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3rd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

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3rd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly
2nd 4th
Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory
Meeting placeMadison, Wisconsin Territory
TermNovember 2, 1840 – November 7, 1842
ElectionSeptember 28, 1840
Council
Members13
President
House of Representatives
Members27
SpeakerDavid Newland (D)
Sessions
1stDecember 7, 1840 – February 19, 1841
2ndDecember 6, 1841 – February 19, 1842

The Third Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory convened from December 7, 1840, to February 19, 1841, and from December 6, 1841, to February 19, 1842, in regular session.[1][2][3]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • February 19, 1841: An Act to provide for the completion of the Capitol at Madison, 1841, Wisc. Terr. Act 37.[2]
  • February 18, 1842: Resolutions relative to the removal of Indians.[3]

Sessions

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  • 1st session: December 7, 1840 – February 19, 1841
  • 2nd session: December 6, 1841 – February 19, 1842

Leadership

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Council President

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  • James Maxwell – during the 1st session
  • James Collins – during the 2nd session

Speaker of the House of Representatives

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Members

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Members of the Council

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Counties Councillor Session(s) Party
1st 2nd
Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Portage, & Sheboygan Charles C. P. Arndt Green tickY Green tickY[note 1][1] Whig
Morgan Lewis Martin Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Crawford & St. Croix Charles J. Learned Green tickY Green tickY
Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson Ebenezer Brigham Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Grant John H. Rountree Green tickY Green tickY Whig
James R. Vineyard Green tickY Green tickY[note 2][1] Dem.
Iowa Levi Sterling Green tickY Whig
James Collins Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Moses M. Strong Green tickY Dem.
Milwaukee & Washington Jonathan E. Arnold Green tickY
Don A. J. Upham Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
John H. Tweedy Green tickY Whig
Racine William Bullen Green tickY Green tickY
Lorenzo Janes Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Rock & Walworth James Maxwell Green tickY Green tickY

Members of the House of Representatives

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Counties Representative Session(s) Party
1st 2nd
Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Portage, & Sheboygan William H. Bruce Red XN[note 3]
Albert G. Ellis Green tickY[note 4] Green tickY Dem.
Mason C. Darling Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
David Giddings Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Crawford & St. Croix Alfred Brunson Red XN[note 3] Whig
Theophilus La Chappelle Green tickY[note 4] Green tickY
Joseph R. Brown Green tickY Green tickY
Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson Lucius I. Barber Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Daniel S. Sutherland Green tickY Green tickY
Grant Daniel R. Burt Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Nelson Dewey Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Neely Gray Green tickY Green tickY Whig
Iowa Francis J. Dunn Green tickY
Ephraim F. Ogden Green tickY Green tickY
Daniel M. Parkinson Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
David Newland Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Thomas Jenkins Green tickY Dem.
Milwaukee & Washington Joseph Bond Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Jacob Brazelton Green tickY Green tickY
Adam E. Ray Green tickY Green tickY
John S. Rockwell Green tickY Green tickY
William F. Shephard Green tickY Green tickY
Racine George Batchelder Green tickY Green tickY Dem.[5]
Thomas E. Parmelee Green tickY Green tickY Dem.[5]
Reuben H. Deming Green tickY Green tickY Dem.[5]
Rock & Walworth John Hackett Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Hugh Long Green tickY Dem.
Jesse C. Mills Green tickY Green tickY Dem.
Edward V. Whiton Green tickY Green tickY Whig
James Tripp Green tickY

Employees

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Council employees

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  • Secretary:[1]
    • George Beatty, both sessions
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:

House employees

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  • Chief Clerk:[1]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms:
    • Francis M. Rublee, 1st session
    • Thomas J. Moorman, 2nd session

Notes

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  1. ^ Killed by James R. Vineyard on Feb. 11, 1842.
  2. ^ Expelled Feb. 14, 1842, due to the murder of Charles C. P. Arndt.
  3. ^ a b Lost contested seat.
  4. ^ a b Won contested seat.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 166–167. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin passed at Madison by the Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1841. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin passed at Madison by the Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1842. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "A Melancholy Affair". Madison Express. February 12, 1842. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c "The vote in this town". Southport Telegraph. September 29, 1840. p. 2. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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