5th Illinois General Assembly

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5th Illinois General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Bicameral
HousesSenate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate
William Kinney, Independent
Speaker of the House of Representatives
John McLean, Independent
Seats18 Senators 36 Representatives[1]
Meeting place
VandaliaStateHouse VandaliaIL.jpg
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 .

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 1824[2]
Clark County William B. Archer 1826[3]
Edwards County Stephen Bliss 1824[4]
Gallatin County 1826[5]
Greene County Governor Thomas Carlin.jpg Thomas Carlin 1824[6]
Jackson County Governor Joseph Duncan.jpg Joseph Duncan 1824[7] Resigned February 19, 1827[1]
Jefferson County Zadok Casey 1826[6]
Johnson County 1824[8]
Madison County 1824[6]
Monroe County 1822[4]
Morgan County 1826[9]
Pope County 1820[3]
Randolph County Raphael Widen 1824[10]
Sangamon County Elijah Iles.jpg Elijah Iles 1826[9]
St. Clair County James Lemen 1822[11]
Union County 1826[9]
Wayne County 1824[4]
White County Daniel Hay 1824[12]

House of Representatives[]

Jurisdiction(s) represented[1]
 Image
 Representative
 First
elected
 Remarks
Clark County
Clark County
Crawford County
Edwards County
Fayette County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Gallatin County JMcLean-Senator.jpg John McLean
Gallatin County
Greene County
Greene County
Hamilton County
Jackson County Conrad Will
Jefferson County
Lawrence County
Madison County
Madison County
Monroe County
Morgan County
Morgan County
Pike County
Pope County
Randolph County
Randolph County
Sangamon County
Sangamon County
Sangamon County
St. Clair County
St. Clair County John Reynolds (1788-1865), Governor of Illinois.jpg John Reynolds
Union County
Union County Alexander P. Field
Wabash County
Washington County Charles Slade
Wayne County
White County William McHenry
White County

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.
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