4th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly

4th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative bodyLegislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory
Meeting placeMadison, Wisconsin Territory
TermNovember 7, 1842 – January 4, 1847
Election
  • September 26, 1842
  • September 25, 1843
  • September 23, 1844
  • September 22, 1845
Council
Members13
President
Party controlDemocratic
House of Representatives
Members26
Speaker
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1stDecember 5, 1842 – April 17, 1843
2ndDecember 4, 1843 – January 31, 1844
3rdJanuary 6, 1845 – February 24, 1845
4thJanuary 5, 1846 – February 3, 1846

The Fourth Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory convened from December 5, 1842, to April 17, 1843, from December 4, 1843, to January 31, 1844, from January 6, 1845, to February 24, 1845, and from January 5, 1846, to February 3, 1846, in regular session.[1][2][3][4][5]

The first session of this Legislative Assembly was effected by a dispute with the Governor over whether or not the session was legally sanctioned by Congress. The session was adjourned twice, and finally came back into session on the governor's request in March 1843, when they finished their business.[1] This Legislative Assembly was also unusually long, spanning four general elections (1843, 1844, 1845, & 1846).

  1. ^ a b Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 168–171. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Laws of Wisconsin Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1843. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Laws of Wiskonsan Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1844. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Laws of Wisconsin Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1845. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Laws of Wisconsin Territory passed by the Fourth Legislative Assembly. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Territory. 1846. Retrieved August 30, 2021.