8th Wisconsin Legislature
The Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1855, to April 2, 1855, in regular session.
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1855 | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856 | ||||
| Election | November 7, 1854 | ||||
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| Members | 25 | ||||
| Senate President | James T. Lewis (R) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Eleazer Wakeley (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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| Members | 82 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Charles C. Sholes (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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This was the first Wisconsin legislature seated after the establishment of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
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 7, 1854. 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 8, 1853.
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