| 7th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
 Wisconsin State Capitol, 1855 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855 | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1853 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 25 | ||||
| Senate President | James T. Lewis (W) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Benjamin Allen (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 82 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Frederick W. Horn (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
| |||||
The Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1854, to April 3, 1854, in regular session.
Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assemblymembers were elected to a one-year term. Assemblymembers and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1853. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 1852.[1]
- ^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 187–188.