1st Illinois General Assembly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
President of the Senate | Pierre Menard, Independent |
Speaker of the House of Representatives | John Messinger, Independent |
| Seats | 14 Senators 28 Representatives |
| Meeting place | |
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| Kaskaskia, Illinois | |
The 1st Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from October 4, 1818, to March 31, 1819, during the 1st two years of Shadrach Bond's governorship, at The Kaskaskia 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.
It was succeeded by the 2nd Illinois General Assembly.
Members
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
In accordance with the Constitution of 1818, the senators were divided by lot into two classes to retire in two and four years.[1] The two-year group would therefore hold elections in 1820 (consisting of senators from Bond, St. Clair, Randolph, Jackson, Johnson/Franklin, White/Jefferson, and Edwards/Wayne counties).[1]
| County(ies) Represented[2][3] | Image | Senator | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond | Martin Jones | Two-year term expiring 1820 | |
| Crawford | Joseph Kitchell | ||
| Edwards | Guy W. Smith | Two-year term expiring 1820. | |
| Gallatin | Michael Jones | ||
| Jackson | Conrad Will | Two-year term expiring 1820. | |
| Johnson • Franklin | Thomas Roberts | Two-year term expiring 1820. | |
| Madison |  |
George Cadwell | |
| Monroe | Alexander Jamison | ||
| Pope | Lewis Barker | ||
| St. Clair | William Kinney | Two-year term expiring 1820 | |
| Randolph | John McFerron | Two-year term expiring 1820. Resigned July 8, 1819 | |
| Union | Thomas Cox | ||
| Washington | Zariah Maddux | ||
| White | Willis Hargrave | Two-year term expiring 1820. |
House of Representatives
| Seats in County | Counties represented[3] | Image | Representative | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bond | Francis Kirkpatrick | ||
| 2 | Crawford | David Porter | ||
| Scott Riggs | ||||
| 2 | Edwards | Levi Compton | ||
| Henry Utter | ||||
| 1 | Franklin | Elijah Ewing | ||
| 3 | Gallatin | John G. Daimwood | succeeded John Marshall[4] | |
| Samuel McClintock | ||||
| Adolphus F. Hubbard | ||||
| John Marshall | resigned, succeeded by John G. Daimwood[4] | |||
| 1 | Jackson | Jesse Griggs | ||
| 1 | Johnson | Isaac D. Wilcox | ||
| 3 | Madison | John Howard | ||
| Abraham Prickett | ||||
 |
Samuel Whiteside | |||
| 1 | Monroe | William Alexander | ||
| 2 | Pope | Green B. Field | ||
| Robert Hamilton | ||||
| 3 | St. Clair | John Messinger | ||
| Risdon Moore | ||||
| James D. Thomas | ||||
| 2 | Randolph | Edward Humphreys | ||
| Samuel Walker | ||||
| 2 | Union | Jesse Echols | ||
| Samuel Whiteacre | [4] | |||
| 1 | Washington | Daniel S. Swearengen | ||
| 3 | White | William McHenry | ||
| William Nash | ||||
| Alexander Phillips |
Employees
Senate
- Secretary: William C. Greenup
- Doorkeeper: Ezra Owen
House of Representatives
- Clerk: Thomas Reynolds
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Timothy Davis
- Assistant Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Milton Ladd
- Doorkeeper: Charles McNabb
See also
References
- Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns 1818-1848. Vol. 1. Illinois State Historical Library. 1923. p. 188.
- Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical comprising the essential facts of its planting and growth as a province, county, territory and state. Vol. II.
- Illinois Legislative Directory. H. W. Rokker. 1881. p. 70.
- Pease, Theodore Calvin (1923). Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns (1918-1948) (PDF). Vol. 1. Illinois State Historical Library. p. 185.