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1 Major events  





2 Major legislation  





3 Party summary  



3.1  Senate summary  





3.2  Assembly summary  







4 Sessions  





5 Leaders  



5.1  Senate leadership  





5.2  Assembly leadership  







6 Members  



6.1  Members of the Senate  





6.2  Members of the Assembly  







7 Changes from the 50th Legislature  



7.1  Senate redistricting  



7.1.1  Summary of changes  





7.1.2  Senate districts  







7.2  Assembly redistricting  



7.2.1  Summary of changes  





7.2.2  Assembly districts  









8 Notes  





9 References  





10 External links  














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51st Wisconsin Legislature
50th 52nd
Wisconsin State Capitol reconstruction close to completion
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
ElectionNovember 5, 1912
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentThomas Morris (R)
President pro temporeHarry C. Martin (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerMerlin Hull (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 8, 1913 – August 9, 1913

The Fifty-First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1913,toAugust 9, 1913, in regular session.[1] During this term, legislative business was largely held in the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, which was the only part of the capitol to remain intact after the 1904 fire.[2]

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.

Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 5, 1912. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1910.[1]

Major events[edit]

Major legislation[edit]

Party summary[edit]

Senate summary[edit]

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 7 seats
  Social Dem.: 1 seat
  Republican: 24 seats
  Vacant: 1 seat
Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
Dem. S.D. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 4 2 26 32 1
Start of 1st Session 7 1 25 33 0
From Mar. 4, 1913[note 1] 24 32 1
Final voting share 25% 75%
Beginning of the next Legislature 9 1 23 33 0

Assembly summary[edit]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 35 seats
  Social Dem.: 6 seats
  Independent: 1 seat
  Republican: 58 seats
Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
Dem. S.D. Ind. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 29 12 0 59 100 0
Start of 1st Session 35 6 0 59 100 0
From Jan. 19, 1913[note 2] 58 99 1
From Feb. 25, 1913[note 3] 1 100 0
Final voting share 42% 58%
Beginning of the next Legislature 29 8 0 63 100 0

Sessions[edit]

Leaders[edit]

Senate leadership[edit]

Assembly leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Members of the Senate[edit]

Members of the Senate for the Fifty-First Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 7 seats
  Social Dem.: 1 seat
  Republican: 25 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette M. W. Perry Algoma Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Timothy Burke Green Bay Rep.
03 Kenosha & Racine Isaac T. Bishop Somers Rep.
04 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William L. Richards Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Middle-West County & Central-Western City) George J. Weigle Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (Northern City) George Weissleder Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Southern County) Gabriel Zophy Milwaukee Soc.D.
08 Milwaukee (City South) Alexander E. Martin Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Edward F. Kileen Wautoma Rep.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix George B. Skogmo River Falls Rep.
11 Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Victor Linley Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Rusk, & Sawyer A. Pearce Tomkins Ashland Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington Paul O. Husting Mayville Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Henry N. Culbertson Rep.
15 Calumet & Manitowoc Samuel W. Randolph Manitowoc Dem.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Richland Robert Glenn Wyalusing Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Harry C. Martin Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Green Lake Lewis G. Kellogg Ripon Dem.
19 Winnebago Merritt F. White Winneconne Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan William J. Bichler Belgium Dem.
21 Adams, Juneau, Marquette, & Waushara Edward E. Browne (res. March 4, 1913) Waupaca Rep.
--Vacant from Mar. 4, 1913--
22 Rock & Walworth Lawrence E. Cunningham Beloit Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Charles A. Snover Fort Atkinson Dem.
24 Clark & Wood Robert W. Monk Neillsville Rep.
25 Langlade & Marathon W. W. Albers Wausau Dem.
26 Dane Henry Huber Stoughton Rep.
27 Columbia & Sauk John M. True Baraboo Rep.
28 Chippewa, & Eau Claire Edward Ackley Chippewa Falls Rep.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk George E. Scott Prairie Farm Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, & Vilas Willard T. Stevens Rep.
31 Jackson, Monroe, & Vernon Howard Teasdale Sparta Rep.
32 La Crosse & Trempealeau Otto Bosshard La Crosse Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha George E. Hoyt Menomonee Falls Rep.

Members of the Assembly[edit]

Members of the Assembly for the Fifty-First Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 35 seats
  Social Dem.: 6 seats
  Independent: 1 seat
  Republican: 58 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
District
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
21 Adams & Marquette George W. Bingham Rep. Friendship
12 Ashland D. E. Bowe Rep. Mellen
29 Barron Andrew Gulickson Rep. Stanley
12 Bayfield Hubert H. Peavey Rep. Washburn
02 Brown 1 Archie McComb Rep. Green Bay
2 John L. Schnitzler Rep. De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin James Allison Rep. Maxville
11 Burnett & Washburn Hans M. Laursen Rep. Shell Lake
15 Calumet August T. Dorn Dem. Harrison
28 Chippewa Thomas W. Bartingale Rep.
24 Clark Arnt O. Rhea Rep. Thorp
27 Columbia K. A. Johnson Rep. Portage
16 Crawford T. Frank Clancy Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Fred L. Holmes Rep. Madison
2 Edward C. Meland Rep. DeForest
3 Thomas A. Stewart Dem. Verona
13 Dodge 1 Charles Lentz Dem. Herman
2 Henry E. Krueger Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door Lewis L. Johnson Rep. Clay Banks
11 Douglas 1 Philip Gannon Rep. Superior
2 Ray J. Nye Rep. Superior
29 Dunn James D. Millar Rep. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire Henry Laycock Rep. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida Douglas Anderson Rep. Rhinelander
18 Fond du Lac 1 Christian Pickart Dem. Marshfield
2 William F. Sommerfield Rep. Oakfield
16 Grant 1 James Dolan Dem. Platteville
2 Henry E. Roethe Rep. Fennimore
17 Green S. A. Schindler Rep. New Glarus
18 Green Lake Newcomb Spoor Rep. Berlin
17 Iowa Albert D. Richardson Rep. Wyoming
30 Iron & Vilas William Whiteside Rep.
31 Jackson Merlin Hull Rep. Black River Falls
33 Jefferson 1 C. F. Viebahn Dem. Watertown
2 Oscar F. Roessler Dem. Jefferson
21 Juneau A. A. Telfer Rep. Elroy
03 Kenosha Charles H. Pfennig Rep. Kenosha
01 Kewaunee Paul Hoverson Rep. Franklin
32 La Crosse 1 Clark L. Hood Dem. La Crosse
2 E. J. Kneen Dem. Bangor
17 Lafayette Julius M. Engebretson Rep. Wiota
25 Langlade Edward Nordman Dem. Polar
30 Lincoln John O'Day Dem. Merrill
15 Manitowoc 1 Carl Hansen Dem. Manitowoc
2 Peter J. Murphy Dem. Cato
25 Marathon 1 Francis X. Schilling Rep. Cassel
2 Oscar Ringle Dem. Wausau
01 Marinette Albert E. Schwittay (died Jan. 19, 1913) Rep. Marinette
James Larson (from Feb. 25, 1913) Ind. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Edwin Hinkel Dem. Milwaukee
2 Thomas A. Manning Dem. Milwaukee
3 David V. Jennings Dem. Milwaukee
05 4 Carl Minkley Soc.D. Milwaukee
08 5 Charles J. Stemper Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 A. J. Hedding Dem. Milwaukee
7 Edward Zinn Soc.D. Milwaukee
08 8 Jacob J. Litza Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
06 9 W. E. Walsh Dem. Milwaukee
04 10 Edward H. Kiefer Soc.D. Milwaukee
08 11 James Vint Soc.D. Milwaukee
12 William L. Smith Soc.D. Milwaukee
04 13 Charles E. Estabrook Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 Martin Gorecki Soc.D. Milwaukee
05 15 August Dietrich Rep. Milwaukee
16 Edward J. Burke Dem. Milwaukee
07 17 John Paulu Dem. Milwaukee
04 18 Joseph F. Smart Dem. Milwaukee
07 19 Luke Scanlan Dem. Oak Creek
31 Monroe A. E. Frederick Rep. Kendall
02 Oconto Robert G. Sharp Rep. Oconto
14 Outagamie 1 Isaac N. Stewart Dem.
2 Charles H. Mory Rep. Cicero
20 Ozaukee Jacob Dietrich Dem. Cedarburg
10 Pierce Cassius D. Hawn Rep. Rock Elm
29 Polk Axel Johnson Rep. Apple River
23 Portage Don C. Hall Rep. Stevens Point
12 Price August Heden Rep. Ogema
03 Racine 1 Charles H. Everett Rep. Racine
2 Joseph C. Hamata Dem. Racine
28 Richland J. B. Jenson Rep. Westford
22 Rock 1 Alexander Paul Dem. Milton
2 Charles D. Rosa Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer Dell H. Richards Rep. Ladysmith
27 Sauk George Carpenter Rep. Baraboo
14 Shawano Thomas J. Mahon Rep. Birnamwood
20 Sheboygan 1 Carl Zillier Dem. Sheboygan
2 Henry Ott Rep. Plymouth
10 St. Croix John A. Chinnock Rep. Hudson
30 Taylor Elias L. Urquhart Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau L. L. Grinde Rep. Gale
31 Vernon Lawrence Grimsrud Rep. Westby
23 Walworth S. Clayton Goff Rep. Elkhorn
13 Washington Joseph Giudice Dem. Slinger
33 Waukesha 1 Percy Sawyer Rep. Waukesha
2 Judson Hall Dem. Merton
23 Waupaca Andrew R. Potts Rep. Dayton
21 Waushara Michael O'Connor Rep. Hancock
19 Winnebago 1 Martin T. Battis Rep. Oshkosh
2 Charles Schultz Dem. Neenah
3 Wilbur E. Hurlbut Rep. Oshkosh
24 Wood D. D. Conway Dem. Grand Rapids

Changes from the 50th Legislature[edit]

New districts for the 51st Legislature were defined in 1911 Wisconsin Act 661, passed into law in the 50th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting[edit]

Summary of changes[edit]

Senate districts[edit]

Dist. 50th Legislature 51st Legislature
1 Door, Kewaunee, Marinette counties Door, Kewaunee, Marinette counties
2 Brown, Oconto counties Brown, Oconto counties
3 Kenosha, Racine counties Kenosha, Racine counties
4 Milwaukee County (northern quarter) Milwaukee County (northern quarter)
5 Milwaukee County (city center) Milwaukee County (central-west)
6 Milwaukee County (city northwest) Milwaukee County (city north)
7 Milwaukee County (southern & west) Milwaukee County (southern)
8 Milwaukee County (city south) Milwaukee County (city south)
9 Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Wood counties Milwaukee County (city center)
10 Pierce, St. Croix counties Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties
11 Burnett, Douglas, Polk counties Burnett, Douglas, Washburn counties
12 Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn counties Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Rusk, Sawyer counties
13 Dodge County Dodge, Washington counties
14 Outagamie, Shawano counties Outagamie, Shawano counties
15 Calumet, Manitowoc counties Calumet, Manitowoc counties
16 Crawford, Grant counties Crawford, Grant, Richland counties
17 Green, Iowa, Lafayette counties Green, Iowa, Lafayette counties
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake Fond du Lac, Green Lake
19 Winnebago County Winnebago County
20 Ozaukee, Sheboygan county Ozaukee, Sheboygan county
21 Portage, Waupaca counties Adams, Juneau, Marquette, Waushara counties
22 Rock County Rock, Walworth counties
23 Jefferson, Walworth counties Portage, Waupaca counties
24 Chippewa, Eau Claire, Rusk counties Clark, Wood counties
25 Clark, Marathon counties Langlade, Marathon counties
26 Dane County Dane County
27 Columbia, Sauk counties Columbia, Sauk counties
28 Richland, Vernon counties Chippewa, Eau Claire counties
29 Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin counties Barron, Dunn, Polk counties
30 Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas counties Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, Vilas counties
31 Jackson, Juneau, Monroe counties Jackson, Monroe, Vernon counties
32 La Crosse, Trempealeau counties La Crosse, Trempealeau counties
33 Washington, Waukesha counties Jefferson, Waukesha counties

Assembly redistricting[edit]

Summary of changes[edit]

Assembly districts[edit]

County Districts in 50th Legislature Districts in 51st Legislature Change
Adams Shared with Marquette Shared with Marquette Steady
Ashland 1 District 1 District Steady
Barron 1 District 1 District Steady
Bayfield Shared with Sawyer, & Washburn 1 District Decrease
Brown 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Buffalo Shared with Pepin Shared with Pepin Steady
Burnett Shared with Polk Shared with Washburn Steady
Calumet 1 District 1 District Steady
Chippewa 2 Districts 1 District Decrease
Clark 1 District 1 District Steady
Columbia 2 Districts 1 District Decrease
Crawford 1 District 1 District Steady
Dane 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Dodge 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Door 1 District 1 District Steady
Douglas 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Dunn 1 District 1 District Steady
Eau Claire 2 Districts 1 District Decrease
Florence Shared with Forest & Langlade Shared with Forest & Oneida Steady
Fond du Lac 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Forest Shared with Florence & Langlade Shared with Florence & Oneida Steady
Grant 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Green 1 District 1 District Steady
Green Lake 1 District 1 District Steady
Iowa 1 District 1 District Steady
Iron Shared with Oneida, Vilas Shared with Vilas Steady
Jackson 1 District 1 District Steady
Jefferson 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Juneau 1 District 1 District Steady
Kenosha 1 District 1 District Steady
Kewaunee 1 District 1 District Steady
La Crosse 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Lafayette 1 District 1 District Steady
Langlade Shared with Florence & Forest 1 District Increase
Lincoln 1 District 1 District Steady
Manitowoc 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Marathon 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Marinette 2 Districts 1 District Decrease
Marquette Shared with Adams Shared with Adams Steady
Milwaukee 16 Districts 19 Districts IncreaseIncrease
Monroe 1 District 1 District Steady
Oconto 1 District 1 District Steady
Oneida Shared with Iron, Vilas Shared with Florence, Forest Steady
Outagamie 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Ozaukee 1 District 1 District Steady
Pepin Shared with Buffalo Shared with Buffalo Steady
Pierce 1 District 1 District Steady
Polk Shared with Burnett 1 District Increase
Portage 1 District 1 District Steady
Price Shared with Taylor 1 District Increase
Racine 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Richland 1 District 1 District Steady
Rock 3 Districts 2 Districts Decrease
Rusk Shared with Chippewa Shared with Sawyer Steady
Sauk 2 Districts 1 District Decrease
Sawyer Shared with Bayfield & Washburn Shared with Rusk Steady
Shawano 1 District 1 District Steady
Sheboygan 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
St. Croix 1 District 1 District Steady
Taylor Shared with Price 1 District Increase
Trempealeau 1 District 1 District Steady
Vernon 1 District 1 District Steady
Vilas Shared with Iron, Oneida Shared with Iron Steady
Walworth 1 District 1 District Steady
Washburn Shared with Bayfield & Sawyer Shared with Burnett Steady
Washington 1 District 1 District Steady
Waukesha 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Waupaca 2 Districts 1 District Decrease
Waushara 1 District 1 District Steady
Winnebago 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Wood 1 District 1 District Steady

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Republican Edward E. Browne (21st District) resigned March 4, 1913, due to his election to the United States House of Representatives.
  • ^ Republican Albert E. Schwittay (Marinette District) died January 19, 1913.
  • ^ Independent James Larson (Marinette District) replaced Albert Schittay.
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467, 471, 474, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  • ^ Janik, Erika (February 27, 2017). "1904 Fire Gutted Capitol, Nearly Cost Madison State Capitol". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  • ^ a b "Biographical Sketches". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1913 (Report). Wisconsin Industrial Commission. 1913. pp. 629–690. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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