49th Illinois General Assembly

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The Illinois State Capitol
Overview
Meeting place Springfield, Illinois
Term1915 – 1916
Election1914
Illinois Senate
President Barratt O'Hara, Democratic
President pro tempore Stephen D. Canady, Democratic
Illinois House of Representatives
Speaker David Shanahan, Republican

The 49th Illinois General Assembly met from 1915 to 1917. The first session convened on January 6, 1915 and adjourned sine die on June 30, 1915. [1] The first special session convened on November 22, 1915 and adjourned sine die on May 10, 1916. [2] The second special session convened on January 11, 1916 and adjourned sine die on February 14, 1916. [2]

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Barratt O'Hara of Chicago was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate. [lower-alpha 1] [3] Stephen D. Canady of Hillsboro was President pro tempore of the Senate. [3] David Shanahan of Chicago was the Speaker of the House of Representatives. [4] Shanahan was made Temporary Speaker on February 16 after 68 ballots [5] and was made full Speaker on February 17 on the first ballot. [6] In the first session 1,548 bills were introduced, of which 293 became law. [7]

Districts

Illinois was divided into 51 districts, each of which elected one Senator and three Representatives. Districts were last reapportioned in 1901 [8] and would not be reapportioned again until 1947. [9]

The counties of each district were as follows: [10]

Members

Senate

There were 51 senators.

Unless otherwise stated, "Chairman of the Committee on X" is abbreviated to "Chairman of X", etc.

Members of the 49th Illinois General Assembly in the Senate by district [11]
DistrictMemberNotes
1stGeorge F. Harding Jr., RepublicanChairman of Revenue and Finance [12]
2ndFrancis A. Hurley, Democratic
3rdSamuel A. Ettelson, DemocraticChairman of License and Miscellany [12]
4thAl F. Gorman, Democratic
5thMorton D. Hull, RepublicanChairman of Public Efficiency and Civil Service, Chairman of Rules [13]
6thGeorge W. Harris, ProgressiveChairman of Labor, Mines and Mining [13]
7thFrederick B. Roos, RepublicanChairman of Executive Committee [14]
8thAlbert J. Olson, RepublicanChairman of Agriculture, Live Stock and Dairying [14]
9thP. J. Carroll, Democratic
10thHenry Andrus, Republican
11thPercival G. Baldwin, Republican
12thMichael H. Cleary, Democratic
13thJohn A. Swanson, Republican
14thThomas B. Stewart, RepublicanChairman of Charitable, Penal and Reformatory Institutions [14]
15thJohn J. Boehm, Democratic
16thChristian Haase, Democratic
17thEdward J. Glackin, Democratic
18thJohn Dailey, RepublicanChairman of Public Utilities [12]
19thJohn T. Denvir, Democratic
20thEdward C. Curtis, Republican
21stEdward J. Hughes, Democratic
22ndMartin B. Bailey, RepublicanChairman of Railroads [15]
23rdHenry W. Austin, Republican
24thRaymond B. Meeker, Democratic
25thDaniel Herlihy, Democratic
26thNoah E. Franklin, Republican
27thJohn Broderick, Democratic
28thWillis R. Shaw, Democratic
29thPatrick J. Sullivan, Democratic
30thWalter I. Manny, Democratic
31stWillet H. Cornwell, Republican
32ndWilliam A. Compton, Democratic
33rd Frank A. Landee, Republican
34thJohn R. Hamilton, Republican
35th Adam C. Cliffe, Republican
36thCharles R. McNay, Democratic
37thClayton C. Pervier, Republican
38thStephen D. Canady, Democratic
39thPeter E. Coleman, Democratic
40thF. Jeff Tossey, Democratic
41stRichard J. Barr, Republican
42ndF. C. Campbell, Democratic
43rdW. S. Jewell, Republican
44thKent E. Keller, Democratic
45thElbert S. Smith, Republican
46thW. Duff Piercy, Democratic
47thJ. G. Bardill, Republican
48thJ. A. Womack, Democratic
49thPaul W. Abt, Republican
50thD. T. Woodward, Democratic
51stSam W. Latham, Republican

House of Representatives

Prior to the Cutback Amendment in 1980, each district in the Illinois House of Representatives elected three members via cumulative voting. There were 79 Republicans, and the rest were mostly Democrats with a few Socialists and Progressives. [16]

Members of the 49th Illinois General Assembly in the House of Representatives by district [16]
DistrictMemberNotes
1stJohn Griffin, Democratic
William M. Brinkman, Republican
Sheadrick B. Turner, Republican
2nd George U. Lipschulch, Democratic
Frank Ryan, Democratic
John J. Gardner, Republican
3rdJohn P. Walsh, Democratic
Edward M. Santry, Democratic
Robert R. Jackson, Republican
4thGeorge C. Hilton, DemocraticChairman of To Visit Penal Institutions [17]
Hubert Killens, Democratic
Thomas A. Boyer, Republican
5th Michael L. Igoe, DemocraticChairman of Waterways [17]
Isaac S. Rothschild, Republican
John H. Helwig, Republican
6thJoseph A. Weber, Democratic
Robert E. Wilson, Democratic
William M. Brown, Republican
9thRobert J. Mulcahy, Democratic
Joseph Placek, Democratic
David Shanahan, RepublicanElected Speaker
12thCharles F. Franz, Democratic
R. R. Thompson, Democratic
John D. Turnbaugh, Republican
50thJames H. Felts, Democratic
Charles Curren, Republican
C.A. Stewart, Republican
51stW.C. Kane, Democratic
Elwood Barker, Republican
Oral P. Tuttle, Republican

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This arrangement was discontinued with the adoption of the current Constitution of Illinois in 1970, effective 1973.

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References

  1. ↑ House Journal p. ii
  2. 1 2 Senate Journal p. iii
  3. 1 2 Senate journal p. vi
  4. ↑ House Journal p. iv
  5. ↑ House Journal p. 100
  6. ↑ House Journal p. 106
  7. ↑ House Journal p. v
  8. ↑ Almanac p. 823
  9. ↑ Devine, Michael J. "State Politics". Encyclopedia of Chicago.
  10. ↑ Almanac pp. 821–822
  11. ↑ Senate Synopsis p. 3
  12. 1 2 3 Senate Synopsis p. 14
  13. 1 2 Senate Synopsis p. 15
  14. 1 2 3 Senate Synopsis p. 16
  15. ↑ Senate Synopsis p. 12
  16. 1 2 House Journal pp. 2–3
  17. 1 2 House Journal p. 186

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