The First Wisconsin Legislature convened from June 5, 1848, to August 21, 1848, in regular session. Members of the Assembly and Senate were elected after an election on February 1, 1848, that ratified the proposed state constitution.

Major events

* May 8, 1848:

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. * May 29, 1848: Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th State. * June 7, 1848: Inauguration of Nelson Dewey as the first Governor of Wisconsin. * June 8, 1848: The Wisconsin Legislature, in joint session, elected

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and

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s. * November 7, 1848:

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. Wisconsin's electoral votes went to his opponent,

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Major legislation

* June 21, 1848: Joint resolution relative to free territory
1848 Joint Resolutions p.285
* June 21, 1848: Act concerning the

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1848 Acts pp.10-11
* June 29, 1848: Act to prescribe the duties of the

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1848 Acts pp.13-15
* June 29, 1848: Act to divide the State of Wisconsin into

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1848 Acts pp.15-16
* June 29, 1848: Act to provide for the election of Judges and for the classification and organization of the Judiciary of the State of Wisconsin
1848 Acts pp.19-24
* July 26, 1848: Act to establish the

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1848 Acts pp.37-40
* July 29, 1848: Act to Exempt a Homestead from forced sale
1848 Acts pp.40-41
* August 8, 1848: Act to incorporate the City of

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in the county of

1848 Acts pp.80-100
* August 12, 1848: Act prescribing the powers and duties of the Secretary of State
1848 Acts pp.115-120
* August 16, 1848: Act to provide for the Election and define the duties of State Superintendent of Public Instruction
1848 Acts pp.127-129
* August 21, 1848: Act to provide for holding general and special Elections, the time when, the manner of holding the same, and the qualifications, disabilities, and privileges of electors
1848 Acts pp.191-207
* August 21, 1848: Act in relation to Public Schools
1848 Acts pp.226-247

Party summary

Senate summary

Assembly summary

Sessions

* 1st Regular session: June 4, 1848August 21, 1848

Leaders

Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: John E. Holmes, Lieutenant Governor

Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: Ninian E. Whiteside

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the First Wisconsin Legislature (19): WI Senate Partisan Map 1848

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the First Wisconsin Legislature (66): WI Assembly Partisan Map 1848

Employees

* Enrolling Clerk: Aaron V. Fryer

Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: Henry G. Abbey * Writer: R. L. Ream * Writer: Henry Lines * Writer: E. P. Lockhart * Sergeant-at-Arms: Lyman H. Seaver * Chaplain: H. W. Reed

Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: Daniel Noble Johnson * Chief Clerk pro tem: L. F. Kellogg * Assistant Clerk: T. A. B. Boyd * Writer: Ira W. Bird * Writer: James Murdock * Messenger: Henry Starks * Doorkeeper: Samuel Parkhurst * Sergeant-at-Arms: John Mullanphy * Chaplain: John Penman * Chaplain: Charles Lord

References

External links

Wisconsin Legislature website

Acts of the 1848 Wisconsin Legislature
{{Wisconsin legislatures 1848 in Wisconsin

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