The Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1852, to April 19, 1852, 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. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1851. 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 5, 1850.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Whig Leonard J. Farwell, of Dane County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1851 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. He was Wisconsin's only Whig governor.
Major events
January 5, 1852: Inauguration of Leonard J. Farwell as the 2nd Governor of Wisconsin. January 5, 1852: Inauguration of Timothy Burns as the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. January 30, 1852: Assemblymember Matthew Murphy of Lafayette County resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to George W. Hammett. November 2, 1852: Franklin Pierce elected President of the United States
Major legislation
March 3, 1852: Act to incorporate Racine College, 1852 Act 65 March 4, 1852: Act to incorporate the Milwaukee University, 1852 Act 79 April 16, 1852: Act to set apart and incorporate the County of Kewaunee, 1852 Act 363 April 17, 1852: Act to provide for the organization of a separate Supreme Court and for the election of Justices thereof, 1852 Act 395 April 19, 1852: Act to authorize the business of Banking, 1852 Act 479 April 19, 1852: Act to provide for the registration of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, 1852 Act 492 April 19, 1852: Act to apportion and district anew the members of the Senate and Assembly of the State of Wisconsin, 1852 Act 499, increased the size of the Senate to 25 members, and the Assembly to 82. April 19, 1852: Act relating to Printing, 1852 Act 504
Party summary
Senate summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. F.S. Whig Vacant End of previous Legislature 14 2 3 19 0 1st Session 12 1 6 19 0 Final voting share 63.16% 5.26% 31.58% Beginning of the next Legislature 17 0 8 25 0
Assembly summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. F.S. Whig Vacant End of previous Legislature 49 7 10 66 0 Start of 1st Session 29 6 31 66 0 After January 30 28 632 66 0 Final voting share 42.42% 9.09%48.48% Beginning of the next Legislature 55 7 20 82 0
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 14, 1852 – April 19, 1852
Leaders
Senate leadership President of the Senate: Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore: Eliab B. Dean Jr.
Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: James McMillan Shafter
Members
Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:
District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Brown, Calumet, Door, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan Dem. Appleton 02 Columbia, Marathon, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara Whig Plover 03 Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse, St. Croix, La Pointe Dem. 04 Fond du Lac, Waupaca, Winnebago Whig Rosendale 05 Iowa, Richland Whig Mineral Point 06 Grant Dem. Lancaster 07 Lafayette Dem. Shullsburg 08 Green Dem. Waupun 09 Dane Dem. Madison 10 Dodge Whig Watertown 11 Washington Dem. Ozaukee 12 Jefferson Whig Fort Atkinson 13 Waukesha Whig Waukesha 14 Walworth Dem. Whitewater 15 Rock Dem. Janesville 16 Kenosha Dem. Milwaukee 17 Racine Free Soil Racine 18 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Dem. Milwaukee 19 Milwaukee (Northern Half) Dem. Milwaukee
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:
SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 03 Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse Dem. Bad Ax 01 Brown, Door, Oconto, Outagamie Dem. Green Bay Calumet Dem. Manchester 02 Columbia Dem. Columbus 09 Dane 1 Dem. Sun Prairie 2 Whig Madison 3 Whig Stoughton 10 Dodge 1 Whig Waupun 2 Whig Iron Ridge 3 Dem. Emmet 4 Dem. Lowell 5 Dem. Beaver Dam 04 Fond du Lac 1 Whig 2 Whig Waupun 06 Grant 1 Whig Fairplay 2 Dem. Platteville 3 Dem. Potosi 4 Whig Lancaster 08 Green Whig Exeter 05 Iowa & Richland 1 Whig Mineral Point 2 Dem. Highland 12 Jefferson 1 Whig Watertown 2 Whig Palmyra 3 Dem. Jefferson 16 Kenosha 1 Free Soil Kenosha 2 Free Soil Salem 03 La Pointe & St. Croix Dem. Hudson 07 Lafayette 1 Dem. New Diggings Whig 2 Whig Shullsburg 01 Manitowoc Dem. Manitowoc 02 Marathon & Portage Dem. Amherst Marquette & Waushara Whig Dartford 19 Milwaukee 1 Whig Milwaukee 2 Whig Milwaukee 18 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Whig Milwaukee 5 Dem. Milwaukee 6 Dem. Milwaukee 19 7 Dem. Milwaukee 17 Racine 1 Free Soil Racine 2 Whig Racine 3 Whig Burlington 15 Rock 1 Whig Janesville 2 Dem. Spring Valley 3 Whig Janesville 4 Whig Beloit 5 Whig Lima 02 Sauk Whig 01 Sheboygan 1 Whig Sheboygan 2 Whig Greenbush 14 Walworth 1 Free Soil Elkhorn 2 Whig Spring Prairie 3 Free Soil Genoa 4 Whig Whitewater 5 Free Soil Walworth 11 Washington 1 Dem. Port Washington 2 Dem. Grafton 3 Dem. Staatsville 4 Dem. Cedar Creek 5 Dem. West Bend 13 Waukesha 1 Dem. Merton 2 Whig Summit 3 Whig North Prairie 4 Dem. New Berlin 5 Dem. Vernon 04 Waupaca & Winnebago Whig Oshkosh
Employees
Senate employees Chief Clerk: John K. Williams Sergeant-at-Arms: Patrick Cosgrove
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Alexander T. Gray Sergeant-at-Arms: Elisha Starr
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