| 48th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol under reconstruction after the 1904 fire | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 | ||||
| Election | November 6, 1906 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | William D. Connor (R) | ||||
| President pro tempore | James Huff Stout (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Herman Ekern (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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The Forty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1907, to July 16, 1907, in regular session.[1] During this term, legislative business was largely held in the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, which was the only part of the capitol to remain intact after the 1904 fire.[2]
This session saw the first ever African American member of the Wisconsin Legislature—Lucian H. Palmer of Milwaukee.
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 6, 1906. 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 8, 1904.[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 29, 2022.
- ^ Janik, Erika (February 27, 2017). "1904 Fire Gutted Capitol, Nearly Cost Madison State Capitol". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved December 29, 2022.