16th Illinois General Assembly

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The 16th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from January 1, 1849, to February 12, 1849 (1st session); and from October 22, 1849, to November 7, 1849 (2nd session). [1]

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The 16th General Assembly was preceded by the 15th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 17th Illinois General Assembly.

The Constitution of 1848, fixed the Senate at twenty-five members and the House at seventy-five members. [2] The Constitution of 1848 also divided the state into 25 Senate districts and 54 House districts. [3]

Senate

Map of Illinois county boundaries in 1839 Illinois county map, 1839.png
Map of Illinois county boundaries in 1839
DistrictCounties represented [4]
Image
Senator
Remarks
1 Alexander · Hardin · Johnson · Massac · Pope · Pulaski · Union William Y. Davis
2 Franklin · Gallatin · Saline · White · Williamson Dempsey Odam
3 Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · Wayne Jeduth P. Hardy
4 Jackson · Perry · Randolph · Washington Hawkins S. Osburn
5 Monroe · St. Clair J. L. D. Morrison
6 Clinton · Madison Joseph Gillespie
7 Bond · Christian · Fayette · Montgomery · Shelby Hiram Roundtree
8 Clay · Edwards · Effingham · Jasper · Lawrence · Richland · Wabash Alfred H. Grass
9 Clark · Crawford · Edgar William Clinton Tichenor Resigned, replaced by Manly
Uri Manly 2nd session, replaced Tichenor
10 Champaign · Coles · Cumberland · Moultrie · Piatt · Vermilion Josiah McRoberts
11 DeWitt · Logan · Macon · McLean · Tazewell Edward O Smith (1817-1882).jpg Edward O. Smith
12 Mason · Menard · Sangamon John Todd Stuart.jpg John T. Stuart
13 Calhoun · Greene · Jersey · Macoupin Franklin Witt
14 Cass · Morgan · Scott Newton Cloud
15 Adams · Pike Hugh L. Sutphin
16 Brown · McDonough · Schuyler John P. Richmond
17 Hancock · Henderson Azro Patterson
18 Fulton · Peoria David Markley
19 Henry · Knox · Mercer · Rock Island · Stark · Warren John Denny taken in Seattle, nd (LL 1140).jpg John Denny
20 Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston · Marshall · Putnam · Woodford William Reddick.png William Reddick
21 DuPage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will Portrait of Gov. Joel Aldrich Matteson at the State Capitol in Springfield.jpg Joel A. Matteson
22 DeKalb · Kane · Lee · Ogle William B. Plato
23 Carroll · Jo Daviess · Stephenson · Whiteside Hezekiah H. Gear
24 Boone · McHenry · Winnebago Alfred E. Ames
25 Cook · Lake NormanBJudd.jpg Norman B. Judd

House

DistrictCounties represented [5]
Image
Representative
Remarks
1 Alexander · Pulaski · Union John Cochran
2 Hardin · Massac · Pope Wesley Sloan
3 Gallatin · Saline David J. Blackman
4 Johnson · Williamson David Y. Bridges
5 Franklin · Jackson Richard A. Bradley
6 Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · Wayne James J. Richardson
John A. Campbell
ZadokCasey.jpg Zadok Casey
7 White Samuel Snowden Hayes
8 Edwards · Wabash William Pickering
9 Lawrence · Richland Ebenezer Z. Ryan
10 Crawford · Jasper Richard G. Morris
11 Coles Usher F. Linder
12 Clark Joshua P. Cooper
13 Clay · Cumberland · Effingham Elisha H. Starkweather
14 Fayette John McDonald
15 Bond · Clinton · Montgomery Edward Young Rice (Illinois Congressman).jpg Edward Y. Rice
Richard S. Bond
16 Perry · Washington Zenas H. Venor
17 Randolph Samuel H. Guthrie
18 Monroe Xerxes F. Trail
19 St.Clair Simon Stookey †Died in office
Samuel B. Chandler Replaced Stookey
Edward Abend.jpg Edward Abend
20 Madison Edward Keatling
Curtis Blakeman
21 Macoupin F. A. Olds
22 Greene · Jersey Isaac Darneille †Died in office
Joel Corey Replaced Darneille
John D. Fry Resigned
Thomas Carlin (cropped less).png Thomas Carlin Replaced Fry
23 Scott Charles F. Keener
24 Morgan George B. Waller
Richard Yates Governor LOC.jpg Richard Yates Sr.
25 Cass · Menard Richard S. Thomas
26 Sangamon Ninian W. Edwards
John W. Smith
27 Logan · Mason John Lucas
28 Tazewell Middleton Tackerberry
29 DeWitt · McLean James B. Price
30 Vermillion John J. Sconce
31 Edgar George W. Rives
32 Champaign · Macon · Moultrie· Piatt Reuben B. Ewing
33 Christian · Shelby Edward Evey
34 Calhoun · Pike Tyre Jennings
George Pattison
35 Adams · Brown Judge Onias C. Skinner.png Onias C. Skinner
Jonathan Dearborn
John Marrett
36 Schuyler Jesse Darnell
37 Hancock George Walker
S. H. Taylor
38 McDonough Josiah Harrison
39 Fulton William Kellog
Edward Sayre
40 Peoria Edward G. Sanger
41 Knox Hanry J. Runkel
42 Henderson · Mercer · Warren Gilbert Turnbull
AbnerCHarding.jpg Abner C. Harding
43 Henry · Rock Island · Stark John W. Henderson
44 Lee · Whiteside Joseph Crawford
45 Carroll · Ogle Dauphin Brown
46 Jo Daviess · Stephenson Abner Eads
Cyrenius B. Denlo
47 Winnebago Wilson H. Crandall
48 Marshall · Putnam · Woodford John Page
49 Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston George F. Wilson
Melancthon E. Lasher
50 Dupage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will William E. Little
Warren L. Wheaton (1812-1903).png Warren L. Wheaton
Lorenzo D. Brady Resigned
Orlando H. Haven Replaced Brady
51 DeKalb · Kane H. W. Fay
E. W. Austin
52 Boone · McHenry John F. Gray
Selby Leach
53 Lake Lite Wilson
54 Cook Philip Maxwell (1799-1859).png Philip Maxwell
Francis-sherman (1).jpg Francis C. Sherman

Works cited

References

  1. ↑ Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 536-537.
  2. ↑ Moses, p. 1155
  3. ↑ Moses, p. 1156
  4. ↑ Moses, p. 1156
  5. ↑ Moses, p. 1156
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