4th Illinois General Assembly

4th Illinois General Assembly
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Type
Type
HousesSenate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate
Adolphus Hubbard (first session)
Raphael Widen (second session)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Thomas Mather (first session)
David Blackwell (second session)
Seats18 Senators 36 Representatives[1]
Meeting place
Vandalia, Illinois

The 4th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from November 15, 1824, to January 18, 1825, and again from January 2, 1826, to January 18, 1826,[2] 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 the State at the time.

The 4th General Assembly was preceded by the 3rd Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 5th 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.

Senate

Bond County

Crawford County

Edwards County

Gallatin County

Greene County

Hamilton County'

Jackson County

Johnson County

Madison County

Monroe County

Pope County

Randolph County

'Sangamon County

St. Clair County

Union County

Washington County

'Wayne County

White County

House of Representatives

'Alexander County

Bond County

Clark County

Crawford County

Edwards County

Fayette County, Illinois

Franklin County

Gallatin County

Jackson County

Jefferson County

Johnson County

Lawrence County

Madison County

Monroe County

Pike County

Pope County

Randolph County

'Sangamon County

St. Clair County

Union County

Washington County

Wayne County

White County

Employees

Senate

  • Secretary: Emanuel J. West
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Albert G. Sloo
  • Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin Ogle (second session: Thomas Higgins)

House of Representatives

  • Clerk: Charles Dunn
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: R.P. Allen
  • Doorkeeper: James S. Smith (second session: Thomas Redman)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1919, pp. 525–526.
  2. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 525.

References

  • Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
  • Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.