# 11th Wisconsin Legislature

The Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1858, to March 17, 1858, in regular session.
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 3, 1857. 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 4, 1856.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Alexander Randall, of Waukesha County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1857 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

## Major events

* January 4, 1858: Inauguration of Alexander Randall as the 6th Governor of Wisconsin.

## Major legislation

* February 25, 1858: Act to divide the County of Dunn, and create the County of Pepin, 1858 Act 15
* March 5, 1858: Act to divide the County of Marquette and erect the County of Green Lake, 1858 Act 17
* May 12, 1858: Act providing for the organization, enrolling and discipline of the Militia of the State of Wisconsin, 1858 Act 87
* May 17, 1858: Act to protect the people against corrupt and secret influences of matters of Legislation, 1858 Act 145

## Party summary
### Senate summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 11 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 12 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 40% | 0% | 60% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 0 |

### Assembly summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 34 | 0 | 63 | 97 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 44 | 0 | 53 | 97 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 45% | 0% | 55% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 41 | 1 | 54 | 96 | 1 |

## Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 13, 1858 – March 17, 1858

## Leaders
### Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: Erasmus D. Campbell, Lieutenant Governor
* President pro tempore: Hiram H. Giles

### Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick S. Lovell

## Members
### Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature (30):
| District | Counties | Senator | Party | Residence |
| 01 | Sheboygan | Elijah Fox Cook | Dem. | Sheboygan |
| 02 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw | Morgan Lewis Martin | Dem. | Green Bay |
| 03 | Ozaukee | Herman J. Schulteis | Dem. | Port Washington |
| 04 | Washington | Densmore W. Maxon | Dem. | Cedar Creek |
| 05 | Milwaukee (Northern Half) | Augustus Greulich | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee (Southern Half) | Patrick Walsh | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Racine | Champion S. Chase | Rep. | Racine |
| 08 | Kenosha | Samuel R. McClellan | Rep. | Wilmot |
| 09 | Adams, Juneau, Sauk | John T. Kingston | Rep. | Necedah |
| 10 | Waukesha | Denison Worthington | Rep. | Summit |
| 11 | Dane (Eastern Part) | Hiram H. Giles | Rep. | Stoughton |
| 12 | Walworth | John W. Boyd | Rep. | Geneva |
| 13 | Lafayette | Philemon B. Simpson | Dem. | Shullsburg |
| 14 | Jefferson (Northern Part) and Dodge (Southern Part) | William Chappell | Dem. | Watertown |
| 15 | Iowa, Richland | Lemuel W. Joiner | Rep. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Grant | Noah H. Virgin | Rep. | Platteville |
| 17 | Rock (Western Part) | James Sutherland | Rep. | Janesville |
| 18 | Rock (Eastern Part) | Alden I. Bennett | Rep. | Beloit |
| 19 | Manitowoc, Calumet | Temple Clark | Dem. | Manitowoc |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | Edward Pier | Rep. | Fond du Lac |
| 21 | Winnebago | Edwin Wheeler | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 22 | Dodge (Northern Part) | William E. Smith | Rep. | Fox Lake |
| 23 | Jefferson (Southern Part) | Samuel C. Bean | Rep. | Lake Mills |
| 24 | Green | John H. Warren | Rep. | Albany |
| 25 | Columbia | Moses M. Davis | Rep. | Portage |
| 26 | Dane (Western Part) | Andrew Proudfit | Dem. | Madison |
| 27 | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood | Luther Hanchett | Rep. | Plover |
| 28 | Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | Daniel Mears | Dem. | Osceola Mills |
| 29 | Marquette | Martin L. Kimball | Rep. | Berlin |
| 30 | Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau | William H. Tucker | Dem. | La Crosse |

### Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Eleventh Wisconsin Legislature:
| Senate District | County | District | Representative | Party | Residence |
| 09 | Adams & Juneau | Adams & Juneau | Almon P. Ayers | Rep. | Quincy |
| 28 | Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix | James B. Gray | Rep. | Hudson |
| 30 | Bad Ax, Crawford | Bad Ax, Crawford | James R. Savage | Dem. | Springville |
| 02 | Brown | Brown | Edgar Conklin | Dem. | Green Bay |
| 30 | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | Harlow E. Prickett | Dem. | Black River Falls |
| 19 | Calumet | Calumet | James Robinson | Dem. | Chilton |
| 28 | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Pierce | Lucius Cannon | Rep. | Pepin |
| 25 | Columbia | 1 | Alvin B. Alden | Dem. | Portage |
| 25 | Columbia | 2 | William M. Griswold | Rep. | Columbus |
| 25 | Columbia | 3 | Jonathan W. Earle | Rep. | Pardeeville |
| 11 | Dane | 1 | Daniel B. Crandall | Rep. | Utica |
| 11 | Dane | 2 | John E. Sharp | Rep. | Door Creek |
| 11 | Dane | 3 | Storer W. Field | Rep. | Fitchburg |
| 26 | Dane | 4 | Henry K. Belding | Dem. | Black Earth |
| 26 | Dane | 5 | Frank Gault | Dem. | Pheasant Branch |
| 26 | Dane | 6 | Alexander A. McDonell | Rep. | Madison |
| 22 | Dodge | 1 | John Steiner | Dem. | Woodland |
| 22 | Dodge | 2 | Narcisse Juneau | Dem. | Theresa |
| 22 | Dodge | 3 | Paul Juneau | Dem. | Juneau |
| 22 | Dodge | 4 | Benjamin F. Gibbs | Rep. | Fox Lake |
| 22 | Dodge | 5 | Frederick H. Kribs | Rep. | Beaver Dam |
| 22 | Dodge | 6 | Edward J. Williams | Rep. | Elba |
| 02 | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano | Jonathan C. Hall | Dem. | Marinette |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 1 | Edmund L. Runals | Rep. | Ripon |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 2 | Henry D. Hitt | Rep. | Oakfield |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 3 | Frank D. McCarty | Dem. | Fond du Lac |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 4 | Joseph Wagner | Dem. | Dotyville |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 5 | William S. Tuttle | Dem. | New Fane |
| 16 | Grant | 1 | Henry D. York | Rep. | Hazel Green |
| 16 | Grant | 2 | Albert W. Emerey | Dem. | Potosi |
| 16 | Grant | 3 | Hanmer Robbins | Rep. | Platteville |
| 16 | Grant | 4 | Charles K. Dean | Rep. | Boscobel |
| 16 | Grant | 5 | Henry Patch | Dem. | Patch Grove |
| 24 | Green | 1 | James E. Vinton | Rep. | Albany |
| 24 | Green | 2 | William G. Brown | Rep. | Skinner |
| 15 | Iowa | 1 | Henry M. Billings | Dem. | Constance |
| 15 | Iowa | 2 | Levi Sterling | Rep. | Mineral Point |
| 23 | Jefferson | 1 | Miles Holmes | Rep. | Palmyra |
| 23 | Jefferson | 2 | George C. Smith | Rep. | Oakland |
| 14 | Jefferson | 3 | Peter Rogan | Dem. | Watertown |
| 14 | Jefferson | 4 | John Gibb | Dem. | Oconomowoc |
| 14 | Jefferson | 5 | Harlow Pease | Rep. | Waterloo |
| 08 | Kenosha | 1 | Frederick S. Lovell | Rep. | Kenosha |
| 08 | Kenosha | 2 | Almond D. Cornwell | Rep. | Salem |
| 30 | La Crosse & Monroe | La Crosse & Monroe | James D. Condit | Dem. | Sparta |
| 13 | Lafayette | 1 | Hamilton H. Gray | Dem. | Darlington |
| 13 | Lafayette | 2 | Charles Bracken | Dem. | Mineral Point |
| 13 | Lafayette | 3 | James H. Earnest | Dem. | New Diggings |
| 19 | Manitowoc | 1 | Henry C. Hamilton | Dem. | Two Rivers |
| 19 | Manitowoc | 2 | James B. Dunn | Dem. | Manitowoc |
| 27 | Marathon, Portage, Wood | Marathon, Portage, Wood | Burton Millard | Rep. | Wausau |
| 29 | Marquette | 1 | Samuel W. Mather | Dem. | Markesan |
| 29 | Marquette | 2 | Dominic K. Devaney | Rep. | Montello |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 1 | Dighton Corson | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 2 | Alex. Cotzhausen | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 3 | John Hayden | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 4 | Duncan E. Cameron | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 5 | Mitchell Steever | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 6 | Frederick R. Berg | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 7 | Michael Hanrahan | Dem. | Good Hope |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 8 | Joseph Carney | Dem. | Wauwatosa |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 9 | Orlando Ellsworth | Rep. | Milwaukee |
| 02 | Outagamie | Outagamie | Perry H. Smith | Dem. | Appleton |
| 03 | Ozaukee | 1 | Alexander M. Alling | Dem. | Saukville |
| 03 | Ozaukee | 2 | B. O. Zastrow Kussow | Dem. | Cedarburg |
| 07 | Racine | 1 | George W. Selden | Rep. | Racine |
| 07 | Racine | 2 | Hermon Warner | Dem. | Racine |
| 07 | Racine | 3 | Samuel Collins | Rep. | Yorkville |
| 07 | Racine | 4 | Edward Dyer | Rep. | Burlington |
| 15 | Richland | Richland | Charles G. Rodolf | Dem. | Orion |
| 18 | Rock | 1 | George Irish | Rep. | Clinton |
| 18 | Rock | 2 | William Hubbard Stark | Rep. | Shopiere |
| 17 | Rock | 3 | James H. Knowlton | Rep. | Janesville |
| 17 | Rock | 4 | Zebulon P. Burdick | Rep. | Janesville |
| 17 | Rock | 5 | Kiron W. Bemis | Rep. | Janesville |
| 09 | Sauk | 1 | Samuel H. Bassinger | Rep. | Prairie du Sac |
| 09 | Sauk | 2 | Samuel Northrup | Rep. | Dellona |
| 01 | Sheboygan | 1 | Zebulon P. Mason | Dem. | Sheboygan |
| 01 | Sheboygan | 2 | William H. Prentice | Rep. | Sheboygan Falls |
| 01 | Sheboygan | 3 | Abraham H. Van Wie | Rep. | Cascade |
| 12 | Walworth | 1 | John McKibbin | Rep. | Geneva |
| 12 | Walworth | 2 | Elijah Easton | Rep. | Walworth |
| 12 | Walworth | 3 | Butler G. Noble | Rep. | Whitewater |
| 12 | Walworth | 4 | James Baker | Rep. | East Troy |
| 04 | Washington | 1 | James Kenealy | Dem. | Toland's Prairie |
| 04 | Washington | 2 | Paul A. Weil | Dem. | Richfield |
| 04 | Washington | 3 | Charles W. Detmering | Dem. | Newburg |
| 10 | Waukesha | 1 | Albert Alden | Rep. | Delafield |
| 10 | Waukesha | 2 | Oliver P. Hullett | Rep. | Menomonee Falls |
| 10 | Waukesha | 3 | David Roberts | Dem. | North Prairie |
| 10 | Waukesha | 4 | George McWhorter | Rep. | Waukesha |
| 10 | Waukesha | 5 | Charles S. Hawley | Rep. | Waukesha |
| 27 | Waupaca | Waupaca | Andrew J. Dufur | Rep. | Iola |
| 27 | Waushara | Waushara | William C. Webb | Rep. | Wautoma |
| 21 | Winnebago | 1 | Samuel M. Hay | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 21 | Winnebago | 2 | William Duchman | Rep. | Menasha |
| 21 | Winnebago | 3 | William P. McAllister | Rep. | Omro |

## Employees
### Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: John L. V. Thomas
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Nathaniel L. Stout

### Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Francis Massing