20th Wisconsin Legislature
The Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1867, to April 11, 1867, in regular session.
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863 | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1867 – January 6, 1868 | ||||
| Election | November 6, 1866 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Wyman Spooner (U) | ||||
| President pro tempore | George F. Wheeler (U) | ||||
| Party control | National Union | ||||
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| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Angus Cameron (U) | ||||
| Party control | National Union | ||||
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This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.
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 6, 1866. 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 7, 1865.
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