5th Illinois General Assembly

5th Illinois General Assembly
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Type
Type
HousesState Senate and House of Representatives
History
Preceded by4th Illinois General Assembly
Succeeded by6th Illinois General Assembly
Leadership
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Seats18 Senators 36 Representatives[1]
Meeting place
Vandalia, Illinois

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.

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

Jurisdiction(s) represented[1]
 Image
 Senator
 First
elected
 Remarks
Bond County; Montgomery County Francis Kirkpatrick 1824[2]
Clark County William B. Archer 1826[3]
Edwards County Stephen Bliss 1824[4]
Gallatin County Timothy Gard 1826[5]
Greene County Thomas Carlin 1824[6]
Jackson County Joseph Duncan 1824[7] Resigned February 19, 1827[1]
Jefferson County Zadok Casey 1826[6]
Johnson County John Ewing 1824[8]
Madison County Joseph Conway 1824[6]
Monroe County Joseph A. Beaird† 1822[4]
Morgan County Archibald Job 1826[9]
Pope County Samuel Alexander 1820[3]
Randolph County Raphael Widen 1824[10]
Sangamon County Elijah Iles 1826[9]
St. Clair County James Lemen 1822[11]
Union County George Hunsacker 1826[9]
Wayne County James Bird 1824[4]
White County Daniel Hay 1824[12]

House of Representatives

Jurisdiction(s) represented[1]
 Image
 Representative
 First
elected
 Remarks
Clark County John Alexander
Clark County Charles Ives
Crawford County John C. Alexander
Edwards County Henry I. Mills
Fayette County William Berry
Fayette County Robert K. McLaughlin
Franklin County Thomas M. Dorris
Gallatin County John McLean
Gallatin County Francis Prince
Greene County John Allen
Greene County Alfred W. Cavarly
Hamilton County James Hall
Jackson County Conrad Will
Jefferson County Nicholas Wren
Lawrence County Samuel H. Clubb
Madison County George Churchill
Madison County David Prickett
Monroe County Thomas James
Morgan County John Leeper
Morgan County John Lieb
Pike County Henry J. Ross
Pope County William Sims
Randolph County John Lacy
Randolph County Thomas Reynolds
Sangamon County Job Fletcher
Sangamon County Mordecai Mobley
Sangamon County Jonathan H. Pugh
St. Clair County David Blackwell
St. Clair County John Reynolds
Union County Benjamin W. Brooks
Union County Alexander P. Field
Wabash County Henry Utter
Washington County Charles Slade
Wayne County William B. Davis
White County William McHenry
White County John Ridgway

Employees

Senate

  • Secretary: Emanuel J. West
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: A.F. Grant
  • Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Chance

House of Representatives

See also

Works cited

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 526.
  2. ^ Moses 1892, p. 1175.
  3. ^ a b Moses 1892, p. 1163.
  4. ^ a b c Moses 1892, p. 1164.
  5. ^ Moses 1892, p. 1171.
  6. ^ a b c Moses 1892, p. 1166.
  7. ^ Moses 1892, p. 1169.
  8. ^ Moses 1892, p. 1170.
  9. ^ a b c Moses 1892, p. 1174.
  10. ^ Moses 1892, p. 1188.
  11. ^ Moses 1892, p. 1176.
  12. ^ Moses 1892, p. 1173.