The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07
EARLY Political Statistics of the
Portion of Wisconsin, now
Comprehended in the
Limits OF Kenosha
Cn11nfu
County.

s. --rl,4 county ssr
Many of our readers in this, county, es-
pecially those dcnominatcd "old settlers,
will no doubt be interested in having
their recollections revived, in respect to-
the names of the persons, who were our re-
personalities in the legislature from this
vicinity in early times.
p Wisconsin, when first organized under
a Territorial government bylact of Con-
gress embraced, all within the present
limits of this State, also all the present
State of Iowa, and the whole Territory
divided into six counties The first ses-
sion of.the Legislature Of the Territory SO
constituted, washed at Belmont a small
town on the Mississippi One branch of
the Territorial Legislature, was called
sCouncils' and thesether branch *Repre-
sentatives.'
The object of the statistics here given,
is merely Designed to give the names of
members, elected to- the Legislature from
the district of country now included in
Kenosha county (Kencsha county was
organized fourteen years after the Terri
torlal Organization Of wisconsin,
The following are the names Of members
eteeted- to the Legislature from thesectlon
Fof Wisconsin above indicated;
1886 Charles Durkee5 Representative
.5Legislatura met at Btlment) 1
\ 1897 Charles Barkee reelected, Re
preventative Legislature met at Buriirg-
t,n, Des Mo:nes, Co. Iowa.)
1838-Charles Durkee reelected, &c
preventative. Legislature met at Barring
ton, Des Moines Coz This session termin7
atetl ca the -29th Of J rFnc OF THAT year, and.
was the last session held. prior to the set
ting part Of the Territory Of iowa from
Wisconsin. After the division OF the
Territory, the eoanty " Racine Linclud=
ing tie present county. Of Kenosha) was
set off from Milwaukee county, andsa new
election for Wisconsin was held. Wiz
liam Bullen, elected to the Council and
Grin r. Stevens, Representative. Legis-
Elatqre met at Madison for the first time.
f839-1Villiam Bullion Council; Grin
r. Stevens, Representative.
/ 184Q-W illiam Bulleh, Council Reu7
ben II. Deming, Representative. nm
William Bullvn, Council iona
than Eastman, representative.
1912 Peter D Hugrnin, Council Phil
ander Ju(lson Representative.
| 184S-M. franh, Council Levi Grant,
Rep (NorE The I9gislatufe up to this
time had commenced its sessions in Deem
/ ber The time of meeting was changed. to
January, which acceunts 'ffof the apparent
discrepancy O. one year.) tl13fIf11 /
f1845 M. Frank, Gopneil; Robert G.
McClcilan, Representative.
1876 MI Frank, CeuQclIF Andrew B,
jackson, ReiHll aentativy> 4fn =.
+ 1874 74-Freltrfck S I.oTeIl, Council ;
4 triah Wood, Represehtative. Pho oonsti-
ItutionI framed by the fl8s Convention hay
ling been submitted to the people in April
Of tthat year afd rejected, a new Legi$la-
tt.ge s.consenttl to.ppoFide for another
convention.
1 1855 Frederick 81 Lowell, Council
Dgdlcy Cass, Representative.
\ second Constitution having been
4ilaln.' d and submitted to the people, it
was Adopted in March 1919,
ssr.>Fjs Cora, 4 s.:; 84t8S 6 l-rth3na
sfp,lcs, Senate julius +. Gilbert aid
sEtias WiocawortlrJr Assembly tAfter
the change from Territorial to state Coy.
aramcnt the Two Houses were designated
] s aa.a 5a Z q, eldbly
lS49-C Latham Sholes, Senate OTIS
,,l,l#all ana H. n Tlorp, Assembly
/ 1850 ELIJAH steele, Senate; Samuel
iIiale @nd G. M. Robinson, Assembly.
7 During tic session of1850 the county
Ee:. ,lIi5iine Was divided and the county Of
il-,iia4slla WAS organized
1351-o S Head, senate; obed 2.
45Isde and Il ArXJohnaop, Assembly 81 d
4 1852 Il. slarpstein, Senate; s.
1sE1atbarl Sielea snd I4athrgp Burgess, AS
Isembly.
1858 John n. sharpstein, Senate
James Bic Nissan and Chatham Sholes,
assembly '-s-.'
1S54-Leyi Graz, senate; Samuel Hale
and Jessie Hooker Assembly,
| 1SJ5-srancis Paddock. Senate; Phil