4th Illinois General Assembly
4th Illinois General Assembly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| Seats | 18 Senators 36 Representatives[1] |
| Meeting place | |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| County Represented | Image | Senator | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond County | Francis Kirkpatrick | ||
| Crawford County |  |
Daniel Parker | |
| Edwards County | Stephen Bliss | ||
| Gallatin County | Michael Jones | ||
| Greene County and Pike County | .png) |
Thomas Carlin | elected in special election December 13, 1824 |
| Hamilton County | Thomas Sloo | ||
| Jackson County | .png) |
Joseph Duncan | |
| Johnson County and Franklin County |
John Ewing | ||
| Lawrence County | William Kinkade | ||
| Madison County |  |
Theophilus W. Smith | resigned after first session[3] |
| Joseph Conway | replaced Smith for the second session[3] | ||
| Monroe County | Joseph A. Beaird | ||
| Pope County | Lewis Barker | ||
| Randolph County | Raphael Widen | ||
| Sangamon County | Stephen Stillman | ||
| St. Clair County | James Lemen Jr. | ||
| Union County | John Grammer | ||
| Washington County | Andrew Bankson | ||
| Lawrence County and Wayne County |
James Bird | ||
| White County | Daniel Hay | ||
House of Representatives
[edit]- Gabriel Jones, 2nd session, replaced Elias K. Kane
- Elias K. Kane, served the 1st session, resigned to become U.S. Senator, replaced by Gabriel Jones in the 2nd session
- Thomas Mather
- Samuel Smith
- Samuel Walker
Employees
[edit]Senate
[edit]- Secretary: Emanuel J. West
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Albert G. Sloo
- Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin Ogle (second session: Thomas Higgins)
House of Representatives
[edit]- Clerk: Charles Dunn
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: R.P. Allen
- Doorkeeper: James S. Smith (second session: Thomas Redman)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Illinois Blue Book 1919, pp. 525–526.
- ↑ Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 525.
- 1 2 Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois and Its People 1812 to 1912. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 204.
- ↑ Early sources conflate Risdon Moore with his cousin Risdon Moore Jr. In actuality, Risdon Moore defeated his cousion in the 1824 election to the 4th Illinois General Assembly
- ↑ Adam W. Snyder And His Period In Illinois History, 1817-1842. 1906. p. 51.
References
[edit]- Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
- Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.
- Pease, Theodore Calvin (1923). Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns (1818-1848) (PDF). Vol. 1. Illinois State Historical Library.
