4th Illinois General Assembly

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.

4th Illinois General Assembly
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Type
Type
HousesSenate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate
Adolphus Hubbard (first session)
Raphael Widen (second session)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Thomas Mather (first session)
David Blackwell (second session)
Seats18 Senators 36 Representatives[1]
Meeting place
Vandalia, Illinois

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

Bond County

  • Francis Kirkpatrick

Crawford County

  • Daniel Parker

Edwards County

Gallatin County

  • Michael Jones

Greene County

Hamilton County'

Jackson County

Johnson County

  • John Ewing

Madison County

Monroe County

  • Joseph A. Beaird

Pope County

  • Lewis Barker

Randolph County

'Sangamon County

  • Stephen Stillman

St. Clair County

  • James Lemen

Union County

  • John Grammar

Washington County

  • Andrew Bankson

'Wayne County

  • James Bird

White County

House of Representatives

'Alexander County

  • Henry L. Webb

Bond County

  • John Russell

Clark County

Crawford County

  • David Stewart
  • David McGahey

Edwards County

  • Henry Utter

Fayette County, Illinois

Franklin County

  • Thomas Dorris

Gallatin County

  • Timothy Gara

Jackson County

Jefferson County

Johnson County

  • John Bridges

Lawrence County

  • Asa Norton

Madison County

  • Curtis Brakeman
  • George Churchill
  • William Otwell

Monroe County

  • Gerge Forquer
  • Thomas James

Pike County

  • Nicholas Hansen
  • Levi Roberts

Pope County

  • William Sims
  • James A. Whiteside

Randolph County

  • Gabriel Jones
  • Elias K. Kane
  • Thomas Mather
  • Samuel Smith
  • Samuel Walker

'Sangamon County

St. Clair County

  • David Blackwell
  • Risden Moore
  • Abraham Eyman

Union County

  • John Whitaker
  • John Hacker

Washington County

  • Philo Beers

Wayne County

  • Rigdon B. Slocum

White County

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

References

  • Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
  • Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.
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