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Houses SenateHouse of Representatives President of the Senate Pierre Menard, Independent Seats 14 Senators29 Representatives |
The 1st Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from October 4, 1818, to March 31, 1819, during the first 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.
Contents
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. Two counties shared one senator.
Senate
Bond County
Crawford County
Edwards County
Gallatin County
Jackson County
Johnson and Franklin Counties
Madison County
Monroe County
Pope County
St. Clair County
Randolph County
Union County
Washington County
White County
House of Representatives
Bond County
Crawford County
Edwards County
Franklin County
Gallatin County
Jackson County
Johnson County
Madison County
Monroe County
Pope County
St. Clair County
Randolph County
Union County
Washington County
White County