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1st Illinois General Assembly

Term of state legislature in Illinois, US

1st Illinois General Assembly
Summary

Term of state legislature in Illinois, US

FieldValue
after2nd
name1st Illinois General Assembly
coa_picSeal of Illinois.svg
session_roomKaskaskia state house Making of Illinois Skinner House.jpg
house_typeBicameral
housesSenate
leader1_typePresident of the Senate
leader1Pierre Menard
party1Independent
leader2_typeSpeaker of the House of Representatives
leader2John Messinger
party2Independent
members14 Senators
28 Representatives
election1818
meeting_placeKaskaskia, Illinois

|coa-pic = House of Representatives 28 Representatives

The 1st Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from October 4, 1818, to March 31, 1819, during the 1st two years of Shadrach Bond's governorship, at The Kaskaskia State House. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the First Illinois Constitution. Political parties were not established in the State at the time.

It was succeeded by the 2nd Illinois General Assembly.

Members

Map of Illinois Territory county boundaries in 1818

This list is arranged by chamber, then by county. Senators and Representatives were both allotted to counties roughly by population and elected at-large within their districts.

Senate

In accordance with the Constitution of 1818, the senators were divided by lot into two classes to retire in two and four years. The two-year group would therefore hold elections in 1820 (consisting of senators from Bond, St. Clair, Randolph, Jackson, Johnson/Franklin, White/Jefferson, and Edwards/Wayne counties).

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageSenatorRemarks
Bond CountyMartin JonesTwo-year term expiring 1820
Crawford CountyJoseph Kitchell
Edwards CountyGuy W. SmithTwo-year term expiring 1820.
Gallatin CountyMichael Jones
Jackson CountyConrad WillTwo-year term expiring 1820.
**Johnson County and
Franklin County**Thomas RobertsTwo-year term expiring 1820.
Madison County[[File:George Cadwell.png100px]]George Cadwell
Monroe CountyAlexander Jamison
Pope CountyLewis Barker
St. Clair CountyWilliam KinneyTwo-year term expiring 1820
Randolph CountyJohn McFerronTwo-year term expiring 1820.
Resigned July 8, 1819
Union CountyThomas Cox
Washington CountyZariah Maddux
White CountyWillis HargraveTwo-year term expiring 1820.

House of Representatives

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageRepresentativeRemarks
Bond CountyFrancis Kirkpatrick
Crawford CountyDavid Porter
Crawford CountyScott Riggs
Edwards CountyLevi Compton
Edwards CountyHenry Utter
Franklin CountyElijah Ewing
Gallatin CountyJohn G. Daimwoodsucceeded John Marshall
Gallatin CountySamuel McClintock
Gallatin CountyAdolphus F. Hubbard
Gallatin CountyJohn Marshallresigned, succeeded by John G. Daimwood
Jackson CountyJesse Griggs
Johnson CountyIsaac D. Wilcox
Madison CountyJohn Howard
Madison CountyAbraham Prickett
Madison County[[File:Whiteside photo.jpg100px]]Samuel Whiteside
Monroe CountyWilliam Alexander
Pope CountyGreen B. Field
Pope CountyRobert Hamilton
St. Clair CountyJohn Messinger
St. Clair CountyRisdon Moore
St. Clair CountyJames D. Thomas
Randolph CountyEdward Humphreys
Randolph CountySamuel Walker
Union CountyJesse Echols
Union CountySamuel Whiteacre
Washington CountyDaniel S. Swearengen
White CountyWilliam McHenry
White CountyWilliam Nash
White CountyAlexander Phillips

Employees

Senate

  • Secretary: William C. Greenup
  • Doorkeeper: Ezra Owen

House of Representatives

  • Clerk: Thomas Reynolds
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Timothy Davis
  • Assistant Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Milton Ladd
  • Doorkeeper: Charles McNabb

References

References

  1. (1923). "Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns 1818-1848". [[Illinois State Historical Library]].
  2. Pease, Theodore Calvin. (1923). "Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns (1918-1948)". [[Illinois State Historical Library]].
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