The Twenty-Fourth 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 8, 1870. 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 2, 1869.

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the second year of his third two-year term, having won re-election in the 1869 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events January 18, 1871: Proclamation of the German Empire formalized the creation of the German Empire from the North German Confederation and their south German allies. April 20, 1871: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1871, commonly known as the "Ku Klux Klan Act". May 4, 1871: The first Major League Baseball game was played. May 10, 1871: Treaty of Frankfurt ended the Franco-Prussian War and transferred the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine from France to the Germany. October 8, 1871: The Peshtigo fire burned about 1.2 million acres in northeast Wisconsin and resulted in more than 1,500 deaths. The Great Chicago Fire occurred on the same day, killing approximately 300 and destroying 17,500 buildings. November 7, 1871: Cadwallader C. Washburn elected Governor of Wisconsin.

Major legislation March 24, 1871: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts.

Party summary Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 14 19 33 0 1st Session 14 19 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 10 23 33 0

Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 39 1 60 100 0 1st Session 40 3 57 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 40 0 60 100 0

Sessions 1st Regular session: January 11, 1871March 25, 1871

Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Thaddeus C. Pound (R) President pro tempore: Charles G. Williams (R)

Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: William E. Smith (R)

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

Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan SheboyganRep. 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee AhnapeeDem. 03 Ozaukee OzaukeeDem. 04 Washington AddisonDem. 05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Racine RochesterRep. 08 Kenosha KenoshaRep. 09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe NecedahRep. 10 Waukesha MertonDem. 11 Dane (Eastern Part) StoughtonRep. 12 Walworth Spring PrairieRep. 13 Lafayette DarlingtonRep. 14 Sauk Spring GreenRep. 15 Iowa LindenRep. 16 Grant BoscobelRep. 17 Rock JanesvilleRep. 18 Dodge (Western Part) Beaver DamDem. 19 Manitowoc ManitowocDem. 20 Fond du Lac RiponRep. 21 Winnebago KoroRep. 22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano ChiltonDem. 23 Jefferson FarmingtonDem. 24 Green MonroeRep. 25 Columbia ColumbusRep. 26 Dane (Western Part) MiddletonRep. 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood WaupacaDem. 28 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, TrimbelleDem. 29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara PrincetonRep. 30 Crawford, Richland Dem. 31 La Crosse & Vernon La CrosseRep. 32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, , Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Black River FallsRep. 33 Dodge (Eastern Part) HoriconDem.

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

SenateDistrict County Dist. Representative Party Residence 09 Adams Rep. Dell Prairie 28 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Rep. Bayfield 02 Brown 1 Rep. Green Bay 2 Rep. Fort Howard 32 Buffalo Rep. Gilmantown 22 Calumet Dem. Brothertown 32 Chippewa & Dunn Rep. Chippewa Falls Clark & Jackson Rep. Humbird 25 Columbia 1 Rep. Portage 2 Rep. Leeds 3 Rep. Randolph 30 Crawford Rep. Utica 11 Dane 1 Rep. Albion 2 Dem. Deerfield 26 3 Dem. Cross Plains 4 Rep. Perry 5 Ind. Madison 18 Dodge 1 Rep. Fox Lake 2 Rep. Oak Grove 33 3 Dem. Herman 4 Dem. Rubicon 02 Door & Kewaunee Dem. Ahnapee 32 Eau Claire & Pepin Rep. Eau Claire 20 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Ripon 2 Rep. Waupun 3 Dem. 4 Rep. 5 Dem. Byron 6 Dem. Marshfield 16 Grant 1 Rep. Hazel Green 2 Dem. Potosi 3 Rep. Lancaster 4 Rep. Boscobel 5 Rep. Bloomington 24 Green 1 Rep. Montello 2 Rep. Sylvester 29 Green Lake Rep. Berlin 15 Iowa 1 Dem. Avoca 2 Rep. Linden 23 Jefferson 1 Rep. Watertown 2 Dem. Lake Mills 3 Dem. Cold Spring 4 Dem. Palmyra 09 Juneau Rep. Mauston 08 Kenosha Ind. Somers 31 La Crosse 1 Rep. La Crosse 2 Rep. Onalaska 13Lafayette 1 Dem. Elk Grove 2 Dem. Wiota 19 Manitowoc 1 Rep. Liberty 2 Dem. Maple Grove 3 Dem. Manitowoc 27 Marathon & Wood Dem. Wausau 29 Marquette Dem. Montello 05 Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 5 Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Dem. Milwaukee 8 Dem. Milwaukee 06 9 Dem. Franklin 10 Dem. Milwaukee 09 Monroe Rep. Sparta 22 Oconto & Shawano Rep. Waukechon Outagamie Dem. Appleton 03 Ozaukee Dem. Fredonia 28 Pierce Rep. River Falls 27 Portage Rep. Plover 07 Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Ind. Dover 30 Richland Rep. Marshall 17 Rock 1 Rep. Spring Valley 2 Rep. Fulton 3 Rep. Janesville 4 Rep. Turtle 5 Rep. Janesville 14 Sauk 1 Rep. Troy 2 Rep. New Buffalo 01Sheboygan 1 Dem. Herman 2 Dem. Plymouth 3 Rep. Sheboygan Falls 28 St. Croix Rep. Star Prairie 32 Trempealeau Rep. Galesville 31 Vernon 1 Rep. Chaseburg 2 Rep. Viroqua 12 Walworth 1 Rep. Darien 2 Rep. Linn 3 Dem. Whitewater 04 Washington 1 Dem. Schleisingerville 2 Dem. Cedar Creek 10 Waukesha 1 Dem. Eagle 2 Dem. Summit 3 Dem. Muskego 27 Waupaca Rep. Royalton 29 Waushara Rep. Hancock 21 Winnebago 1 Rep. Algoma 2 Rep. Menasha 3 Rep. Black Wolf

Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: O. R. Smith Assistant Clerk: J. H. Waggoner Bookkeeper: Sid A. Foster Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High Enrolling Clerk: H. L. Hyde Transcribing Clerk: Richard Perry Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Baker Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Dantz Postmaster: C. E. Weeks Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Seffens Doorkeeper: W. G. Hyde Doorkeeper: H. E. Seaver Assistant Doorkeeper: J. Dixon Assistant Doorkeeper: C. W. Watrous Assistant Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox Gallery Doorkeeper: A. A. Petty Night Watch: John Grant Jr. Governor's Attendant: C. H. Stone Porter: F. H. Bates General Messenger: Willie Hadley Clerk's Messenger: Willie Bowen Messengers: Willie Dennison Frank Roe Charles Young Charles H. Newton Patrick Tierney

Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett Engrossing Clerk: C. D. Purple Enrolling Clerk: Jacob Fuss Transcribing Clerk: Linda Harris Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. L. Quaw Postmaster: Myron DeWolf 1st Assistant Postmaster: J. F. Cleghorn 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Albert Emonson Doorkeepers: E. S. Blake Thomas Watson John Stansmore O. R. Jones Night Watch: W. A. Fay Firemen: D. B. Crandall Richard Prichard Gallery Attendants: Peter Williams A. J. Sutherland Committee Room Attendants: J. W. Brackett L. N. Taylor William W. Maxwell George Slingsby Washroom Attendant: S. D. Hanchett Porter: R. S. Warner Speaker's Messenger: Willie Holmes Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Willie Potter Messengers: Frank Beyler Daniel Fitzpatrick George E. McDill George Sherman Freddie Blake Ballard P. Barnett Eugene Kuntz S. G. Huntington Charles F. Dana Adolph Hastreiter Emeal Hammer

References

External links 1871: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature