18th Illinois General Assembly

The 18th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from January 3, 1853, to February 14, 1853 (1st session); and from February 9, 1854, to March 4, 1854 (2nd session).[1]

The 18th General Assembly was preceded by the 17th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 19th Illinois General Assembly.

The Constitution of 1848, fixed the Senate at twenty-five members and the House at seventy-five members.[2] The Constitution of 1848 also divided the state into 25 Senate districts and 54 House districts.[3]

House

District Counties represented[4]
Image
Representative
Remarks
1 Alexander · Pulaski · Union John Cochran
2 Hardin · Massac · Pope Wesley Sloan
3 Gallatin · Saline David B. Russell
4 Johnson · Williamson David Y. Bridges
5 Franklin · Jackson John A. Logan
6 Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · Wayne John Wilbanks
Alexander Campbell
John A. Wilson
7 White Daniel L. Jones
8 Edwards · Wabash Victor B. Bell
9 Lawrence · Richland William H. Christy
10 Crawford · Jasper William H. Sterret
11 Coles William D. Watson
12 Clark Uri Manley
13 Clay · Cumberland · Effingham Presley Funkhouser
14 Fayette A. J. Gallagher Resigned
N. M. McCurdy Replaced Gallagher
15 Bond · Clinton · Montgomery William H. Maddux
William Young
16 Perry · Washington [[ ]]
17 Randolph [[ ]]
18 Monroe [[ ]]
19 St.Clair [[ ]]
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20 Madison [[ ]]
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21 Macoupin [[ ]]
22 Greene · Jersey [[ ]]
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23 Scott [[ ]]
24 Morgan [[ ]]
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25 Cass · Menard [[ ]]
26 Sangamon [[ ]]
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27 Logan · Mason [[ ]]
28 Tazewell [[ ]]
29 DeWitt · McLean [[ ]]
30 Vermillion [[ ]]
31 Edgar [[ ]]
32 Champaign · Macon · Moultrie· Piatt [[ ]]
33 Christian · Shelby [[ ]]
34 Calhoun · Pike [[ ]]
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35 Adams · Brown [[ ]]
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36 Schuyler [[ ]]
37 Hancock [[ ]]
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38 McDonough [[ ]]
39 Fulton [[ ]]
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40 Peoria [[ ]]
41 Knox [[ ]]
42 Henderson · Mercer · Warren [[ ]]
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43 Henry · Rock Island · Stark [[ ]]
44 Lee · Whiteside [[ ]]
45 Carroll · Ogle [[ ]]
46 Jo Daviess · Stephenson [[ ]]
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47 Winnebago [[ ]]
48 Marshall · Putnam · Woodford [[ ]]
49 Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston [[ ]]
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50 Dupage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will [[ ]]
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51 DeKalb · Kane [[ ]]
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52 Boone · McHenry [[ ]]
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53 Lake [[ ]]
54 Cook W. B. Eagan
Homer Wilmarth

Works cited

  • Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
  • Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.
  • Blue Book of the State of Illinois - Illinois Legislative Roster — 1818-2024 (PDF). 2024.

References

  1. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 538-539.
  2. ^ Moses, p. 1155
  3. ^ Moses, p. 1156
  4. ^ Moses, p. 1156