The Thirty-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 5, 1878. 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 6, 1877.

Major events

* January 22, 1879:

Matthew H. Carpenter Matthew Hale Carpenter (born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter; December 22, 1824 – February 24, 1881) was an American attorney and U.S. Senator representing the state of Wisconsin. He served in the Senate from 1869 to 1875 and again from 1879 ...

elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. * November 4, 1879: William E. Smith re-elected as

Governor of Wisconsin The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wiscons ...

Major legislation

* February 28, 1879: An Act to secure to children the benefits of an elementary education
1879 Act 121
Created a legal requirement for parents and legal guardians to send their children to school for at least one semester per year between the ages of 7 and 15.

Party summary

Senate summary

Assembly summary

Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 8, 1879March 5, 1879

Leaders

Senate leadership

* President of the Senate:

James M. Bingham James M. Bingham (February 3, 1828January 8, 1885) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, the 20th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and the 13th mayor of Chippewa Falls, ...

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William T. Price William Thompson Price (June 17, 1824December 6, 1886) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 until his death, and was succ ...

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Assembly leadership

Speaker of the Assembly Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

David M. Kelly David Marsh Kelly (February 11, 1841disappeared January 21, 1916) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the 29th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and also served in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Brown County ...

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Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Second Wisconsin Legislature: WI Senate Partisan Map 1879

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Second Wisconsin Legislature: WI Assembly Partisan Map 1879

Employees

Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross ** Assistant Clerk: W. S. Reynolds ** Bookkeeper: T. S. Ansley ** Engrossing Clerk: John P. Mitchell ** Enrolling Clerk: A. J. Smith ** Transcribing Clerk: Fred. Richards ** Proofreader: Thomas A. Dyson ** Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: H. M. Pierce ** Clerk for the Committee on Claims: L. F. Nickey ** Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Walter L. Houser * Sergeant-at-Arms: Chalmers Ingersoll ** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: William A. Adamson * Postmaster: O. N. Russell ** Assistant Postmaster: A. C. Martin * Gallery Attendant: O. A. Kluetz ** Doc. Room Attendant: William Graham * Doorkeepers: ** E. T. Songstad ** M. Simon ** A. Knudson ** John Halls * Porter: John Redman * Night Watch: Eugene A. Steer * Chief Clerk's Messenger: J. G. Hyland * President's Messenger: John Barrows * Messengers: ** Jos. Campbell ** Jas. H. Welch ** Harry M. Hathaway ** Thos. Farness ** Geo. Roe ** Jos. J. Gunkel ** Lono Loper * Janitor: Ole Stevenson

Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: John E. Eldred ** 1st Assistant Clerk:

William M. Fogo William Montgomery Fogo (June 18, 1841 – August 1, 1903) was an American newspaper editor and politician. Born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Fogo and his parents moved to the town of Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin. Marshall served in th ...

*** 2nd Assistant Clerk: S. L. Perrine ** Bookkeeper: O. A. Southmayd ** Engrossing Clerk: T. J. Vaughn ** Enrolling Clerk:

Franklin S. Lawrence Franklin S. Lawrence was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880 and 1881. He was a Republican. Lawrence was born on February 5, 1824, in Weathersfield, Vermont Weathersfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The po ...

** Transcribing Clerk: F. W. Rogers ** Proof Reader: H. O. Fifield * Sergeant-at-Arms: Miletus Knight ** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms:

William Seamonson William Seamonson (February 9, 1840 – April 8, 1903) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Seamonson was born near Skien, Norway, on February 9, 1840 and immigrated to the United States as a child in 1842. The family initiall ...

* Postmaster: J. J. Gibbs ** Assistant Postmaster: William Stanton * Doorkeepers: ** J. J. Burnard ** C. E. Webster ** George B. McMillen ** Fred Oelhafer * Gallery Attendants: ** R. Worts ** J. L. Johnson * Porter: C. Schneider * Night Watch: N. V. Chandler * Wash Room Attendant: J. W. Kildow * Speaker's Messenger: E. H. Potter * Clerk's Messenger: Arthur Truax * Messengers: ** William Post ** John F. Sanderson ** Richard Kempter ** S. G. Bottum ** Harvey Barlow ** Candy Nicodemus ** William Renkema ** Eddie Kavenaugh ** Julius Leison ** B. F. Oakley ** Bertie Carter ** Freddie Wittl ** Jake Gill

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References

External links

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