16th Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1863, to April 2, 1863, in regular session.

16th Wisconsin Legislature
15th 17th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1863 January 4, 1864
ElectionNovember 4, 1862
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentVacant
President pro temporeWyman Spooner (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerJ. Allen Barber (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 1863 April 2, 1863

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 4, 1862. 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 5, 1861.

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