4th Illinois General Assembly
4th Illinois General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Speaker of the House of Representatives | Thomas Mather (first session) David Blackwell (second session) |
| 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
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
- Thomas Carlin (elected in special election December 13, 1824)
- John Ewing
- Theophilus W. Smith (resigned after first session)
- Joseph Conway (second session)
- Joseph A. Beaird
- Stephen Stillman
- James Lemen
- John Grammar
- Andrew Bankson
- James Bird
House of Representatives
- Henry L. Webb
- John Russell
- David Stewart
- David McGahey
- Timothy Gara
- John Bridges
- Asa Norton
- Curtis Brakeman
- George Churchill
- William Otwell
- George Forquer
- Thomas James
- Nicholas Hansen
- Levi Roberts
- William Sims
- James A. Whiteside
- 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
- David Blackwell
- Risdon Moore[3][4]
- Abraham Eyman
- John Whiteaker
- John Hacker
- Philo Beers
- Rigdon B. Slocum
- William McHenry
- George R. Logan
- Alexander Phillips
Employees
Senate
- Secretary: Emanuel J. West
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Albert G. Sloo
- Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin Ogle (second session: Thomas Higgins)
House of Representatives
- Clerk: Charles Dunn
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: R.P. Allen
- Doorkeeper: James S. Smith (second session: Thomas Redman)
See also
Notes
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1919, pp. 525–526.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 525.
- ^ 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
- Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
- Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.
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