• Source: 14th Wisconsin Legislature

      • The Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1861, to April 17, 1861, in regular session. The legislature re-convened in special session from May 15, 1861, to May 27, 1861, at the request of Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall, to approve funding for a brigade of volunteers for the American Civil War.
      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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1860. 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 8, 1859.


      Major events


      January 23, 1861: Timothy O. Howe elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session.
      March 4, 1861: Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States.
      April 12, 1861: South Carolina militia began bombarding Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor.
      April 15, 1861: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation requesting the states provide 75,000 volunteers for service in the American Civil War.
      April 16, 1861: 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment raised in Milwaukee.
      May 9, 1861: Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall called for a special session of the Wisconsin Legislature.
      July 21, 1861: First Battle of Bull Run took place in Prince William County, Virginia, one regiment of Wisconsin volunteers participated in the battle.
      November 8, 1861: Louis P. Harvey elected Governor of Wisconsin.


      Major legislation




      = First session

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      January 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, co-operating with friends of the Union throughout the United States, 1861 Joint Resolution 1
      April 11, 1861: Act to apportion the State into Senate and Assembly Districts. 1861 Act 216
      April 13, 1861: Act to provide for apportioning the State into Congressional Districts, 1861 Act 238
      April 13, 1861: Act to provide for the defence of the State, and to aid in enforcing the laws and maintaining the authority of the Federal Government, 1861 Act 239
      April 17, 1861: Act to declare the rights and privileges of such persons as may enroll themselves into the service of the country. 1861 Act 309


      = Special session

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      May 21, 1861: Joint Resolution, authorizing the Governor to be absent from the State during the present war, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 1
      May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, recommending to the War Department the formation of a brigade, and the appointment of Hon. Rufus King to its command, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 2
      May 25, 1861: Joint Resolution, in regard to the assassination of Col. Ellsworth, 1861 Special Session Joint Resolution 3
      May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the assistance of volunteers in the service of the United States Government, 1861 Special Session Act 2
      May 25, 1861: Act to provide a military force for immediate service to aid in protecting and defending the Constitution and the Union, 1861 Special Session Act 4
      May 25, 1861: Act to prevent rendering aid to Rebels, 1861 Special Session Act 5
      May 25, 1861: Act to provide for the purchasing of Arms and Equipments for the use of the State, 1861 Special Session Act 6
      May 27, 1861: Act to provide for the payment of discharged Volunteers, 1861 Special Session Act 9
      May 27, 1861: Act to provide for borrowing money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and defend the State in time of war, 1861 Special Session Act 13


      Party summary




      = Senate summary

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      = Assembly summary

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      Sessions


      1st Regular session: January 9, 1861 – April 17, 1861
      Special session: May 15, 1861 – May 27, 1861


      Leaders




      = Senate leadership

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      President of the Senate: Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor
      President pro tempore: Alden I. Bennett


      = Assembly leadership

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      Speaker of the Assembly: Amasa Cobb


      Members




      = Members of the Senate

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      Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:


      = Members of the Assembly

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      Members of the Assembly for the Fourteenth Wisconsin Legislature:


      Employees




      = Senate employees

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      Chief Clerk: John H. Warren
      Assistant Clerk: Stephen Steele Barlow
      Engrossing Clerk: Willard Merrill
      Enrolling Clerk: Edward Colman
      Transcribing Clerk: F. H. Megdeburg
      Sergeant-at-Arms: J. A. Hadley
      Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: David M. McBride
      Postmaster: James Moore
      Assistant Postmaster: A. B. Finch
      Doorkeeper: Phillip Carey
      Assistant Doorkeeper: Henry Case
      Fireman: George Wittle
      Messengers:
      Walter C. Wyman
      Albert F. Dexter
      Patrick Lanner


      = Assembly employees

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      Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane
      Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean
      Bookkeeper: Ephraim W. Young
      Engrossing Clerk: Joseph C. Pickard
      Enrolling Clerk: Nathaniel F. Lund
      Transcribing Clerk: Harvey Briggs
      Sergeant-at-Arms: Craig B. Beese
      Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Asher Armstrong
      Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Ebenezer Sprague
      Postmaster: Hiram Beckworth
      Assistant Postmaster: John N. Stone
      Doorkeeper: Joel Barber
      Assistant Doorkeeper: Joshua W. Tolford
      Firemen:
      William C. Lasure
      Reese Evans
      Henry N. Solbert
      Messengers:
      William H. Barnes
      William Benedict
      William Bennett
      H. M. Bingham
      Charles L. Catlin
      Edwin C. Mason
      William E. Miller
      James H. Neavill
      George D. Potter
      William H. Smith


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