37th Wisconsin Legislature

37th Wisconsin Legislature
36th 38th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887
ElectionNovember 4, 1884
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentSam S. Fifield (R)
President pro temporeEdward S. Minor (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerHiram O. Fairchild (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 1885 – April 13, 1885

The Thirty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1885, to April 13, 1885, in regular session.[1]

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 4, 1884. 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 7, 1882.[1]

  1. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2011). "Statistics: History" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011–2012 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 709, 714, 717, 719. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4. Retrieved March 9, 2022.