2nd Illinois General Assembly

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2nd 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 McLean, Independent
Seats14 Senators
28 Representatives
Meeting place
VandaliaStateHouse VandaliaIL.jpg
Vandalia, Illinois

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. [1] The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the First Illinois Constitution. [2] Political parties were not established in the State at the time.

Contents

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 1919: Alexander, Clark, Jefferson, and Wayne.

Map of Illinois Territory county boundaries in 1819 Illinois county map, 1919.png
Map of Illinois Territory county boundaries in 1819

Senate

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageSenatorRemarks
Bond County Martin Jones
Crawford County Joseph Kitchell
Edwards County Robert Frazier
Gallatin County Michael Jones
Jackson County William Boon
Johnson County and
Franklin County
Milton Ladd
Madison County George Cadwell.png George Cadwell
Monroe County Alexander Jamison
Pope County Lewis Barker
St. Clair County James Lemen Jr.
Randolph County Samuel Crozier
Union County and
Alexander County
Edmund B. W. Jones
Washington County Zariah Maddux
White County Leonard White

House of Representatives

Jurisdiction RepresentedImageRepresentativeRemarks
Alexander County William M. Alexander
Bond County William M. Crisp
Crawford County Abraham Cairns
Crawford County Wickliffe Kitchell
Edwards County Moses Michaels
Franklin County Thomas M. Dorris
Gallatin County Henry Eddy
Gallatin County Samuel McClintock
Gallatin County JMcLean-Senator.jpg John McLean
Jackson County Conrad Will
Johnson County William McFatridge
Madison County Joseph Borough
Madison County William Otwell
Madison County Nathaniel Buckmaster
Monroe County Enoch Moore
Pope County Samuel Alexander ousted, replaced by Samuel O'Melveny of Union County
re-elected to the same seat in the 3rd Illinois General Assembly
Pope County Edward Robison
St. Clair County David Blackwell
St. Clair County Charles R. Matheny
St. Clair County Risdon Moore
Randolph County Thomas Mather
Randolph County Raphael Widen
Union County Samuel O'Melveny completed term of Samuel Alexander of Pope County
Union County RYoung.jpg Richard M. Young
Washington County Charles Slade
Wayne County Alexander Campbell
White County George R. Logan
White County William B. McLean
White County Alexander Phillips

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

  1. "Laws of Illinois -1818 to 1839 - Libraries - Western Illinois University". www.wiu.edu. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. "Illinois Constitution". www.idaillinois.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.