5th Illinois General Assembly
Term of state legislature in Illinois, US
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The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827,[1] 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 Illinois at the time.
5th Illinois General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | State Senate and House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 4th Illinois General Assembly |
| Succeeded by | 6th Illinois General Assembly |
| 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 5th General Assembly was preceded by the 4th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 6th Illinois General Assembly.
Members
Senators and Representatives were both allotted to counties roughly by population and elected at-large within their districts. Bond and Montgomery counties shared a single senator.
Senate
| County (-ies) represented[1] | Image | Senator | Term | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond · Montgomery | Francis Kirkpatrick | 1824[2] | ||
| Clark · Crawford · Edgar · Lawrence · Vermilion | William B. Archer | 1826–1830 | Apportionment in 1826 provided that Clark and Edgar counties should unite with Lawrence and Crawford counties to elect a senator in 1826. After 1828, Archer was to only represent the district in which he resided (Clark County) while the other district was to elect a new senator.[3] | |
| Edwards | Stephen Bliss | 1824[4] | ||
| Gallatin | Timothy Guard | 1826–1830 | ||
| Greene |  |
Thomas Carlin | 1824[5] | |
| Jackson |  |
Joseph Duncan | 1824[6] | Resigned February 19, 1827[1] |
| Jefferson |  |
Zadok Casey | 1826[5] | |
| Johnson | John Ewing | 1824[7] | ||
| Madison | Joseph Conway | 1824[5] | ||
| Monroe | Joseph A. Beaird† | 1822[4] | ||
| Morgan | Archibald Job | 1826[8] | ||
| Pope | Samuel Alexander | 1820[9] | ||
| Randolph | Raphael Widen | 1824[10] | ||
| Sangamon |  |
Elijah Iles | 1826[8] | |
| St. Clair | James Lemen Jr. | 1822[11] | ||
| Union | George Hunsacker | 1826[8] | ||
| Wayne · Lawrence | James Bird | 1824–1828 | ||
| White | Daniel Hay | 1824[12] |
House of Representatives
| Jurisdiction(s) represented[1] | Image | Representative | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | John Alexander | |||
| Clark | Charles Ives | |||
| Crawford | John C. Alexander | |||
| Edwards | Henry I. Mills | |||
| Fayette | William Berry | |||
| Fayette | Robert K. McLaughlin | |||
| Franklin | Thomas M. Dorris | |||
| Gallatin |  |
John McLean | ||
| Gallatin | Francis Prince | |||
| Greene | John Allen | |||
| Greene | Alfred W. Cavarly | |||
| Hamilton | James Hall | |||
| Jackson | Conrad Will | |||
| Jefferson | Nicholas Wren | |||
| Lawrence | Samuel H. Clubb | |||
| Madison | George Churchill | |||
| Madison | David Prickett | |||
| Monroe | Thomas James | |||
| Morgan | John Leeper | |||
| Morgan | John Lieb | |||
| Pike | Henry J. Ross | |||
| Pope | William Sims | |||
| Randolph | John Lacy | |||
| Randolph | Thomas Reynolds | |||
| Sangamon | Job Fletcher | |||
| Sangamon | Mordecai Mobley | |||
| Sangamon | Jonathan H. Pugh | |||
| St. Clair | David Blackwell | |||
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John Reynolds | ||
| Union | Benjamin W. Brooks | |||
| Union | Alexander P. Field | |||
| Wabash | Henry Utter | |||
| Washington | Charles Slade | |||
| Wayne | William B. Davis | |||
| White | William McHenry | |||
| White | John Ridgway |
Employees
Senate
- Secretary: Emanuel J. West
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: A.F. Grant
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Chance
House of Representatives
- Clerk: William Lee D. Ewing
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: H. Roundtree
- Doorkeeper: Bowling Green
See also
Works cited
- 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.