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.
Major events
- July 9, 1850: U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies in office; Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.
Major legislation
Party summary
Senate
Assembly
Sessions
Senate
- President of the Senate: Samuel Beall, Lieutenant Governor
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly: Moses M. Strong
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Third Wisconsin Legislature:| District | Counties | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan | Lemuel Goodell | Democrat |
| 2 | Columbia, Marquette, Portage, Sauk | George DeGraw Moore | Whig |
| 3 | Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, La Pointe | James Fisher | Democrat |
| 4 | Fond du Lac, Winnebago | John A. Eastman | Democrat |
| 5 | Iowa, Richland | Montgomery M. Cothren | Democrat |
| 6 | Grant | John H. Rountree | Whig |
| 7 | Lafayette | Dennis Murphy | Democrat |
| 8 | Green | William Rittenhouse | Democrat |
| 9 | Dane | Alexander Botkin | Whig |
| 10 | Dodge | James Giddings | Democrat |
| 11 | Washington | Frederick W. Horn | Democrat |
| 12 | Jefferson | Peter H. Turner | Democrat |
| 13 | Waukesha | Frederick Sprague | Democrat |
| 14 | Walworth | George Gale | Free Soil |
| 15 | Rock | Otis W. Norton | Whig |
| 16 | Racine 1 | Elijah Steele | Democrat |
| 17 | Racine 2 | Victor Willard | Free Soil |
| 18 | Milwaukee 1 | Duncan Reed | Democrat |
| 19 | Milwaukee 2 | John B. Smith | Democrat |
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Third Wisconsin Legislature:Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: William Rudolph Smith
- Sergeant-at-Arms: James Hanrahan
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: Alexander T. Gray
- Sergeant-at-Arms: E. R. Hugunin