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2nd Illinois General Assembly

Term of state legislature in Illinois, US

2nd Illinois General Assembly
Summary

Term of state legislature in Illinois, US

FieldValue
name2nd Illinois General Assembly
coa_picSeal of Illinois.svg
session_roomVandaliaStateHouse VandaliaIL.jpg
house_typeBicameral
housesSenate
leader1_typePresident of the Senate
leader1Pierre Menard
party1Independent
leader2_typeSpeaker of the House of Representatives
leader2John McLean
party2Independent
members14 Senators
28 Representatives
election1818
meeting_placeVandalia, Illinois

|coa-pic = House of Representatives 28 Representatives

The 2nd Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1820, to February 15, 1821, during the second two years of Shadrach Bond's governorship, at The Vandalia 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 preceded by the 1st Illinois General Assembly. It was succeeded by the 3rd Illinois General Assembly.

Members

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. Two counties shared one senator. Four new counties were added in 1819: Alexander, Clark, Jefferson, and Wayne.

Map of Illinois county boundaries in 1819

Senate

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageSenatorRemarks
Bond CountyMartin Jones
Crawford CountyJoseph Kitchell
Edwards CountyRobert Frazier
Gallatin CountyMichael Jones
Jackson CountyWilliam Boon
**Johnson County and
Franklin County**Milton Ladd
Madison County[[File:George Cadwell.png100px]]George Cadwell
Monroe CountyAlexander Jamison
Pope CountyLewis Barker
St. Clair CountyJames Lemen Jr.
Randolph CountySamuel Crozier
Union County and
Alexander CountyEdmund B. W. Jones
Washington CountyZariah Maddux
White CountyLeonard White

House of Representatives

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageRepresentativeRemarks
Alexander CountyWilliam M. Alexander
Bond CountyWilliam M. Crisp
Crawford CountyAbraham Cairns
Crawford CountyWickliffe Kitchell
Edwards CountyMoses Michaels
Franklin CountyThomas M. Dorris
Gallatin CountyHenry Eddy
Gallatin CountySamuel McClintock
Gallatin County[[File:JMcLean-Senator.jpg100px]]John McLean
Jackson CountyConrad Will
Johnson CountyWilliam McFatridge
Madison CountyJoseph Borough
Madison CountyWilliam Otwell
Madison CountyNathaniel Buckmaster
Monroe CountyEnoch Moore
Pope CountySamuel Alexanderousted, replaced by Samuel O'Melveny of Union County
re-elected to the same seat in the 3rd Illinois General Assembly
Pope CountyEdward Robison
St. Clair CountyDavid Blackwell
St. Clair CountyCharles R. Matheny
St. Clair CountyRisdon Moore
Randolph CountyThomas Mather
Randolph CountyRaphael Widen
Union CountySamuel O'Melvenycompleted term of Samuel Alexander of Pope County
Union County[[File:RYoung.jpg100px]]Richard M. Young
Washington CountyCharles Slade
Wayne CountyAlexander Campbell
White CountyGeorge R. Logan
White CountyWilliam B. McLean
White CountyAlexander Phillips

Employees

Senate

  • Secretary: James Turney
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Robert Lemen
  • Doorkeeper: Ezra Owen

House of Representatives

  • Clerk: Thomas Reynolds
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Charles Dunn
  • Doorkeeper: Henry I. Mills

References

References

  1. "Laws of Illinois -1818 to 1839 - Libraries - Western Illinois University".
  2. "Illinois Constitution".
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