5th Illinois General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | State Senate and House of Representatives |
History | |
Preceded by | 4th Illinois General Assembly |
Succeeded by | 6th Illinois General Assembly |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
Seats | 18 Senators 36 Representatives [1] |
Meeting place | |
Vandalia, Illinois |
The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827, [1] at The Vandalia 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 Illinois at the time.
The 5th General Assembly was preceded by the 4th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 6th Illinois General Assembly.
Senators and Representatives were both allotted to counties roughly by population and elected at-large within their districts. Bond and Montgomery counties shared a single senator.
Jurisdiction(s) represented [1] | Image | Senator | First elected | Remarks |
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Bond County; Montgomery County | Francis Kirkpatrick | 1824 [2] | ||
Clark County | William B. Archer | 1826 [3] | ||
Edwards County | Stephen Bliss | 1824 [4] | ||
Gallatin County | Timothy Gard | 1826 [5] | ||
Greene County | Thomas Carlin | 1824 [6] | ||
Jackson County | Joseph Duncan | 1824 [7] | Resigned February 19, 1827 [1] | |
Jefferson County | Zadok Casey | 1826 [6] | ||
Johnson County | John Ewing | 1824 [8] | ||
Madison County | Joseph Conway | 1824 [6] | ||
Monroe County | Joseph A. Beaird † | 1822 [4] | ||
Morgan County | Archibald Job | 1826 [9] | ||
Pope County | Samuel Alexander | 1820 [3] | ||
Randolph County | Raphael Widen | 1824 [10] | ||
Sangamon County | Elijah Iles | 1826 [9] | ||
St. Clair County | James Lemen | 1822 [11] | ||
Union County | George Hunsacker | 1826 [9] | ||
Wayne County | James Bird | 1824 [4] | ||
White County | Daniel Hay | 1824 [12] |
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