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: 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, 1850

Leaders

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
Wisconsin's [2nd State Senate district\|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
Wisconsin's [8th State Senate district\|08]	Green		Dem.	Monroe
09	Dane		Whig	Madison
10	Dodge		Dem.	Chester
11	Washington		Dem.	Cedarburg
Wisconsin's [12th State Senate district\|12]	Jefferson		Dem.	Palmyra
13	Waukesha		Dem.	Palmyra
Wisconsin's [14th State Senate district\|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