3rd Wisconsin Legislature
The Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1850, to February 11, 1850, 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. Senators representing odd numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Democrat Nelson Dewey, of Grant County, serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1849 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 7, 1850: Second Inauguration of Nelson Dewey as Governor of Wisconsin
- January 7, 1850: Inauguration of Samuel Beall as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- July 9, 1850: President of [the United States|U.S. President] Zachary Taylor died in office; Vice President Millard Fillmore became the 13th President of the United States.
Major legislation
- January 30, 1850: An act for the division of the county of Racine and the erection of the county of Kenosha,
Sessions
1st Regular session: January 9, 1850February 11, 1850Leaders
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor
Assembly leadership
- Speaker of the Assembly: Moses M. Strong
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Third Wisconsin Legislature :| District | Counties | Senator | Party | Residence |
| 01 | Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan | Dem. | Stockbridge | |
| 02 | Columbia, Marquette, Portage, Sauk | Whig | Prairie du Sac | |
| 03 | Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, La Pointe | Dem. | Prairie du Chien | |
| 04 | Fond du Lac, Winnebago | Dem. | Fond du Lac | |
| 05 | Iowa, Richland | Dem. | Mineral Point | |
| 06 | Grant | Whig | Platteville | |
| 07 | Lafayette | Dem. | Shullsburg | |
| 08 | Green | Dem. | Monroe | |
| 09 | Dane | Whig | Madison | |
| 10 | Dodge | Dem. | Chester | |
| 11 | Washington | Dem. | Cedarburg | |
| 12 | Jefferson | Dem. | Palmyra | |
| 13 | Waukesha | Dem. | Palmyra | |
| 14 | Walworth | Free Soil | Elkhorn | |
| 15 | Rock | Whig | Milton | |
| 16 | Racine | Dem. | Pike | |
| 17 | Racine | Free Soil | Waterford | |
| 18 | Milwaukee | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
| 19 | Milwaukee | Dem. | Milwaukee |
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Third Wisconsin Legislature :Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: William Rudolph Smith
- Sergeant-at-Arms: James Hanrahan
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Alexander T. Gray
- Sergeant-at-Arms: E. R. Hugunin