The Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from to 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, 1868. 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 5, 1867.

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the second year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events January 27, 1869: Matthew H. Carpenter was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. March 4, 1869: Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as 18th President of the United States May 15, 1869: The National Woman Suffrage Association was founded in New York.

Major legislation March 9, 1869: Joint Resolution ratifying the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States, 1869 Joint Resolution 6. March 9, 1869: Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the state so as to authorize the abolishment of the grand jury system, 1869 Joint Resolution 7. This amendment was ratified at the November 1870 general election. March 10, 1869: An Act to codify the laws of this state relating to highways and bridges, 1869 Act 152 March 11, 1869: Joint Resolution proposing amendment to section 4 article 7 of the constitution, 1869 Joint Resolution 8. Proposed expanding the Wisconsin Supreme Court from three to five justices. This amendment was rejected by voters in November 1872, but the court expansion was successful on a subsequent attempt in 1878.

Party summary Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 15 18 33 0 1st Session 14 19 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 14 19 33 0

Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 41 0 59 100 0 1st Session 32 0 68 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 39 1 60 100 0

Sessions 1st Regular session: January 13, 1869March 11, 1869

Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner (R) President pro tempore: George C. Hazelton (R)

Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Alexander M. Thomson (R)

Members Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:

Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan SheboyganRep. 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee Green BayDem. 03 Ozaukee OzaukeeDem. 04 Washington AddisonDem. 05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Racine CaledoniaRep. 08 Kenosha KenoshaRep. 09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe Big SpringRep. 10 Waukesha OconomowocDem. 11 Dane (Eastern Part) StoughtonRep. 12 Walworth WhitewaterRep. 13 Lafayette DarlingtonDem. 14 Sauk DeltonRep. 15 Iowa WyomingRep. 16 Grant BoscobelRep. 17 Rock JanesvilleRep. 18 Dodge (Western Part) Beaver DamDem. 19 Manitowoc ManitowocDem. 20 Fond du Lac Fond du LacDem. 21 Winnebago MenashaRep. 22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano MedinaDem. 23 Jefferson FarmingtonDem. 24 Green MonticelloRep. 25 Columbia ColumbusRep. 26 Dane (Western Part) MadisonDem. 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Grand RapidsRep. 28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, St. Croix PrescottRep. 29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara BerlinRep. 30 Crawford, Richland Rep. 31 La Crosse & Vernon ViroquaRep. 32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau TrempealeauRep. 33 Dodge (Eastern Part) HoriconDem.

Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:

SenateDistrict County Dist. Representative Party Residence 09 Adams Rep. Friendship 28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk Rep. St. Croix Falls 02 Brown 1 Rep. Green Bay 2 Dem. De Pere 32 Buffalo Rep. Anchorage 22 Calumet Dem. New Holstein 32 Chippewa & Dunn Rep. Chippewa Falls Clark & Jackson Rep. Black River Falls 25 Columbia 1 Rep. Portage 2 Rep. Rio 3 Rep. Cambria 30 Crawford Dem. Prairie du Chien 11 Dane 1 Rep. Utica 2 Rep. Cambridge 26 3 Dem. Black Earth 4 Rep. Madison 5 Dem. Madison 18 Dodge 1 Rep. Waterloo 2 Dem. Beaver Dam 33 3 Dem. Horicon 4 Dem. Watertown 02 Door & Kewaunee Rep. Ahnapee 32 Eau Claire & Pepin Rep. Durand 20 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. West Rosendale 2 Rep. Ladoga 3 Rep. 4 Rep. 5 Dem. Auburn 6 Dem. Taycheedah 16 Grant 1 Rep. Fairview 2 Rep. Potosi 3 Rep. Lancaster 4 Rep. Boscobel 5 Rep. Cassville 24 Green 1 Rep. Farmers Grove 2 Rep. Brodhead 29 Green Lake Rep. Manchester 15 Iowa 1 Rep. Arena 2 Rep. Mineral Point 23 Jefferson 1 Dem. Ixonia 2 Rep. Waterloo 3 Dem. Fort Atkinson 4 Rep. Palmyra 09 Juneau Dem. Sentinel 08 Kenosha Rep. Woodworth 31 La Crosse 1 Rep. West Salem 2 Rep. West Salem 13Lafayette 1 Dem. Shullsburg 2 Rep. Warren 19 Manitowoc 1 Dem. Meeme 2 Dem. Manitowoc 3 Rep. Two Rivers 27 Marathon & Wood Dem. Grand Rapids 29 Marquette Dem. Briggsville 05 Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Rep. Milwaukee 5 Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Rep. Milwaukee 8 Dem. Milwaukee 06 9 Dem. Painesville 10 Dem. Milwaukee 09 Monroe Rep. Sparta 22 Oconto & Shawano Rep. Shawano 22 Outagamie Dem. Lime Rock 03 Ozaukee Dem. Saukville 28 Pierce Dem. Prescott 27 Portage Rep. Buena Vista 07 Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Rep. North Cape 30 Richland Rep. Lone Rock 17 Rock 1 Rep. Center 2 Rep. Milton 3 Rep. Janesville 4 Rep. Beloit 5 Rep. Janesville 14 Sauk 1 Rep. 2 Rep. Dellona 01Sheboygan 1 Rep. Sheboygan 2 Rep. Cascade 3 Rep. Sheboygan Falls 28 St. Croix Rep. Pleasant Valley 32 Trempealeau Rep. Williamsburg 31 Vernon 1 Rep. Harmony 2 Rep. Webster 12 Walworth 1 Rep. Delavan 2 Rep. Geneva 3 Rep. Troy 04 Washington 1 Dem. Wayne 2 Dem. Cedar Creek 10 Waukesha 1 Rep. Waukesha 2 Rep. Oconomowoc 3 Dem. Sussex 27 Waupaca Rep. Waupaca 29 Waushara Rep. Wautoma 21 Winnebago 1 Rep. Oshkosh 2 Rep. Winneconne 3 Rep. Koro

Employees

Senate employees Chief Clerk: L. B. Hills Assistant Clerk: John S. Wilson Bookkeeper: H. H. Rust Engrossing Clerk: J. H. Culvor Enrolling Clerk: W. T. Brayton Transcribing Clerk: E. M. Truell Sergeant-at-Arms: W. H. Hamilton Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Franklin Kelly Postmaster: T. L. Terry Assistant Postmaster: George Pietssch Doorkeeper: John McGill Assistant Doorkeeper: P. C. Selden Assistant Doorkeeper: J. K. Parish Assistant Doorkeeper: Mark Shepard Gallery Doorkeeper: Henry Taylor Night Watch: E. C. Arnold Porter & Mess: Martin Mulville Messengers: Robert B. McCord Charlie S. Vedder George Webster V. Wilson William Gleason Edward Knight

Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed Enrolling Clerk: E. H. Webb Transcribing Clerk: E. C. Clark Sergeant-at-Arms: R. C. Kelly 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: E. A. Gibbons Postmaster: C. F. Solberg 1st Assistant Postmaster: Sam Bartholomew 2nd Assistant Postmaster: H. C. Warner Doorkeepers: A. McLaughlin T. H. Grist J. Dickinson H. Seffens Night Watch: James Roberts Firemen: J. Warren Samuel Bachman Speaker's Messenger: Parke I. Graves Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton Messengers: Thomas McDonald Charles H. Newton Henry A. Douglass Emile Hammer George Aiken Howley Baxter C. Bingham G. F. Hibbard Dan Fitzpatrick Gallery Attendants: William Woolnough W. P. Borroughs

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