7th Wisconsin Legislature
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.
Major events
- May 30, 1854: U.S. President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas–Nebraska Act
- July 13, 1854: The Republican Party of Wisconsin was established at a convention in Madison, Wisconsin
Major legislation
Party summary
Senate
Assembly
Sessions
Senate
- President of the Senate: James T. Lewis, Lieutenant Governor
- President pro tempore: Benjamin Allen
Assembly
- Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick W. Horn
Members
Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:| District | Counties | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan | Horatio N. Smith | Democrat |
| 2 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marathon, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca | Joseph F. Loy | Democrat |
| 3 | Ozaukee | Andrew M. Blair | Democrat |
| 4 | Washington | Baltus Mantz | Democrat |
| 5 | Northern Milwaukee | Edward M. Hunter | Democrat |
| 6 | Southern Milwaukee | Edward McGarry | Democrat |
| 7 | Racine | John W. Cary | Democrat |
| 8 | Kenosha | Levi Grant | Democrat |
| 9 | Northern Waukesha | George R. McLane | Democrat |
| 10 | Southern Waukesha | James DeNoon Reymert | Democrat |
| 11 | Dane | Thomas T. Whittlesey | Democrat |
| 12 | Walworth | Eleazer Wakeley | Democrat |
| 13 | Lafayette | Charles Dunn | Democrat |
| 14 | Jefferson | Daniel Howell | Democrat |
| 15 | Iowa, Richland | Levi Sterling | Whig |
| 16 | Grant | Nelson Dewey | Democrat |
| 17 | Western Rock | Ezra Miller | Democrat |
| 18 | Eastern Rock | Louis P. Harvey | Whig |
| 19 | Bad Ax, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | Benjamin Allen | Democrat |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | Charles A. Eldredge | Democrat |
| 21 | Winnebago | Coles Bashford | Whig |
| 22 | Dodge | Ezra A. Bowen | Democrat |
| 23 | Adams, Marquette, Sauk, Waushara | David S. Vittum | Democrat |
| 24 | Green | Francis H. West | Democrat |
| 25 | Columbia | John Q. Adams | Democrat |
Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:Employees
Senate
- Chief Clerk: Samuel G. Bugh
- Sergeant-at-Arms: J. M. Sherwood
Assembly
- Chief Clerk: Thomas McHugh
- Sergeant-at-Arms: William H. Gleason