27th Wisconsin Legislature
The Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1874, to March 12, 1874, 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 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875 | ||||
| Election | November 4, 1873 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Charles D. Parker (D) | ||||
| President pro tempore | John C. Holloway (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Gabriel Bouck (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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This was the first session since 1856 in which the Democratic Party held control of the Assembly.
Senators representing even-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, 1873. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 5, 1872.
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