60th Illinois General Assembly

60th Illinois General Assembly
←59th 61st→
The Illinois State Capitol
Overview
Meeting placeSpringfield, Illinois
Term1937 – 1939
Election1936
Illinois Senate
PresidentJohn H. Stelle, Democratic
President pro temporeGeorge M. Maypole, Democratic
Illinois House of Representatives
SpeakerLouie E. Lewis, Democratic

The 60th Illinois General Assembly met from 1937 to 1939. John H. Stelle was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate.[a] George M. Maypole of Chicago was President pro tempore of the Senate. Louie E. Lewis was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Districts

Illinois was divided into 51 districts, each of which elected one Senator and three Representatives. Districts were last reapportioned in 1901[1] and would not be reapportioned again until 1947.[2]

The counties of each district were as follows:[3]

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ Almanac p. 823
  2. ^ Devine, Michael J. "State Politics". Encyclopedia of Chicago.
  3. ^ 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.