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Although Wisconsin continues to use the original constitution ratified as Wisconsin achieved statehood, the current constitution is the second document to be proposed as the state constitution. In 1846, the residents of Wisconsin Territory first voted to apply for statehood, and they elected 124 representatives to meet in Madison to author a ...
In 1846, the first state constitutional convention delegates for Wisconsin discussed women's suffrage and the final document eventually included a number of progressive measures. This constitution was rejected and a more conservative document was eventually adopted.
Old Wisconsin Flag, Theodore Youmans, 1915. This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Wisconsin. Women's suffrage efforts began before the Civil War. The first Wisconsin state constitutional convention in 1846 discussed both women's suffrage and African-American suffrage. In the end, a more conservative constitution was adopted by Wisconsin.
June 10, 1846: The California Republic declared independence from Mexico. August 3, 1846: Abraham Lincoln was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th congressional district. October 5 – December 16, 1846: The first Wisconsin constitutional convention was held in Madison, Wisconsin Territory. [1]
Lynde advocated for adoption of the first constitution of Wisconsin in 1846 and 1847, but that document was rejected. After the second constitution of Wisconsin was ratified by voters in 1848, a new election was to be held for representatives to the 30th United States Congress , which still had nearly a year remaining.
When Wisconsin became a state on May 29, 1848, no provision was made for the section of land between the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River which had previously been organized as part of Wisconsin Territory. Additionally when Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846, no provision was made for official organization of the remainder of ...
A constitution was drafted at a convention in the Fall of 1846 and was put to the voters at the spring election held April 6, 1847. The voters overwhelmingly rejected this document. [5] New delegates were elected at a special election held November 29, 1847, and a new constitution was drafted that Winter. The new constitution was approved by ...
Patrick Toland (1801 – January 1858) was an Irish American immigrant, farmer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was one of the first settlers in what is now the town of Erin, Wisconsin, and represented that area of Washington County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1849 term; he was also the first sheriff of Washington County, prior to Wisconsin becoming a state.