44th Wisconsin Legislature

44th Wisconsin Legislature
43rd 45th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 2, 1899 – January 7, 1901
ElectionNovember 8, 1898
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentJesse Stone (R)
President pro temporeLyman W. Thayer (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerGeorge H. Ray (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 1899 – May 4, 1899

The Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1899, to May 4, 1899, 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 8, 1898. 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 3, 1896.[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 December 18, 2022.