18th Wisconsin Legislature

The Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1865, to April 10, 1865, 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. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1864. 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 3, 1863.

Major events

 * January 31, 1865: The United States House of Representatives passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, banning slavery in the United States.
 * March 4, 1865: Second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln.
 * April 3, 1865: Union Army forces occupied the Confederate capital city Richmond, Virginia, after a months-long siege.
 * April 9, 1865: Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
 * April 14, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington, D.C.
 * April 15, 1865: Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the 17th President of the United States.
 * May 10, 1865: Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was captured by the 4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment in Irwin County, Georgia, effectively ending the American Civil War.
 * November 7, 1865: Lucius Fairchild elected Governor of Wisconsin.
 * December 6, 1865: Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three-fourths of U.S. states.

Major legislation

 * February 7, 1865: Act to incorporate the Wisconsin soldiers' home, 1865 Act 16
 * February 24, 1865: Joint Resolution ratifying proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 1865 Joint Resolution 5

Sessions

 * 1st Regular session: January 11, 1865 – April 10, 1865

Senate leadership

 * President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner
 * President pro tempore: Willard H. Chandler

Assembly leadership

 * Speaker of the Assembly: William W. Field

Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature:

Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature:

Senate employees

 * Chief Clerk: Frank M. Stewart
 * Assistant Clerk: L. B. Hills
 * Bookkeeper: S. Hauxhurst
 * Engrossing Clerk: O. F. Clapp
 * Enrolling Clerk: Thomas Marshall
 * Transcribing Clerk: H. Harvey
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: Nelson Williams
 * 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Wilder
 * 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. W. C. Wilson
 * Sergeant-at-Arms' Porter: Thomas Goss
 * Postmaster: Frank Leland
 * Assistant Postmaster: W. S. Williams
 * Doorkeeper: J. P. Miller
 * Assistant Doorkeeper: George D. Potter
 * Assistant Doorkeeper: S. J. Abbott
 * Assistant Doorkeeper: Eames Wadsworth
 * Assistant Doorkeeper: Norman McBeath
 * Assistant Doorkeeper: August Wandrey
 * Firemen:
 * James Yates
 * Roswell Stow
 * Fireman and Porter: William Holden
 * Messengers:
 * Jonathan C. Hutchins
 * Rufus H. Roys
 * C. C. Frey
 * Thomas Goss
 * Seymour Stoughton

Assembly employees

 * Chief Clerk: John S. Dean
 * Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
 * Bookkeeper: William M. Newcomb
 * Engrossing Clerk: L. R. Davis
 * Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch
 * Transcribing Clerk: R. H. Blodgett
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: Alonzo Wilcox
 * 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Lewis M. Hammond
 * 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: E. H. Bartholt
 * Postmaster: Hiram Morley
 * 1st Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Beckwith
 * 2nd Assistant Postmaster: R. Law
 * Doorkeepers:
 * S. Raymond
 * M. Colby
 * H. H. Helms
 * George D. Phinney
 * Firemen:
 * E. E. Brown
 * John Grant
 * F. K. Melvin
 * Nelson Bowerman
 * William Fitzpatrick
 * G. A. Foss
 * Speaker's Messenger: William P. Beach
 * Chief Clerk's Messenger: James E. Dean
 * Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Louis Sholes
 * Gallery Attendant: S. Nye Jr.
 * Messengers:
 * George F. Williston
 * Frederic A. Frank
 * Howard W. Tilton
 * Linus S. Webb
 * Alfred F. Bishop
 * Frank Mason
 * Harvey Olin
 * Nicholas F. Weber
 * John S. Young
 * Richard C. Notbohm