Wisconsin legislative term for 1865
The Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1865, to April 10, 1865, 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 8, 1864. 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 3, 1863.[1]
Major events January 31, 1865: The United States House of Representatives passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution , banning slavery in the United States . March 4, 1865: Second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln . April 3, 1865: Union Army forces occupied the Confederate capital city Richmond, Virginia , after a months-long siege. April 9, 1865: Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia . April 14, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington, D.C. April 15, 1865: Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the 17th President of the United States . May 10, 1865: Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was captured by the 4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment in Irwin County, Georgia , effectively ending the American Civil War . November 7, 1865: Lucius Fairchild elected Governor of Wisconsin . December 6, 1865: Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three-fourths of U.S. states . Major legislation Party summary Senate summary Senate partisan composition Democratic: 8 seats
National Union: 25 seats
Assembly summary Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 33 seats
National Union: 67 seats
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 11, 1865 – April 10, 1865Leaders Senate leadership Assembly leadership Members Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Senate partisan representation Democratic: 8 seats
Union: 25 seats
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Assembly partisan representation Democratic: 33 seats
Union: 67 seats
Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: Frank M. Stewart[3] Assistant Clerk: L. B. Hills Engrossing Clerk: O. F. Clapp Enrolling Clerk: Thomas Marshall Transcribing Clerk: H. Harvey Sergeant-at-Arms: Nelson Williams 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Wilder 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. W. C. Wilson Sergeant-at-Arms' Porter: Thomas Goss Postmaster: Frank LelandAssistant Postmaster: W. S. Williams Doorkeeper: J. P. MillerAssistant Doorkeeper: George D. Potter Assistant Doorkeeper: S. J. Abbott Assistant Doorkeeper: Eames Wadsworth Assistant Doorkeeper: Norman McBeath Assistant Doorkeeper: August Wandrey Firemen:James Yates Roswell Stow Fireman and Porter: William Holden Messengers:Jonathan C. Hutchins Rufus H. Roys C. C. Frey Thomas Goss Seymour Stoughton Assembly employees Chief Clerk: John S. Dean[3] Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. YoungBookkeeper: William M. Newcomb Engrossing Clerk: L. R. Davis Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch Transcribing Clerk: R. H. Blodgett Sergeant-at-Arms: Alonzo Wilcox 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Lewis M. Hammond 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: E. H. Bartholt Postmaster: Hiram Morley1st Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Beckwith 2nd Assistant Postmaster: R. Law Doorkeepers:S. Raymond M. Colby H. H. Helms George D. Phinney Firemen:E. E. Brown John Grant F. K. Melvin Nelson Bowerman William Fitzpatrick G. A. Foss Speaker's Messenger: William P. Beach Chief Clerk's Messenger: James E. Dean Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Louis Sholes Gallery Attendant: S. Nye Jr. Messengers:George F. Williston Frederic A. Frank Howard W. Tilton Linus S. Webb Alfred F. Bishop Frank Mason Harvey Olin Nicholas F. Weber John S. Young Richard C. Notbohm References ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF) . The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 210–212. Retrieved June 9, 2021 . ^ "Ratification of Constitutional Amendments" The U.S. Constitution Online USConstitution.net ^ a b c d Stewart, Frank M.; Dean, John S., eds. (1865). "Legislative Department" (PDF) . The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 76–77, 88–91. Retrieved June 9, 2021 . Notes
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