1st Wisconsin Legislature
The First Wisconsin Legislature convened from June 5, 1848, to August 21, 1848, in regular session. Members of the Assembly and Senate were elected after an election on February 1, 1848, that ratified the proposed state constitution.
Major events
- May 8, 1848: Nelson Dewey elected the Governor of Wisconsin.
- May 29, 1848: Wisconsin is admitted to the Union as the 30th State.
- June 7, 1848: Inauguration of Nelson Dewey as the first Governor of Wisconsin.
- June 8, 1848: The Wisconsin Legislature, in joint session, elected Henry Dodge and Isaac P. Walker to represent Wisconsin in the United States Senate.
Major legislation
- June 21, 1848: Joint resolution relative to free territory,
- June 21, 1848: Act concerning the Attorney General,
- June 29, 1848: Act to prescribe the duties of the State Treasurer,
- June 29, 1848: Act to divide the State of Wisconsin into Congressional Districts,
- June 29, 1848: Act to provide for the election of Judges and for the classification and organization of the Judiciary of the State of Wisconsin,
- July 26, 1848: Act to establish the University of Wisconsin,
- July 29, 1848: Act to Exempt a Homestead from forced sale,
- August 8, 1848: Act to incorporate the City of Racine in the county of Racine,
- August 12, 1848: Act prescribing the powers and duties of the Secretary of State,
- August 16, 1848: Act to provide for the Election and define the duties of State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
- August 21, 1848: Act to provide for holding general and special Elections, the time when, the manner of holding the same, and the qualifications, disabilities, and privileges of electors,
- August 21, 1848: Act in relation to Public Schools,
Party summary
Senate
Assembly
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: June 4, 1848-August 21, 1848
Leaders
Senate
- President of the Senate: John E. Holmes, Lieutenant Governor
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly: Ninian E. Whiteside
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the First Wisconsin Legislature :| District | Counties | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan | Harrison C. Hobart | Democrat |
| 2 | Columbia, Marquette, Portage, Sauk | Henry Merrill | Whig |
| 3 | Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, La Pointe | Daniel G. Fenton | Democrat |
| 4 | Fond du Lac, Winnebago | Warren Chase | Democrat |
| 5 | Iowa, Richland | Henry M. Billings | Democrat |
| 6 | Grant | George W. Lakin | Whig |
| 7 | Lafayette | Thomas K. Gibson | Democrat |
| 8 | Green | E.T. Gardner | Democrat |
| 9 | Dane | Simeon Mills | Democrat |
| 10 | Dodge | William M. Dennis | Democrat |
| 11 | Washington | Frederick W. Horn | Democrat |
| 12 | Jefferson | Myron B. Williams | Democrat |
| 13 | Waukesha | Joseph Turner | Democrat |
| 14 | Walworth | John W. Boyd | Democrat |
| 15 | Rock | Otis W. Norton | Whig |
| 16 | Racine 1 | Christopher Latham Sholes | Democrat |
| 17 | Racine 2 | Philo White | Democrat |
| 18 | Milwaukee 1 | Asa Kinney | Democrat |
| 19 | Milwaukee 2 | Riley N. Messenger | Democrat |
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the First Wisconsin Legislature :Employees
- Enrolling Clerk: Aaron V. Fryer
Senate
- Chief Clerk: Henry G. Abbey
- Writer: R. L. Ream
- Writer: Henry Lines
- Writer: E. P. Lockhart
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Lyman H. Seaver
- Chaplain: H. W. Reed
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: Daniel Noble Johnson
- Chief Clerk pro tem: L. F. Kellogg
- Assistant Clerk: T. A. B. Boyd
- Writer: Ira W. Bird
- Writer: James Murdock
- Messenger: Henry Starks
- Doorkeeper: Samuel Parkhurst
- Sergeant-at-Arms: John Mullanphy
- Chaplain: John Penman
- Chaplain: Charles Lord