23rd Wisconsin Legislature

The Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from to  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 2, 1869. 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, 1868.

Major events

 * February 3, 1870: Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three-fourths of U.S. states.
 * June 22, 1870: The U.S. Congress created the United States Department of Justice.
 * July 19, 1870: France declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia, initiating the Franco-Prussian War.
 * September 4, 1870: French Emperor Napoleon III was deposed and the French Third Republic was established.
 * October 12, 1870: Former Confederate general Robert E. Lee died after suffering a stroke.

Sessions

 * 1st Regular session: January 12, 1870 – March 17, 1870

Senate leadership

 * President of the Senate: Thaddeus C. Pound (R)
 * President pro tempore: David Taylor (R)

Assembly leadership

 * Speaker of the Assembly: James M. Bingham (R)

Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:

Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:

Senate employees

 * Chief Clerk: Leander B. Hills
 * Assistant Clerk: H. H. Rust
 * Bookkeeper: Robert A. Gillett
 * Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
 * Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch
 * Transcribing Clerk: Julia A. Hubbard
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: Earl M. Rogers
 * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: William Freeman
 * Postmaster: L. D. Frost
 * Assistant Postmaster: T. Watson
 * Doorkeeper: D. W. Collins
 * Doorkeeper: W. Cook
 * Assistant Doorkeeper: Levi Burgett
 * Assistant Doorkeeper: F. Chamberlain
 * Gallery Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
 * Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
 * President's Attendant: F. Bowers
 * Porter: A. T. Conger
 * Messengers:
 * Eddie Knight
 * Willie Hadley
 * Charlie Young
 * Charles F. Torgerson
 * Charlie S. Vedder
 * Max Roeder

Assembly employees

 * Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
 * Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
 * Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
 * Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed
 * Enrolling Clerk: S. F. Hammond
 * Transcribing Clerk: G. H. Brock
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Johnson
 * 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
 * 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. C. McDonald
 * Postmaster: J. H. Wagoner
 * 1st Assistant Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
 * 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Henry Stannard
 * Doorkeepers:
 * W. S. Seavey
 * A. B. Finch
 * Joseph F. Wigmore
 * W. W. Dantz
 * Night Watch: John K. Parish
 * Firemen:
 * Sidney Emmes
 * E. G. Garner
 * Gallery Attendants:
 * George A. Phinney
 * H. S. Grinde
 * Committee Room Attendants:
 * T. D. Powers
 * Fred Keud
 * Hiram Steffins
 * George Slurzsby
 * Porter: J. W. Plato
 * Speaker's Messenger: C. Bingham
 * Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
 * Messengers:
 * Emile Hammer
 * Frank Beyler
 * Daniel Fitzpatrick
 * Frank Johnson
 * Henry A. Douglas
 * Charles S. Parker
 * Marshall Jackson
 * Oscar Green
 * Clarence Patch
 * Willie Holmes
 * Thaddeus W. Sutliff