38th Wisconsin Legislature

38th Wisconsin Legislature
37th 39th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
ElectionNovember 2, 1886
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentGeorge W. Ryland (R)
President pro temporeCharles K. Erwin (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerThomas B. Mills (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 12, 1887 – April 15, 1887

The Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1887, to April 15, 1887, in regular session.[1]

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1886. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 4, 1884.[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.