50th Illinois General Assembly

50th Illinois General Assembly
←49th 51st→
The Illinois State Capitol
Overview
Meeting placeSpringfield, Illinois
Term1917 – 1918
Election1916
Illinois Senate
PresidentJohn G. Oglesby, Republican
President pro temporeAdam C. Cliffe, Republican
Illinois House of Representatives
SpeakerDavid 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.[a] Adam C. Cliffe of Sycamore was President pro tempore of the Senate. David Shanahan of Chicago was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

There were 33 Republicans and 18 Democrats 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.

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. 821–822

Bibliography

  • James Langland, M.A. (1920). The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-Book for 1921. Chicago, IL: The Chicago Daily News Company.