2nd Illinois General Assembly

The 2nd Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1820, to February 15, 1821, during the second two years of Shadrach Bond's governorship, at The Vandalia State House.[1] The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the First Illinois Constitution.[2] Political parties were not established in the State at the time.

2nd Illinois General Assembly
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Type
Type
HousesSenate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate
Pierre Menard, Independent
Speaker of the House of Representatives
John McLean, Independent
Seats14 Senators 29 Representatives
Meeting place
Vandalia, Illinois

It was preceded by the 1st Illinois General Assembly. It was succeeded by the 3rd Illinois General Assembly.

Members

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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

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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

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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

Employees

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Senate

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  • Secretary: James Turney
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Robert Lemen
  • Doorkeeper: Ezra Owen

House of Representatives

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  • Clerk: Thomas Reynolds
  • Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Charles Dunn
  • Doorkeeper: Henry I. Mills

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Laws of Illinois -1818 to 1839 - Libraries - Western Illinois University". www.wiu.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. ^ "Illinois Constitution". www.idaillinois.org. Retrieved 2020-01-22.