The Seventeenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1864, to April 4, 1864, in regular session.

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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1863. 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 4, 1862.

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican James T. Lewis, of Columbia County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events January 4, 1864: Inauguration of James T. Lewis as the 7th Governor of Wisconsin. May 5–7, 1864: Battle of the Wilderness took place in Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia. Four regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle. May 9–21, 1864: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Five regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle. May 31June 12, 1864: Battle of Cold Harbor took place in Hanover County, Virginia. Five regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle. September 2, 1864: Union Army occupied Atlanta, Georgia. November 8, 1864: Abraham Lincoln re-elected as President of the United States.

Major legislation February 19, 1864: Act to organize the county of Burnett, and locate the county seat thereof, 1864 Act 74 February 26, 1864: Joint Resolution relative to the extension of time for the payment of government bounties to volunteers, 1864 Joint Resolution 2 March 5, 1864: Joint Resolution relative to the vigorous prosecution of the war, the duty of congress and the people, tendering thanks to the army and navy, and suggesting the renomination of Abraham Lincoln, 1864 Joint Resolution 4 March 22, 1864: Act to incorporate "Marquette College" in the second ward of the city of Milwaukee, 1864 Act 180 April 4, 1864: Act to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise, and to preserve the purity of elections, by a registration of electors, 1864 Act 445

Party summary

Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 15 1 17 33 0 1st Session 11 22 0 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 8 25 0 33 0

Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 43 2 55 100 0 Start 1st Session 29 71 0 100 0 After March 16 70 99 1 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 33 67 0 100 0

Sessions 1st Regular session: January 13, 1864 – April 4, 1864

Leaders

Senate leadership President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner President pro tempore: Smith S. Wilkinson

Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: William W. Field

Members

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

District Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan Sheboygan FallsDem. 02 Brown, Kewaunee Green BayDem. 03 Ozaukee OzaukeeDem. 04 Washington West BendDem. 05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) MilwaukeeDem. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Racine WhitesvilleUnion 08 Kenosha KenoshaUnion 09 Adams, Juneau, Waushara Pine RiverUnion 10 Waukesha WaukeshaUnion 11 Dane (Eastern Part) WindsorUnion 12 Walworth WhitewaterUnion 13 Lafayette ShullsburgDem. 14 Sauk Prairie du SacUnion 15 Iowa Mineral PointDem. 16 Grant Glen HavenUnion 17 Rock JanesvilleUnion 18 Dodge (Western Part) Fox LakeUnion 19 Manitowoc & Calumet ManitowocDem. 20 Fond du Lac NanaupaUnion 21 Winnebago NeenahUnion 22 Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Sturgeon BayUnion 23 Jefferson Fort AtkinsonDem. 24 Green MonroeUnion 25 Columbia Kilbourn CityUnion 26 Dane (Western Part) MadisonUnion 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood PloverUnion 28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix PrescottUnion 29 Marquette, Green Lake MontelloUnion 30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland Richland CityUnion 31 La Crosse, Monroe La CrosseUnion 32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Black River FallsUnion 33 Dodge (Eastern Part) HoriconDem.

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

SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams Union Kilbourn City 28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Union St. Croix Falls 02Brown Dem. Green Bay 32Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau Union Durand 19Calumet Dem. Stockbridge 32Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire Union Chippewa FallsClark, Jackson Union Black River Falls 25Columbia 1 Union Portage 2 Union Otsego 3 Union Pardeeville 30Crawford Union Prairie du Chien 11Dane 1 Union Stoughton 2 Union Door Creek 26 3 Dem. Mazomanie 4 Union Mount Horeb 5 Dem. Madison 18Dodge 1 Union Danville 2 Union Lowell 3 Dem. Juneau 33 4 Dem. Farmersville 5 Dem. Hustisford 22 Door, Oconto, Shawano Herman Naber Union Shawano 20 Fond du Lac 1 Union Ripon 2 Union Waupun 3 Union Fond du Lac 4 Dem. Taycheedah 5 Union Byron 16 Grant 1 Union Platteville 2 Union Dickeyville 3 Union Lancaster 4 Union Fennimore 5 Union Beetown 24 Green 1 Union Oregon 2 Union Monroe 29Green Lake Union Berlin 15Iowa 1 Union Avoca 2 Union Mineral Point 23Jefferson 1 Dem. Watertown 2 Union Lake Mills 3 Union Hebron 4 Union Palmyra 09Juneau Union Kildare 08Kenosha Union Sylvania 02Kewaunee Dem. Kewaunee 31La Crosse Union La Crosse 13Lafayette 1 Dem. Elk Grove 2 Union Gratiot 19 Manitowoc 1 Union Eaton 2 Dem. Clark's Mills 3 Dem. Two Rivers 27 Marathon, Wood Dem. Wausau 29Marquette Dem. Westfield 05Milwaukee 1 Union Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Union Milwaukee 5 Union Milwaukee 05 6 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Dem. Granville 06 8 Dem. Milwaukee 9 Dem. Franklin 31Monroe Union Sparta 22 Outagamie Dem. Appleton 03Ozaukee Dem. Cedarburg 28Pierce, St. Croix Union Hudson 27Portage Union Stevens Point 07Racine 1 Union Racine 2 Union Caledonia 3 Union Rochester 30Richland Union Richland Center 17Rock 1 Union Fulton 2 Union Whitewater 3 Union Janesville 4 Union Beloit 5 Union Janesville 6 Union Brodhead 14Sauk 1 Union Spring Green 2 Union Baraboo 01Sheboygan 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Dem. Sheboygan Falls 3 Union Adell 4 Union Onion River 30Vernon 1 Union Springville 2 Union Readstown 12Walworth 1 Union Darien 2 Union Richmond 3 Union Geneva 4 Union East Troy 04Washington 1 Dem. Wayne 2 Dem. Station 3 Dem. Staatsville 10Waukesha 1 Dem. Marshall 2 Union Oconomowoc 3 Union North Prairie 4 Union Muskego 27Waupaca Union Iola 09Waushara Union Wautoma 21Winnebago 1 Union Oshkosh 2 Union Menasha 3 Union Waukau

Employees

Senate employees Chief Clerk: Frank M. Stewart Assistant Clerk: P. H. Brady Bookkeeper: J. Spooner Engrossing Clerk: Sineus B. Dibble Enrolling Clerk: Thomas Marshall Transcribing Clerk: F. O. Wisner Sergeant-at-Arms: Nelson Williams 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: H. Esperson 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: John B. Eugene Postmaster: Henry H. Taylor Assistant Postmaster: S. Raymond Doorkeeper: G. M. Cary Assistant Doorkeeper: J. P. Miller Assistant Doorkeeper: J. H. Jones Assistant Doorkeeper: Otis A. Albee Assistant Doorkeeper: William P. Close Gallery Doorkeeper: B. S. Miller Firemen: Barnet Wilson William W. Baker William Holden Messengers: John C. Hutchins Albert F. Dexter Rufus H. Roys William C. Jones C. C. Frey Frank C. Freeman Porter: John Crowley

Assembly employees Chief Clerk: John S. Dean Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young Bookkeeper: E. L. Fitzhugh Engrossing Clerk: A. L. Rockwell Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch Transcribing Clerk: A. C. Byers Sergeant-at-Arms: Alexander McDonald Thomson 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: William P. Forsyth 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Lewis M. Hammond Postmaster: N. A. Spooner 1st Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Beckwith 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Oscar Babcock Doorkeepers: Franklin Kelly W. L. Abbott W. E. Angell C. Saran C. E. Tanburg William Spencer Firemen: Oliver Johnson A. C. Stannard Robert Axon C. McCarthy Speaker's Messenger: Adam C. Waltz Chief Clerk's Messenger: James E. Dean Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Arthur Tilden Messengers: Moses Flesh Patrick McKanna Robert Airis Louis Sholes Marion M. Young William P. Beach Linus S. Webb Fred Chynoweth

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