21st Illinois General Assembly

The 21st Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from January 3, 1859, to February 24, 1859.

The 21st General Assembly was preceded by the 20th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 22nd Illinois General Assembly.

Senate

Map of Illinois county boundaries effective 1839 and in effect during the 21st General Assembly

District	Jurisdiction(s) represented	Image	Senator	Remarks
1	Cook County		Norman B. Judd
2	Lake County		Henry W. Blodgett
3	Ogle County		Zenas Aplington
4	Stephenson County		John H. Addams
5	Lee County		Richard F. Adams
6	Will County		G. D. A. Parks
7	LaSalle County		Burton C. Cook
8	Peoria County		George C. Bester
9	Stark County		Thomas J. Henderson
10	Fulton County		William C. Goudy
11	Schuyler County		John P. Richmond
12	Adams County		Austin Brooks
13	Pike County		Chauncey L. Higbee
14	Jersey County		Anthony L. Knapp
15	Sangamon County		Cyrus W. Vanderen
16	Macon County		Joel S. Post
17	Tazewell County		Samuel W. Fuller
18	Coles County		Thomas A. Marshall
19	Jasper County		Mortimer O'Kean
20	Marion County		Silas L. Bryan
21	Madison County		Samuel A. Buckmaster
22	St. Clair County		William H. Underwood
23	White County		Samuel H. Martin
24	Washington County		E. C. Coffey
25	Johnson County		Andrew J. Kuykendall

Works cited

• Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
• Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.
• Blue Book of the State of Illinois - Illinois Legislative Roster — 1818-2024 (PDF). 2024.