1st Illinois General Assembly

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1st Illinois General Assembly
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Type
Type
HousesSenate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate
Pierre Menard, Independent
Speaker of the House of Representatives
John Messinger, Independent
Seats14 Senators
28 Representatives
Meeting place
Kaskaskia state house Making of Illinois Skinner House.jpg
Kaskaskia, Illinois

The 1st Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from October 4, 1818, to March 31, 1819, during the first 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.

Contents

It was succeeded by the 2nd Illinois General Assembly.

Members

Map of Illinois Territory county boundaries in 1818 Illinois delegate map 1818.jpg
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. [1] 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). [1]

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageSenatorRemarks
Bond County Martin Jones Two-year term expiring 1820
Crawford County Joseph Kitchell
Edwards County Guy W. Smith Two-year term expiring 1820.
Gallatin County Michael Jones
Jackson County Conrad Will Two-year term expiring 1820.
Johnson County and
Franklin County 		Thomas Roberts Two-year term expiring 1820.
Madison County George Cadwell.png George Cadwell
Monroe County Alexander Jamison
Pope County Lewis Barker
St. Clair County William Kinney Two-year term expiring 1820
Randolph County John McFerron Two-year term expiring 1820.
Resigned July 8, 1819
Union County Thomas Cox
Washington County Zariah Maddux
White County Willis Hargrave Two-year term expiring 1820.

House of Representatives

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageRepresentativeRemarks
Bond County Francis Kirkpatrick
Crawford County David Porter
Crawford County Scott Riggs
Edwards County Levi Compton
Edwards County Henry Utter
Franklin County Elijah Ewing
Gallatin County John G. Daimwood succeeded John Marshall [2]
Gallatin County Samuel McClintock
Gallatin County Adolphus F. Hubbard
Gallatin County John Marshall resigned, succeeded by John G. Daimwood [2]
Jackson County Jesse Griggs
Johnson County Isaac D. Wilcox
Madison County John Howard
Madison County Abraham Prickett
Madison County Whiteside photo.jpg Samuel Whiteside
Monroe County William Alexander
Pope County Green B. Field
Pope County Robert Hamilton
St. Clair County John Messinger
St. Clair County Risdon Moore
St. Clair County James D. Thomas
Randolph County Edward Humphreys
Randolph County Samuel Walker
Union County Jesse Echols
Union County Samuel Whiteacre [2]
Washington County Daniel S. Swearengen
White County William McHenry
White County William Nash
White County Alexander Phillips

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns 1818-1848. Vol. 1. Illinois State Historical Library. 1923. p. 188.
  2. 1 2 3 Pease, Theodore Calvin (1923). Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns (1918-1948) (PDF). Vol. 1. Illinois State Historical Library. p. 185.
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