2nd Wyoming Territorial Legislature

Meeting of the Wyoming Legislature

2nd Wyoming Territorial Legislature

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The Rollins House where the Council and House of Representatives convened

Overview
Legislative body| Wyoming Legislature
Jurisdiction| Wyoming Territory, United States
Meeting place| Rollins House
Term| 1871–1873
Wyoming Council
Members| 9 Senators
President of the Council| Stephen Friel Nuckolls
Party control| Democratic
Wyoming House of Representatives
Members| 13 Representatives
Speaker of the House| Ben Sheeks
Party control| Democratic

The 2nd Wyoming Territorial Legislature was a former meeting of the Wyoming Legislature that lasted from November 7, to December 16, 1871.[1] During this session an attempt was made to repeal the legislation passed in 1869, that had given women the right to vote, but it failed.

## History

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On November 7, 1871, Stephen Friel Nuckolls was selected to serve as President of the Council and Ben Sheeks was selected to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.[2]

In November, legislation was proposed that would repeal the legislation giving women the right to vote that was passed in 1869.[3] The House of Representatives voted nine to three in favor of the legislation, with all nine Democratic members voting in favor and three Republican members voting against.[4][5] The legislation later passed the Council with five to four voting in favor.[6] However, the legislation was vetoed by Governor John Allen Campbell. The House of Representatives voted in favor of overturning his veto, but the Council did not.[7]

On December 18, the Council approved Governor Campbell's nominations of J. H. Hayward for Auditor and J. W. Donnan for Treasurer.[8]

## Membership

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### Council

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Affiliation  | Party

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Democratic | Republican | Populist | Vacant
Beginning of 2nd Legislature  | 5[1] | 3  | 1  | 9  | 0
Latest voting share  | 55.56%  | 33.33%  | 11.11%  |

### House of Representatives

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Affiliation  | Party

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Democratic | Republican | Populist | Vacant
Beginning of 2nd Legislature  | 9[1] | 4  | 0  | 13  | 0
Latest voting share  | 69.23%  | 30.77%  | 0.00%  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c "1871 Legislature Membership". Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. ^ "Leadership". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1871. p. 2\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "A Bill Before the Legislature to Repeal Female Suffrage". The Times-Democrat. November 19, 1871. p. 1\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "House Votes to Repeal Suffrage". New England Farmer. November 25, 1871. p. 2\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "House Vote". Fort Scott Daily Monitor. November 28, 1871. p. 1\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Council Vote". The Daily State Journal. November 29, 1871. p. 1\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Governor Veto". The Star-Democrat. December 19, 1871. p. 2\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Wyoming Legislature". Kansas Tribune. December 21, 1871. p. 3\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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Wyoming Legislature

Territorial sessions|

* 1869–1871: 1st
* 1871–1873: 2nd
* 1873–1875: 3rd
* 1884–1886: 8th
* 1886–1888: 9th

Territorial Speaker of the House|

* 1869–1871: S. M. Curran
* 1871–1873: Ben Sheeks
* 1873–1875: S. H. Wilkinson
* 1884–1886: F. H. Jones
* 1886–1888: John S. Kerr

Territorial Senate Presidents|

* 1869–1871: William H. Bright
* 1871–1873: Stephen Friel Nuckolls
* 1873–1875: Francis E. Warren
* 1884–1886: William H. Holliday
* 1886–1888: J. W. Blake

State sessions|

* 2017–2019: 64th
* 2019–2021: 65th

Speaker of the House|

* 1890–1893: Oliver P. Kellogg
* 1893–1895: L.C. Tidball
* 1895–1897: Jay L. Torrey
* 1897–1899: Albert D. Kelley
* 1899–1901: Levi R. Davis
* 1901–1905: Jerome S. Atherly
* 1905–1907: Lyman B. Cooper
* 1907–1909: Scott K. Snively
* 1909–1911: Charles E. Hayden
* 1911–1913: Levi R. Davis
* 1913–1915: Martin L. Pratt
* 1915–1917: James M. Graham
* 1917–1919: W.K. Jones
* 1919–1921: E.J. Sullivan
* 1921–1923: Lewis R. Ewart
* 1923–1925: J.D. Noblitt
* 1925–1927: J.C. Underwood
* 1927–1929: A.W. McCollough
* 1929–1931: Marvin L. Bishop Jr.
* 1931–1933: Charles B. Mann
* 1933–1935: William M. Jack
* 1935–1937: Henry Watenpaugh
* 1937–1939: Herman F. Krueger
* 1939–1941: Herbert Fowler
* 1941–1943: Carl Robinson
* 1943–1945: Richard J. Luman
* 1945–1947: Walter W. Hudson
* 1947–1949: Homer Oxley
* 1949–1951: Herman Mayland
* 1951–1953: Frank C. Mockler
* 1953–1955: David Foote
* 1955–1957: T.C. Daniels
* 1957–1959: Lee E. Keith
* 1959–1961: Jay House
* 1961–1963: Joseph L. Budd
* 1963–1965: Marlin Kurtz
* 1965–1966: Walter Phelan
* 1966–1967: Edness Kimball Wilkins
* 1967–1969: William Swanton
* 1969–1971: Verda James
* 1971–1973: Ward Myers
* 1973–1975: Cliff Davis
* 1975–1977: Harold Hellbaum
* 1977–1979: Nels J. Smith
* 1979–1981: Warren Morton
* 1981–1983: Bob Burnett
* 1983–1985: Russell Donley III
* 1985–1987: Jack Sidi
* 1987–1989: Patrick Meenan
* 1989–1991: Bill McIlvain
* 1991–1993: William Cross
* 1993–1995: Douglas Chamberlain
* 1995–1997: John Marton
* 1997–1999: Bruce Hinchey
* 1999–2001: Eli Bebout
* 2001–2003: Rick Tempest
* 2003–2005: Fred Parady
* 2005–2007: Randall Luthi
* 2007–2009: Roy Cohee
* 2009–2011: Colin M. Simpson
* 2011–2013: Edward Buchanan
* 2013–2015: Tom Lubnau
* 2015–2017: Kermit Brown
* 2017–present: Steve Harshman

House of Representatives Majority Leader|

* 2017–2019: Eli Bebout
* 2019–present: Drew Perkins

House of Representatives Minority Leader|

* 2013–2017: Mary Throne
* 2017–present: Cathy Connolly

Senate Presidents|

* 2015–2017: Phil Nicholas
* 2017–2019: David Miller
* 2019–present: Eric Barlow

Senate Majority Leader|

* 2015–2017: Phil Nicholas
* 2017–2019: Drew Perkins
* 2019–present: Dan Dockstader

Senate Minority Leader|

* 2013–present: Chris Rothfuss

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