The Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1850, to February 11, 1850, 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. Senators representing odd numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Democrat Nelson Dewey, of Grant County, serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1849 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
January 7, 1850: Second Inauguration of Nelson Dewey as Governor of Wisconsin January 7, 1850: Inauguration of Samuel Beall as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin July 9, 1850: U.S. President Zachary Taylor died in office; Vice President Millard Fillmore became the 13th President of the United States.
Major legislation
January 30, 1850: An act for the division of the county of Racine and the erection of the county of Kenosha, 1850 Act 39
Party summary
Senate summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. F.S. Whig Vacant End of previous Legislature 14 1 4 19 0 1st Session 13 2 4 19 0 Final voting share 68% 11% 21% Beginning of the next Legislature 14 2 3 19 0
Assembly summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. F.S. Whig Vacant End of previous Legislature 35 14 17 66 0 1st Session 43 8 15 66 0 Final voting share 65% 12% 23% Beginning of the next Legislature 49 7 10 66 0
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 9, 1850February 11, 1850
Leaders
Senate leadership President of the Senate: Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor
Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Moses M. Strong
Members
Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Third Wisconsin Legislature (19):
District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan Dem. Stockbridge 02 Columbia, Marquette, Portage, Sauk Whig Prairie du Sac 03 Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, La Pointe Dem. Prairie du Chien 04 Fond du Lac, Winnebago Dem. Fond du Lac 05 Iowa, Richland Dem. Mineral Point 06 Grant Whig Platteville 07 Lafayette Dem. Shullsburg 08 Green Dem. Monroe 09 Dane Whig Madison 10 Dodge Dem. Chester 11 Washington Dem. Cedarburg 12 Jefferson Dem. Palmyra 13 Waukesha Dem. Palmyra 14 Walworth Free Soil Elkhorn 15 Rock Whig Milton 16 Racine (Southern Half) Dem. Pike 17 Racine (Northern Half) Free Soil Waterford 18 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Dem. Milwaukee 19 Milwaukee (Northern Half) Dem. Milwaukee
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Third Wisconsin Legislature (66):
SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 01 Brown Dem. Green Bay Calumet Whig Manchester 02 Columbia Dem. Portage 03 Crawford & Chippewa Dem. Mount Sterling 09 Dane 1 Dem. York 2 Whig Madison 3 Dem. Rutland 10 Dodge 1 Dem. Lomira 2 Dem. Neosho 3 Dem. Hustisford 4 Dem. Lowell 5 Whig Beaver Dam 04 Fond du Lac 1 Dem. Fond du Lac 2 Whig Ripon 06 Grant 1 Dem. Hazel Green 2 Whig Wingville 3 Dem. Lancaster 4 Dem. Cassville 08 Green Dem. York 05 Iowa & Richland 1 Dem. Mineral Point 2 Dem. Dodgeville 12 Jefferson 1 Dem. Waterloo 2 Dem. Concord 3 Whig Fort Atkinson 03 & Dem. La Pointe 07 Lafayette 1 Dem. Belmont 2 Dem. Shullsburg 01 Manitowoc Dem. Manitowoc 02 Marquette & Waushara Free Soil Arcade 19 Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 18 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 5 Dem. Franklin 6 Whig Lake 19 7 Free Soil Milwaukee 02 Portage Whig Wausau 17 Racine 1 Free Soil Racine 2 Free Soil Raymond 3 Dem. Burlington 16 4 Dem. Racine 5 Free Soil Salem 15 Rock 1 Whig Janesville 2 Whig Beloit 3 Whig Union 4 Whig Johnstown 5 Free Soil Spring Valley 02 Sauk Dem. Baraboo 01 Sheboygan 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Dem. Lyndon 14 Walworth 1 Whig East Troy 2 Whig Whitewater 3 Dem. Geneva 4 Free Soil Sharon 5 Free Soil Elkhorn 11 Washington 1 Dem. Port Washington 2 Dem. Grafton 3 Dem. Saukville 4 Dem. Richfield 5 Dem. West Bend 13 Waukesha 1 Dem. Menomonee 2 Whig Oconomowoc 3 Dem. Genesee 4 Dem. Waukesha 5 Dem. Muskego 04 Winnebago Dem. Oshkosh
Employees
Senate employees Chief Clerk: William Rudolph Smith Sergeant-at-Arms: James Hanrahan
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Alexander T. Gray Sergeant-at-Arms: E. R. Hugunin
References
External links Acts and Resolves Passed by the Legislature of Wisconsin in the Year 1850