The Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1861, to April 17, 1861, in regular session. The legislature re-convened in special session from May 15, 1861, to May 27, 1861, at the request of Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall, to approve funding for a brigade of volunteers for the American Civil War.

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 6, 1860. 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 8, 1859.

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Alexander Randall, of Waukesha County, serving the second year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events January 23, 1861: Timothy O. Howe elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. March 4, 1861: Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States. April 12, 1861: South Carolina militia began bombarding Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor. April 15, 1861: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation requesting the states provide 75,000 volunteers for service in the American Civil War. April 16, 1861: 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment raised in Milwaukee. May 9, 1861: Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall called for a special session of the Wisconsin Legislature. July 21, 1861: First Battle of Bull Run took place in Prince William County, Virginia, one regiment of Wisconsin volunteers participated in the battle. November 8, 1861: Louis P. Harvey elected Governor of Wisconsin.

Major legislation First session January 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, co-operating with friends of the Union throughout the United States, 1861 Joint Resolution 1 April 11, 1861: Act to apportion the State into Senate and Assembly Districts. 1861 Act 216 April 13, 1861: Act to provide for apportioning the State into Congressional Districts, 1861 Act 238 April 13, 1861: Act to provide for the defence of the State, and to aid in enforcing the laws and maintaining the authority of the Federal Government, 1861 Act 239 April 17, 1861: Act to declare the rights and privileges of such persons as may enroll themselves into the service of the country. 1861 Act 309

Special session May 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, authorizing the Governor to be absent from the State during the present war, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 1 May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, recommending to the War Department the formation of a brigade, and the appointment of Hon. Rufus King to its command, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 2 May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, in regard to the assassination of Col. Ellsworth, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 3 May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the assistance of volunteers in the service of the United States Government, 1861 Special Session Act 2 May 25, 1861: Act to provide a military force for immediate service to aid in protecting and defending the Constitution and the Union, 1861 Special Session Act 4 May 25, 1861: Act to prevent rendering aid to Rebels, 1861 Special Session Act 5 May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the purchasing of Arms and Equipments for the use of the State, 1861 Special Session Act 6 May 27, 1861: Act to provide for the payment of discharged Volunteers, 1861 Special Session Act 9 May 27, 1861: Act to provide for borrowing money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and defend the State in time of war, 1861 Special Session Act 13

Party summary

Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 11 019 30 0 1st Session 8 0 22 30 0 Final voting share 27% 0%73% Beginning of the next Legislature 112 20 33 0

Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 38 1 058 97 0 Start of 1st Session 270070970 after January 25 2671 Final voting share 27% 0% 0%73% Beginning of the next Legislature 43 011 45 99 1

Sessions 1st Regular session: January 9, 1861 – April 17, 1861 Special session: May 15, 1861 – May 27, 1861

Leaders

Senate leadership President of the Senate: Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore: Alden I. Bennett

Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Amasa Cobb

Members

Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:

District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Rep. Greenbush 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Dem. Kewaunee 03 Ozaukee Dem. Ozaukee 04 Washington Dem. Cedar Creek 05 Milwaukee Dem. Milwaukee 06 Milwaukee Dem. Milwaukee 07 Racine Rep. Racine 08 Kenosha Rep. Kenosha 09 Adams, Juneau, Sauk Rep. Necedah 10 Waukesha Rep. Summit 11 Dane Rep. Sun Prairie 12 Walworth Rep. East Troy 13 Lafayette Dem. Gratiot 14 Rep. Watertown 15 Iowa & Richland Rep. Wyoming 16 Grant Rep. Platteville 17 Rock Rep. Footville 18 Rock Rep. Beloit 19 Manitowoc & Calumet Rep. Chilton 20 Fond du Lac Rep. 21 Winnebago Rep. Neenah 22 Dodge Dem. Fox Lake 23 Jefferson Rep. Farmington 24 Green Rep. Monroe 25 Columbia Rep. Columbus 26 Dane Dem. Black Earth 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood Rep. Waupaca 28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, , Pierce, Polk, Rep. 29 Marquette Rep. Montello 30 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau Rep.

Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:

SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09Adams, Juneau Rep. Friendship 28Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, , Polk, Rep. Hudson 30Bad Ax, Crawford Rep. 02Brown Dem. Green Bay 30Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau Rep. 19Calumet Rep. Gravesville 28Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce Rep. Chippewa Falls 25Columbia 1 Rep. Portage 2 Rep. Poynette 3 Rep. Belle Fountain 11 Dane 1 Rep. Rutland 2 Rep. Windsor 3 Rep. Oregon 26 4 Dem. Cross Plains 5 Dem. Westport 6 Rep. Madison 22Dodge 1 Dem. Rubicon 2 Dem. Theresa 3 Rep. Rubicon 4 Rep. Waupun 5 Rep. Beaver Dam 6 Rep. Lowell 02 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano Rep. Kewaunee 20 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Ripon 2 Rep. Ladoga 3 Rep. 4 Dem. Dotyville 5 Dem. 16 Grant 1 Rep. Hazel Green 2 Rep. Potosi 3 Rep. Platteville 4 Rep. Lancaster 5 Rep. Patch Grove 24 Green 1 Rep. Albany 2 Rep. Monroe 29Green Lake Rep. Princeton 15Iowa 1 Rep. Avoca 2 Rep. Mineral Point 23Jefferson 1 Rep. Concord 2 Rep. Lake Mills 14 3 Dem. Watertown 4 Dem. Neosho 5 Dem. Waterloo 08Kenosha 1 Rep. Kenosha 2 Rep. Kenosha 30La Crosse & Monroe Rep. 13Lafayette 1 Dem. Elk Grove 2 Rep. Argyle 3 Dem. Shullsburg 19 Manitowoc 1 Rep. Two Rivers 2 Rep. Meeme 27 Marathon, Portage, Wood Rep. Centralia 29Marquette Rep. Westfield 05Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Rep. Milwaukee 5 Rep. Milwaukee 05 6 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Dem. Greenfield 06 8 Dem. Good Hope 9 Dem. Franklin 02 Outagamie Dem. Appleton 03Ozaukee 1 Dem. Ozaukee 2 Dem. Mequon 07Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Rep. Racine 3 Rep. Union Grove 4 Rep. Waterford 15Richland Rep. Mill Creek 18Rock 1 Rep. Ogden 2 Rep. Johnstown 17 3 Rep. Janesville 4 Rep. Janesville 5 Rep. Brodhead 09Sauk 1 Rep. Plain 2 Rep. Newport 01 Sheboygan 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Rep. Edwards 3 Dem. Cascade Rep. Gibbsville 12Walworth 1 Rep. Bloomfield 2 Rep. Darien 3 Rep. Millard 4 Rep. Elkhorn 04Washington 1 Rep. Hartford 2 Rep. West Bend 3 Dem. Menomonee Falls 10Waukesha 1 Rep. Oconomowoc 2 Dem. Lisbon 3 Rep. Mukwonago 4 Rep. Prospect Hill 5 Rep. Waukesha 27Waupaca Rep. North RoyaltonWaushara Rep. Wautoma 21Winnebago 1 Rep. Oshkosh 2 Dem. Menasha 3 Rep. Weelaunee

Employees

Senate employees Chief Clerk: John H. Warren Assistant Clerk: Stephen Steele Barlow Engrossing Clerk: Willard Merrill Enrolling Clerk: Edward Colman Transcribing Clerk: F. H. Megdeburg Sergeant-at-Arms: J. A. Hadley Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: David M. McBride Postmaster: James Moore Assistant Postmaster: A. B. Finch Doorkeeper: Phillip Carey Assistant Doorkeeper: Henry Case Fireman: George Wittle Messengers: Walter C. Wyman Albert F. Dexter Patrick Lanner

Assembly employees Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean Bookkeeper: Ephraim W. Young Engrossing Clerk: Joseph C. Pickard Enrolling Clerk: Nathaniel F. Lund Transcribing Clerk: Harvey Briggs Sergeant-at-Arms: Craig B. Beese Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Asher Armstrong Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Ebenezer Sprague Postmaster: Hiram Beckworth Assistant Postmaster: John N. Stone Doorkeeper: Joel Barber Assistant Doorkeeper: Joshua W. Tolford Firemen: William C. Lasure Reese Evans Henry N. Solbert Messengers: William H. Barnes William Benedict William Bennett H. M. Bingham Charles L. Catlin Edwin C. Mason William E. Miller James H. Neavill George D. Potter William H. Smith

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