep. Cross Plains 5 Leonard J. Farwell Rep. Madison 6 Cassius Fairchild Dem. Madison 22 Dodge[4] 1 Elva Simpson Dem. Iron Ridge 2 Max Bachhuber Dem. Farmersville 3 Jonathan W. Nash Rep. Oak Grove 4 Stoddard Judd Rep. Fox Lake 5 David S. Ordway Rep. Beaver Dam 6 Harvey C. Griffin Dem. Oak Grove 02 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano John Wiley Dem. Shawano 20 Fond du Lac[4] 1 Alvan E. Bovay Rep. Ripon 2 Benjamin H. Bettis Rep. Ladoga 3 John C. Lewis Rep. Fond du Lac 4 John Boyd Dem. Calumet 5 Wolcott T. Brooks Rep. Fond du Lac 16 Grant[4] 1 James K. Spottswood Rep. Hazel Green 2 James W. Seaton Dem. Potosi 3 Jonathan B. Moore Rep. Muscoda 4 Samuel F. Clise Rep. Ellenboro 5 George Ballantine Rep. Patch Grove 24 Green[4] 1 Walter S. Wescott Rep. Monroe 2 Martin Mitchell Rep. Brodhead 29 Green Lake James W. Burt Rep. Mackford 15 Iowa[4] 1 Gardner C. Meigs Dem. Arena 2 Amasa Cobb Rep. Mineral Point 23 Jefferson[4] 1 Norman Horton Rep. Cold Spring 2 Charles Hammarquist Rep. Fort Atkinson 14 3 Heber Smith Rep. Watertown 4 H. H. Winter Dem. Rep. Watertown 5 John Sutton Dem. Milford 08 Kenosha[4] 1 Meredith Howland Rep. Kenosha 2 Salmon Upson Rep. Kenosha 30 La Crosse & Monroe John J. McKay Rep. Sparta 13 Lafayette[4] 1 Thomas C. L. Mackay Dem. Elk Grove 2 Samuel Cole Dem. Gratiot 3 Elijah C. Townsend Dem. Shullsburg 19 Manitowoc[4] 1 Joseph Rankin Dem. Mishicot 2 Henry Mulholand Dem. Meeme 27 Marathon, Portage, Wood John Phillips Rep. Stevens Point 29 Marquette Orrin W. Bow Dem. Kingston 05 Milwaukee[4] 1 Henry L. Palmer Dem. Milwaukee 2 Leonard Schmidtner Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Edward Keogh Dem. Milwaukee 4 Edward D. Holton Rep. Milwaukee 5 Edward G. Hayden Rep. Milwaukee 05 6 Matthias Humann Dem. Milwaukee 7 Patrick Dockry Dem. Ten Mile House 06 8 John Ruan Dem. Oak Creek 9 Andrew Eble (died Jan. 7) Dem. Milwaukee Theodore Hartung (from Feb. 2) Dem. 02 Outagamie Daniel C. Jenne (until Jan. 17) Rep. Appleton Milo Coles (from Jan. 17) Dem. Gratiot 03 Ozaukee[4] 1 Anthony Ahlhauser Dem. Saukville 2 Frederick W. Horn Dem. Cedarburg 07 Racine[4] 1 William P. Lyon Rep. Racine 2 Lewis L. Baldwin Rep. Racine 3 Knud Langeland Rep. North Cape 4 Frederick A. Weage Rep. Waterford 15 Richland Jeremiah L. Jackson Dem. Viola 18 Rock[4] 1 William E. Wheeler Rep. Beloit 2 Thomas C. Westby Rep. Emerald Grove 17 3 John P. Dickson Rep. Janesville 4 Jeremiah Johnson Rep. Evansville 5 George Golden Rep. Brodhead 09 Sauk[4] 1 Ephraim W. Young Rep. Prairie du Sac 2 Edward Sumner Rep. Baraboo 01 Sheboygan[4] 1 James T. Kingsbury Dem. Sheboygan 2 Erastus W. Stannard Rep. Greenbush 3 Oran Rogers Rep. Cascade 12 Walworth[4] 1 Clarkson Miller Rep. Geneva 2 John DeWolf Rep. Delavan 3 Anderson Whiting Rep. Richmond 4 James Child Rep. East Troy 04 Washington[4] 1 George Kiefer Dem. Nenno 2 Matthias Altenhofen Dem. Kewaskum 3 Tisdale E. Vander Cook Rep. Newburg 10 Waukesha[4] 1 Albert Alden Rep. Delafield 2 William R. Hesk Rep. Menomonee Falls 3 Andrew E. Elmore Dem. Mukwonago 4 Benjamin Hunkins Dem. New Berlin 5 Robert C. Robertson Rep. Vernon 27 Waupaca Melvin B. Patchin Dem. Fremont Waushara Jacob S. Bugh Rep. Wautoma 21 Winnebago[4] 1 Gabriel Bouck Dem. Oshkosh 2 George B. Goodwin Rep. Menasha 3 George S. Barnum Rep. Waukau

## Employees

### Senate employees

- Chief Clerk: [John H. Warren](/source/John_Holden_Warren)[2] - Assistant Clerk: Willard Merrill - Engrossing Clerk: J. B. Selby - Enrolling Clerk: G. M. Powell - Transcribing Clerk: A. L. Burke

- Sergeant-at-Arms: [Asa Kinney](/source/Asa_Kinney) - Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. S. Keyes

- Postmaster: James L. Wilder - Post Messenger: Garret J. Mahoney

- Doorkeeper: Henry M. Higbee

- Fireman: Franz G. L. Struve

- Messengers: - William W. Worthington - Walter C. Wyman - Sylvester Mygatt

### Assembly employees

- Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane[3] - Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean - Engrossing Clerk: R. S. Kingman - Enrolling Clerk: [Thaddeus C. Pound](/source/Thaddeus_C._Pound) - Transcribing Clerk: E. Gilbert Jackson

- Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Gates - Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: A. Armstrong

- Postmaster: [Marcus Otterbourg](/source/Marcus_Otterbourg) - Assistant Postmaster: Chancey B. Valentine

- Doorkeeper: William C. Lessure - Assistant Doorkeeper: John T. Taylor

- Firemen: - Nelson C. Andrews - Stephen S. Woodward - Phillip Cary - Robert R. Jores

- Messengers: - Samuel H. Fernandez - Carlton C. Hart - Edward Livingston - William H. Barnes - George W. Yout - William H. Bennett

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Andrew Eble (Milwaukee 9th district) died.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Milo Coles replaced Daniel C. Jenne (Outagamie County) due to successful election challenge.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Theodore Hartung replaced Andrew Eble (deceased; Milwaukee 9th district).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Annals of the legislature". [The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882](http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1882) (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 199–200.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-senate1860_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-senate1860_5-1) "Statistical list of members of the Senate of the state of Wisconsin". [A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin](http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860) (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1860. pp. 12–13. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-assembly1860_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-assembly1860_6-1) "Statistical list of the members and officers of the Assembly of Wisconsin". [A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin](http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860) (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1860. pp. 7–11. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-12) [***n***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-13) [***o***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-14) [***p***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-15) [***q***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-16) [***r***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-17) [***s***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-18) [***t***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-19) [***u***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-20) [***v***](#cite_ref-apportion_7-21) ["List of Assembly Districts, with names of Members since the last Apportionment"](https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1860/reference/wi.wibluebk1860.i0024.pdf) (PDF). [A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin](http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860) (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1860. pp. 33–37. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

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