1st Wisconsin Legislature

1st Wisconsin Legislature
Territorial Legislature 2nd
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1855
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJune 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849
ElectionFebruary 1, 1848
Senate
Members19
Senate PresidentJohn Edwin Holmes
Party controlDemocratic
Assembly
Members66
Assembly SpeakerNinian E. Whiteside
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1stJune 5, 1848 – August 21, 1848

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.