Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district was a congressional district that encompassed the entire Illinois Territory. The territory was established on March 1, 1809 from portions of Indiana Territory. The district elected a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
List of delegates representing the district Delegate(Residence) Party Years Congress Electoral history Shadrach Bond Democratic-Republican December 3, 1812 –August 2, 1813 Elected in 1812. Vacant August 2, 1813 –November 14, 1814 Benjamin Stephenson Democratic-Republican November 14, 1814 –November 1816 Elected to two-year term.Retired. Nathaniel Pope Democratic-Republican December 2, 1816 –November 30, 1818 Elected in 1816.Statehood achieved.
Statehood On April 18, 1818, Congress passed an act that enabled the people of Illinois Territory to begin the process of forming a state. As part of that act, Illinois Territory was reduced in size to the boundaries of the present state. The remainder of what had been Illinois Territory was attached to Michigan Territory. The state of Illinois was accepted into the Union on December 3, 1818.
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See also Northwest Territory's at-large congressional district Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district Minnesota Territory's at-large congressional district