12th Wisconsin Legislature
The Twelfth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1859, to March 21, 1859, in regular session.
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860 | ||||
| Election | November 2, 1858 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Senate President | Erasmus D. Campbell (D) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Denison Worthington (R) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 97 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | William P. Lyon (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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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 2, 1858. 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 3, 1857.
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