13th Illinois General Assembly

Meeting of the Illinois state legislature from 1842 to 1844 February 2025 January 2025 The 13th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 5, 1842, to March 6, 1843 (1st session).Illinois Blue Book 1919 532-534 The 13th General Assembly was preceded by the 12th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 14th Illinois General Assembly. On January 14, 1841, during the 12th Illinois General Assembly, the ratio of population per Senate seat was fixed at 12,000, and for Representatives at 4,000 resulting in a Senate of forty-one members and a House of one hundred twenty-one members.Moses, p. 1155 This arrangement lasted until February 25, 1847, when a new apportionment was made. Senate thumb|right|400px|Map of Illinois county boundaries in 1839 The reapportionment of the Senate created problems as it made no accounting for the sixteen senators whose terms did not expire creating a number of disputes.Kathleen M. Jr. Clyne Senatorial Disputes Resulting from the Apportionment Act of 1841 Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 51–55 April 1914 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40193940?seq=1 English 1 7 Holdover senators combined with newly elected senators led to 4 senators in districts where the new apportionment had only allocated 3 senators (Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph counties). As the situation was deemed too difficult to solve and was not challenged, the Senate retained all 4 senators and the Senate had 42 members for the length of the term. Seats in DistrictCounties representedIllinois Blue Book 1919 532-534Illinois State Laws 1841 23-25ImageSenatorRemarks1Sangamon100pxEdward D. Baker Disputed. Baker was the holdover senator with two years remaining on his term. His district had been reduced from 4 counties (Sangamon, Menard, Logan, and Christian) to just Sangamon. Harrison won election as Senator in the new district. The issue was referred to the Select Committee for resolution and it was decided that it would be unfair to have two senators representing Sangamon county and Harrison was excluded. No one contested the decision. Reuben Harrison1McLean · Livingston · DeWitt· Piatt · MaconRobert F. Barnett1Rock Island · Henry · Whiteside · LeeJohn Buford John Buford (Illinois politician)1St. ClairSeth Catlin1Greene · CalhounAlfred W. CavarlyDisputed. English ultimately resigned.Revill W. English1Perry · Clinton · WashingtonJohn Crain John Crain (Illinois politician)1Tazewell · Marshall · Putnam Richard N. Cullom1WhiteWilliam H. Davidson William H. Davidson (Illinois politician)1HancockJacob C. Davies1Union · Alexander100pxJohn Dougherty John Dougherty (Illinois politician)1Fayette · Effingham · ClayAkins Evans1Vermilion · ChampaignWilliam Fithian1Scott · CassJames GilhamDisputedT. M. Kilpatrick1Macoupin · JerseyJohn Harris John Harris (Illinois politician)1Jo Daviess · Stephenson · CarrollGeorge W. Harrison George W. Harrison (Illinois politician)1MorganJohn Henry John Henry (representative)1Cook · LakeSamuel Hoard Samuel Hoard (politician) Disputed100pxJohn Pearson John Pearson (politician)1Crawford · Lawrence · JasperJohn Houston Illinois politician1 Monroe · Randolph ★James A. JamesDisputed ★ Both senators were retained effectively allocating the district 2 senatorsJacob Feaman1 Bond · Montgomery · ChristianBenjamin Johnson Benjamin Johnson (Illinois politician)1 GallatinGeorge Leviston1Fulton · PeoriaDavid Markley1Will · DuPage · Iroquois100pxJoel A. Matteson1 Knox · MercerWilliam McMurty1Kane · McHenry · Boone · DeKalbIra Minard1EdgarNelson W. Nunnally1Clark · ColesNathaniel Parker Nathaniel Parker (Illinois politician)1Jackson · Williamson · FranklinBraxton Parrish1AdamsJames H. Ralston Resigned1Ogle · WinnebagoSpooner Ruggles1LaSalleMichael Ryan Michael Ryan (Illinois politician)1Wayne · Wabash · EdwardsRigson B. Slocumb1MadisonGeorge Smith George Smith (Illinois politician)1Warren · McDonough · HendersonWyatt B. Stapp1Peoria · Stark · BureauW. W. Thompson1Brown · SchuylerJacob Vandeventer1ShelbyPeter Warren Peter Warren (Illinois politician)1Pope · Hardin · JohnsonGeorge W. Waters 1Jefferson County · Hamilton · MarionRobert A. D. Wilbanks1PikeThomas Worthington Thomas Worthington (Illinois politician)1Menard · Logan · MasonLewis B. Wynne House Seats in DistrictCounties representedIllinois Blue Book 1919 532-534Illinois State Laws 1841 23-25ImageRepresentativeRemarks1LakeRichard Murphy Richard Murphy (Illinois politician) 3Cook100pxIsaac N. ArnoldHart L. StewartLott Whitcomb1IroquoisIsaac Courtwright1DuPageAddison Collins2WillJeduthan Hatch100pxDavid L. Gregg3 Chosen from the counties where their elected Senator, Ira Minard, does not resideKane · McHenry · Boone · DeKalbWilliam M. Jackson William M. Jackson (Illinois politician)Henry MaddenAlfred E. Ames3LaSalleElisha BibbensWilliam H. Cushman100pxJames H. Woodworth1PeoriaLevi A. Hannaford1Stark · BureauJohn H. BryantCyrus Langworthy2Tazewell100pxPierre MenardMiddleton Tackerberry1Marshall · PutnamRobert F. Bell1Stephenson · CarrollHubbard Graves1Jo DaviessJohn McDonald John McDonald (Illinois state representative, Jo Daviess county) One of two "John McDonald's" serving in the House1Rock Island · HenryJoshua Harper Joshua Harper (Illinois politician)1Whiteside · LeeAaron C. Jackson1WinnebagoDarius Adams Darius Adams (IIllinois politician)1OgleLeonard Andrus1SchuylerSamuel Horner Samuel Horner (Illinois politician)1BrownStephen D. Hambaugh 1 Brown · SchuylerPeter C. Vance5Adams100pxOrville H. BrowningPeter B. Garrett100pxAbraham Jonas Abraham Jonas (politician)Richard W. StarrAlmeron Wheat 2HancockThomas H. Owen Illinois politicianWilliam Smith William Smith (Illinois politician)1McDonoughHugh Erwin2Warren · HendersonMaximilian HaleyWilliam S. Stockton1KnoxJulius Manning1Knox · MercerReuben H. Spicer3FultonHorace TurnerHarry L. MillerJoseph L. Sharpe1Fulton · PeoriaSamuel Hackleton4SangamonJames N. Brown James N. Brown (Illinois politician)William Caldwell William Caldwell (Illinois politician)100pxStephen T. LoganWilliam Hickman William Hickman (Illinois politician)1MenardElisha Bone1Logan · MasonCharles F. Ewing1McLeanMahlon Bishop1McLean · LivingstonAndrew McMillan Andrew McMillan (Illinois politician)1DeWittJames K. Scott1Piatt · MaconSamuel G. Nesbitt4MorganNewton CloudDavid EplerWilliam Weatherford William Weatherford (Illinois politician)100pxRichard Yates Sr. Richard Yates Sr.3PikeWilliam Blair William Blair (Illinois politician)Benjamin D. Brown Benjamin D. Brown (Illinois politician)Alexander Starne1CassJohn W. Pratt John W. Pratt (Illinois politician)2ScottLorenzo EdwardsEdward Mitchell Edward Mitchell (Illinois politician)2MacoupinRobert W. GlassSergeant Gobble1JerseySamuel T. Kendall2GreeneJohn Greene John Greene (Illinois politician) † Died February 3, 1843Alfred Hinton1Greene · CalhounJohn McDonald John McDonald (Illinois politician) One of two "John McDonald's" serving in the House3MadisonRobert Aldrich Robert Aldrich (Illinois politician)John BailhacheCurtis Blakemen3St. ClairGustavus KoenerPhilip PennAmos Thompson3Monroe · RandolphJacob J. DannerAndrew J. DickensonWilliam McBride William McBride (Illinois politician)1BondJames N. Davis1MontgomeryEaston Whitten 1ChristianH. M. Vandeveer2Fayette · EffinghamThomas M. LoyJohn Shirley John Shirley (Illinois politician)1ClayPeter Greene Peter Greene (Illinois politician)1ShelbyJonathan B. Howard1WhiteJohn S. Lawler1WabashJohn Compton John Compton (Illinois politician)1WayneEdward Wist1EdwardsWilliam Pickering William Pickering (Illinois politician)2LawrenceWilliam G. Anderson William G. Anderson (Illinois politician)Jesse K. DuBois2Crawford · JasperGuy W. SmithWilliam Wilson William Wilson (illinois politician)2ClarkWillis DoughertyJames Lockard3ColesJoseph Fowler Joseph Fowler (Illinois politician)George M. Hanson George M. Hanson (Illinois politician)Orlando B. Fricklin1EdgarHall Simms 2VermilionJohn Canaday John Canaday (Illinois politician)James Norris James Norris (Illinois politician)1ChampaignMathew W. Busey2Union · AlexanderJohn Cochran John Cochran (Illinois politician) James J. Hunsacker1Pope · HardinPhilip Vineyard1Johnson100pxAndrew J. Kuykendall1WilliamsonJohn T. Davis John T. Davis (Illinois politician)1JacksonRichard A. Bradley1FranklinAchilles D. Dollins3GallatinThomas S. Hick100pxJohn A. McClernand Abner Flanders1HamiltonJohn Douglas John Douglas (Illinois politician)1Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion William Brinkley William Brinkley (Illinois politician)1JeffersonStephen G. Hicks Stephen G. Hicks (Illinois politician)1MarionJames Marshall James Marshall (Illinois politician)1PerryJohn D. Burklow2Clinton · Washington100pxElias S. DennisJohn White John White (Illinois politician) Works cited Illinois, historical and statistical 1892 https://books.google.com/books?id=pRcVAAAAYAAJ John Moses Blue Book of the State of Illinois https://books.google.com/books?id=XL4GAQAAIAAJ 1919 Illinois Blue Book 1919 Blue Book of the State of Illinois - Illinois Legislative Roster — 1818-2024 https://www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/publications/illinois-bluebook/legroster.pdf 2024 Illinois Blue Book 2024 https://archive.org/details/lawsofstateofill1841illi/page/22/mode/2up Laws of the state of Illinois, passed by the twelfth general assembly : at their session, began and held at Springfield, on the seventh of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty 23–25 William Walters Public Printers 1841 Illinois State Laws 1841 Theodore Calvin Pease https://ia801306.us.archive.org/34/items/illinoiselection18peas/illinoiselection18peas.pdf Statistical Series: Illinois Election Returns (1818-1848) 1 Illinois State Historical Library 1923 References Category:Illinois legislative sessions Illinois General Assembly Illinois General Assembly Illinois General Assembly Illinois Illinois Illinois