49th Wisconsin Legislature

49th Wisconsin Legislature
48th 50th
Wisconsin State Capitol under reconstruction after the 1904 fire
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
ElectionNovember 3, 1908
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentJohn Strange (R)
President pro temporeJames Huff Stout (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerLevi H. Bancroft (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1909 – June 18, 1909

The Forty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1909, to June 18, 1909, 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]

Senators representing even-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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1908. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 6, 1906.[1]

  1. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467, 471, 474, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Janik, Erika (February 27, 2017). "1904 Fire Gutted Capitol, Nearly Cost Madison State Capitol". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved December 29, 2022.