39th Wisconsin Legislature

39th Wisconsin Legislature
38th 40th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
ElectionNovember 6, 1888
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentGeorge W. Ryland (R)
President pro temporeThomas A. Dyson (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerThomas B. Mills (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 1889 – April 19, 1889

The Thirty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1889, to April 19, 1889, in regular session.[1]

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 6, 1888. 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 2, 1886.[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 20, 2022.