17th Wisconsin Legislature

The Seventeenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1864, to April 4, 1864, in regular session.

17th Wisconsin Legislature
16th 18th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1864 January 2, 1865
ElectionNovember 3, 1863
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentWyman Spooner (U)
President pro temporeSmith S. Wilkinson (U)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerWilliam W. Field (U)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1864 April 4, 1864

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 3, 1863. 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 4, 1862.

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