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2nd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

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2nd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly
1st 3rd
Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory
Meeting placeMadison, Wisconsin Territory
TermNovember 5, 1838 – November 2, 1840
ElectionOctober 8, 1838
Council
Members13
President
House of Representatives
Members
  • 24 (1st & 2nd sessions)
  • 26 (3rd & extra sessions)
Speaker
Sessions
1stNovember 26, 1838 – December 22, 1838
2ndJanuary 21, 1839 – March 11, 1839
3rdDecember 2, 1839 – January 13, 1840
Special sessions
ExtraAugust 3, 1840 – August 14, 1840

The Second Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory convened from November 26, 1838, to December 22, 1838, from January 21, 1839, to March 11, 1839, and from December 2, 1839, to January 13, 1840, in regular session. The Assembly also convened in an extra session from August 3, 1840, to August 14, 1840.[1][2][3][4]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • December 20, 1839: An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to provide for and regulate General Elections," 1839 Wisc. Terr. Act 1. Changed the date of general elections to the fourth Monday in September.[2]
  • January 8, 1840: An Act to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors to Indians, 1840 Wis. Terr. Act 17. [2]
  • January 11, 1840: An Act to provide for taking the census, or enumeration of the inhabitants of this Territory, and to fix the time of holding an extra session of the Legislative Assembly, 1839 Wis. Terr. Act 27.[2]
  • January 13, 1840: An Act limiting the term of office of all officers of this Territory, not now limited by law, 1839 Wisc. Terr. Act 50. Set a 2-year term for all Wisconsin Territory offices not previously described by law.[2]

Sessions

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  • 1st session: November 26, 1838 – December 22, 1838
  • 2nd session: January 21, 1839 – March 11, 1839
  • 3rd session: December 2, 1839 – January 13, 1840
  • Extra session: August 3, 1840 – August 14, 1840

Leadership

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Council President

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

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Members

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Members of the Council

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Members of the Council for the Second Legislative Assembly:[1]

Counties Councillor Session(s) Party
1st 2nd 3rd Ex.
Brown Alexander J. Irwin Green tickY Green tickY
Morgan Lewis Martin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Charles C. P. Arndt Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Crawford George Wilson Green tickY Green tickY
Joseph Brisbois Green tickY
Charles J. Learned Green tickY
Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson Ebenezer Brigham Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Grant James R. Vineyard Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
John H. Rountree Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Iowa James Collins Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Levi Sterling Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Milwaukee & Washington Daniel Wells Jr. Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
William A. Prentiss Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Racine William Bullen Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Marshall M. Strong Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Lorenzo Janes Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Rock & Walworth James Maxwell Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Members of the House of Representatives

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Members of the House of Representatives for the Second Legislative Assembly:[1]

Counties Representative Session(s) Party
1st 2nd 3rd Ex.
Brown Ebenezer Childs Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Charles C. Sholes Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Barlow Shackleford Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jacob W. Conroe Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Crawford Alexander McGregor Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ira B. Brunson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson Daniel S. Sutherland Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Grant Thomas Cruson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Nelson Dewey Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Ralph Carver Green tickY Green tickY
Joseph H. D. Street Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jonathan Craig Green tickY Green tickY
Iowa Russel Baldwin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
John W. Blackstone Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Henry M. Billings Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Thomas Jenkins Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Charles Bracken Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Milwaukee & Washington Lucius I. Barber Green tickY Green tickY Whig
William Shew Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Henry C. Skinner Green tickY Green tickY
Ezekiel Churchill Green tickY Green tickY
Augustus Story Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Adam E. Ray Green tickY Green tickY
William R. Longstreet Green tickY Green tickY
Horatio N. Wells Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Racine Orrin R. Stevens Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Zadoc Newman Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tristam C. Hoyt Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Rock & Walworth Othni Beardsley Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Edward V. Whiton Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Whig

Employees

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Council employees

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  • Secretary:
    • George Beatty, all sessions[1]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
    • Stephen N. Ives, 1st & 2nd sessions
    • Thomas J. Noyes, 3rd session
    • Gilbert Knapp, extra session

House employees

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  • Chief Clerk:
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
    • Thomas Morgan, 1st session
    • Thomas J. Moorman, 2nd session
    • James Durley, 3rd session
    • D. M. Whitney, extra session

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 163–166. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin passed at Madison by the Legislative Assembly. Milwaukee: Wisconsin Territory. 1840. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Journal of the Council, First Session of the Second Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Territory. 1838. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives, First Session of the Second Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Territory. 1838. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Appointments by the Governor". Madison Express. December 28, 1839. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Your Newspaper is 180 Years Old". Wisconsin State Journal. December 1, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
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