// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the 22nd Illinois General Assembly so good at math? It had 22 reasons.

The 22nd Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from January 7, 1861, to February 22, 1861 (1st session); and from April 23, 1861, to May 3, 1861 (2nd session).^[1]

The 22nd General Assembly was preceded by the 21st Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 23rd Illinois General Assembly.

Senate

District	Jurisdiction(s) represented	Senator	Remarks
1	Cook County	William B. Ogden
2	Lake County	Henry W. Blodgett
3	Ogle County	Zenas Aplington	Killed at the Siege of Corinth before his term was complete
4	Stephenson County	John H. Addams
5	Lee County	Richard F. Adams
6	Kankakee County	Alonzo W. Mack
7	LaSalle County	Washington Bushnell
8	Peoria County	George C. Bester
9	Rock Island County	Thomas J. Pickett
10	McDonough County	William Berry
11	Schuyler County	John P. Richmond
12	Adams County	Austin Brooks	Resigned January 18, 1861; reelected January 29, 1861
13	Pike County	Chauncey L. Higbee
14	Jersey County	Anthony L. Knapp
15	Sangamon County	William Jayne
16	Macon County	Richard J. Oglesby
17	Cass County	Harry E. Dummer
18	Coles County	Thomas A. Marshall
19	Effingham County	Presley Funkhouser
20	Jefferson County	Zadok Casey
21	Madison County	Samuel A. Buckmaster
22	St. Clair County	William H. Underwood
23	Williamson County	Hugh Gregg
24	Clinton County	James M. Rodgers
25	Johnson County	Andrew J. Kuykendall