50th Illinois General Assembly

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50th Illinois General Assembly
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Overview
Meeting place Springfield, Illinois
Term1917 – 1918
Election1916
Illinois Senate
President John G. Oglesby, Republican
President pro tempore Adam C. Cliffe, Republican
Illinois House of Representatives
Speaker David Shanahan, Republican

The 50th Illinois General Assembly met from 1917 to 1919. John G. Oglesby of Decatur was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate. [lower-alpha 1] Adam C. Cliffe of Sycamore was President pro tempore of the Senate. David Shanahan of Chicago was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Contents

There were 33 Republicans and 18 Democrsts in the Illinois Senate and 85 Republicans 67 Democrats and 1 independent in the Illinois House of Representatives. [1]

Districts

Illinois was divided into 51 districts, each of which elected one Senator and three Representatives. Districts were last reapportioned in 1901 [2] and would not be reapportioned again until 1947. [3]

The counties of each district were as follows: [4]

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. The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for. Chicago Daily News Company. 1916.
  2. Almanac p. 823
  3. Devine, Michael J. "State Politics". Encyclopedia of Chicago.
  4. Almanac pp. 821822

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