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. 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).
County(ies) Represented 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 Jurisdiction Represented Image Representative Remarks Bond County Francis Kirkpatrick Crawford County David Porter Crawford County Scott Riggs Edwards County Levi Compton Edwards County Henry Utter Franklin County Elijah Ewing Gallatin County John G. Daimwood succeeded John Marshall Gallatin County Samuel McClintock Gallatin County Adolphus F. Hubbard Gallatin County John Marshall resigned, succeeded by John G. Daimwood Jackson County Jesse Griggs Johnson County Isaac D. Wilcox Madison County John Howard Madison County Abraham Prickett Madison County Samuel Whiteside Monroe County William Alexander Pope County Green B. Field Pope County Robert Hamilton St. Clair County John Messinger St. Clair County Risdon Moore St. Clair County James D. Thomas Randolph County Edward Humphreys Randolph County Samuel Walker Union County Jesse Echols Union County Samuel Whiteacre Washington County Daniel S. Swearengen White County William McHenry White County William Nash White County 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 List of Illinois state legislatures
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