4th Illinois General Assembly
4th Illinois General Assembly | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| 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 4th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from November 15, 1824, to January 18, 1825, and again from January 2, 1826, to January 18, 1826,[2] 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 the State at the time.
The 4th General Assembly was preceded by the 3rd Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 5th Illinois General Assembly.
Members
[edit]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
[edit]- Thomas Carlin (elected in special election December 13, 1824)
- Theophilus W. Smith (resigned after first session)
- Joseph Conway (second session)
House of Representatives
[edit]Employees
[edit]Senate
[edit]- Secretary: Emanuel J. West
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Albert G. Sloo
- Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin Ogle (second session: Thomas Higgins)
House of Representatives
[edit]- Clerk: Charles Dunn
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: R.P. Allen
- Doorkeeper: James S. Smith (second session: Thomas Redman)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1919, pp. 525–526.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 525.
References
[edit]- Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
- Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.
