6th Wisconsin Legislature
The Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1853, to April 4, 1853, in regular session. They reconvened from June 6 to July 13 to sit as a court of impeachment for Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Levi Hubbell.
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1855 | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | ||||
| Election | November 2, 1852 | ||||
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| Members | 25 | ||||
| Senate President | Timothy Burns Until September 21, 1853 | ||||
| President pro tempore | Duncan Reed | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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| Members | 82 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Henry L. Palmer | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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This was the first legislative session after the first expansion and redistricting of the Senate and Assembly. The Senate grew from 19 to 25 seats; the Assembly grew from 66 to 82 seats.
Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1852. 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, 1851, or were elected in the 1852 election for a newly created district and were serving a one-year term.