The Nineteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1866, to April 12, 1866, 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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 7, 1865. 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 8, 1864.

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events January 1, 1866: Inauguration of Lucius Fairchild as the 10th Governor of Wisconsin. April 9, 1866: Congress overrode the veto of President Andrew Johnson to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866. July 24, 1866: Tennessee became the first state readmitted to the Union after the American Civil War. August 23, 1866: The Treaty of Prague ended the Austro-Prussian War, establishing Prussian hegemony over the German states of central Europe. October 12, 1866: The Treaty of Vienna ended the Third Italian War of Independence, with the Austrian Empire conceding the region of Venetia.

Major legislation April 21, 1866: Act to apportion the state into Senate and Assembly districts, 1866 Act 101

Party summary Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 8 25 0 33 0 1st Session 10 23 0 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 11 22 0 33 0

Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 33 67 0 100 0 Start of 1st Session 34 66 0 100 0 From January 30 33 67 0 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 26 74 0 100 0

Sessions 1st Regular session: January 10, 1866April 12, 1866

Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner President pro tempore: Willard H. Chandler

Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Henry D. Barron

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

Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 1 Sheboygan SheboyganUnion 2 Brown, Kewaunee Green BayDem. 3 Ozaukee OzaukeeDem. 4 Washington West BendDem.5 Milwaukee (Northern Part) MilwaukeeDem. 6 Milwaukee (Southern Part) MilwaukeeDem. 7 Racine RacineUnion 8 Kenosha KenoshaUnion 9 Adams, Juneau, Waushara WautomaUnion 10 Waukesha SummitDem. 11 Dane (Eastern Part) WindsorUnion 12 Walworth WhitewaterUnion 13 Lafayette GratiotUnion 14 Sauk BarabooUnion 15 Iowa AvocaUnion 16 Grant PlattevilleUnion 17 Rock JanesvilleUnion 18 Dodge (Western Part) Fox LakeUnion 19 Manitowoc, Calumet ManitowocDem. 20 Fond du Lac NanaupaUnion 21 Winnebago WaukauUnion 22 Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw AppletonDem. 23 Jefferson WaterlooDem. 24 Green MonticelloUnion 25 Columbia Kilbourn CityUnion 26 Dane (Western Part) MadisonUnion 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood WaupacaUnion 28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix HudsonUnion 29 Marquette, Green Lake PrincetonUnion 30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland Prairie du ChienUnion 31 La Crosse, Monroe SpartaUnion 32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Eau ClaireUnion 33 Dodge (Eastern Part) HoriconDem.

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

SenateDistrict County Dist. Representative Party Residence 09Adams Union Friendship 28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Union St. Croix Falls 02 Brown Dem. Green Bay 32 Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau Union Sumner 19 Calumet Dem. Chilton 32Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire Union Chippewa FallsClark, Jackson Union Black River Falls 25Columbia 1 Union Portage 2 Union Poynette 3 Union Cambria 30Crawford Dem. Boscobel 11 Dane 1 Union Cambridge 2 Union Sun Prairie 26 3 Dem. Mendota 4 Union Verona 5 Union Madison 18Dodge 1 Union Westford 2 Union Beaver Dam 3 Dem. Burnett 33 4 Dem. Theresa 5 Dem. Ashippun 22 Door, Oconto, Shawano Union Marinette 20 Fond du Lac 1 Union Ripon 2 Union Bugle 3 Union 4 Dem. Moria 5 Dem. Auburn 16 Grant 1 Union Platteville 2 Union Fair Play 3 Union Montfort 4 Union Millville 5 Union Glen Haven 24 Green 1 Union Albany 2 Union Monroe 29Green Lake Union Berlin 15Iowa 1 Dem. Highland 2 Union Mineral Point 23Jefferson 1 Dem. Watertown 2 Union Waterloo 3 Union Jefferson 4 Union Rome 09 Juneau Union New Lisbon 08 Kenosha Union Kenosha 02 Kewaunee Dem. Dyckesville 31La Crosse Union La Crosse 13Lafayette 1 Dem. Elk Grove 2 Union Wiota 19 Manitowoc 1 Union Meeme 2 Dem. Brant's Mills 3 Dem. Two Rivers 27 Marathon, Wood Dem. Wausau 29Marquette Dem. Montello 05Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 5 Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Dem. Brown Deer 06 8 Dem. Wauwatosa 9 Dem. Milwaukee 31 Monroe Union Sparta 22 Outagamie Dem. Appleton Union Appleton 03Ozaukee Dem. Port Washington 28Pierce, St. Croix Union Prescott 27Portage Union Plover 07Racine 1 Union Racine 2 Union Racine 3 Union Rochester 30Richland Union Lone Rock 17 Rock 1 Union Janesville 2 Union Edgerton 3 Union Clinton 4 Union Beloit 5 Union Janesville 6 Union Hanover 14Sauk 1 Union Loganville 2 Union Reedsburg 01Sheboygan 1 Union Sheboygan 2 Union Sheboygan Falls 3 Dem. Adell 4 Union Rhine 30 Vernon 1 Union De Soto 2 Union Hillsboro 12Walworth 1 Union Delavan 2 Union Sugar Creek 3 Union Geneva 4 Union East Troy 04Washington 1 Dem. Toland's Prairie 2 Dem. Barton 3 Dem. Barton 10Waukesha 1 Dem. Elm Grove 2 Union Hartland 3 Dem. North Prairie 4 Union Dodge's Corners 27Waupaca Union Iola 09Waushara Union Dakota 21Winnebago 1 Union Oshkosh 2 Union Neenah 3 Union Oshkosh

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