16th Illinois General Assembly

Meeting of the Illinois state legislature from 1849 to 1850 February 2025 January 2025 The 16th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from January 1, 1849, to February 12, 1849 (1st session); and from October 22, 1849, to November 7, 1849 (2nd session).Illinois Blue Book 1919 536-537 The 16th General Assembly was preceded by the 15th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 17th Illinois General Assembly. The Constitution of 1848, fixed the Senate at twenty-five members and the House at seventy-five members.Moses, p. 1155 The Constitution of 1848 also divided the state into 25 Senate districts and 54 House districts.Moses, p. 1156 Senate thumb|right|200px|Map of Illinois county boundaries in 1839 DistrictCounties representedMoses, p. 1156ImageSenatorRemarks1Alexander · Hardin · Johnson · Massac · Pope · Pulaski · Union William Y. Davis2Franklin · Gallatin · Saline · White · WilliamsonDempsey Odam3Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · WayneJeduth P. Hardy4Jackson · Perry · Randolph · WashingtonHawkins S. Osburn5Monroe · St. ClairJ. L. D. Morrison6Clinton · MadisonJoseph Gillespie7Bond · Christian · Fayette · Montgomery · ShelbyHiram Roundtree8Clay · Edwards · Effingham · Jasper · Lawrence · Richland · WabashAlfred H. Grass9 Clark · Crawford · EdgarWilliam Clinton Tichenor Resigned, replaced by ManlyUri Manly 2nd session, replaced Tichenor10 Champaign · Coles · Cumberland · Moultrie · Piatt · VermilionJosiah McRoberts 11DeWitt · Logan · Macon · McLean · Tazewell100pxEdward O. Smith12Mason · Menard · Sangamon100pxJohn T. Stuart13 Calhoun · Greene · Jersey · MacoupinFranklin Witt14Cass · Morgan · ScottNewton Cloud15Adams · PikeHugh L. Sutphin16Brown · McDonough · SchuylerJohn P. Richmond17 Hancock · HendersonAzro Patterson18Fulton · PeoriaDavid Markley19Henry · Knox · Mercer · Rock Island · Stark · Warren100pxJohn Denny John Denny (politician)20Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston · Marshall · Putnam · Woodford100pxWilliam Reddick William Reddick (politician)21DuPage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will100pxJoel A. Matteson22DeKalb · Kane · Lee · OgleWilliam B. Plato23Carroll · Jo Daviess · Stephenson · WhitesideHezekiah H. Gear24Boone · McHenry · Winnebago Alfred E. Ames 25Cook · Lake100pxNorman B. Judd House DistrictCounties representedMoses, p. 1156ImageRepresentativeRemarks1Alexander · Pulaski · Union John Cochran John Cochran (illinois politician)2Hardin · Massac · Pope Wesley Sloan3Gallatin · SalineDavid J. Blackman4Johnson · WilliamsonDavid Y. Bridges5Franklin · Jackson Richard A. Bradley6Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · WayneJames J. RichardsonJohn A. Campbell John A. Campbell (Illinois politician)100pxZadok Casey7WhiteSamuel Snowden Hayes8 Edwards · WabashWilliam Pickering William Pickering (Illinois politician)9Lawrence · RichlandEbenezer Z. Ryan 10 Crawford · JasperRichard G. Morris Richard G. Morris (Illinois politician)11ColesUsher F. Linder12ClarkJoshua P. Cooper13Clay · Cumberland · EffinghamElisha H. Starkweather14FayetteJohn McDonald John McDonald (Illinois politician)15Bond · Clinton · Montgomery100pxEdward Y. RiceRichard S. Bond16 Perry · WashingtonZenas H. Venor 17RandolphSamuel H. Guthrie18MonroeXerxes F. Trail19St.ClairSimon Stookey † Died in officeSamuel B. Chandler Replaced Stookey100pxEdward Abend 20MadisonEdward KeatlingCurtis Blakeman21MacoupinF. A. Olds22Greene · JerseyIsaac Darneille † Died in officeJoel Corey Joel Corey (Illinois politician) Replaced DarneilleJohn D. Fry Resigned100pxThomas Carlin Replaced Fry23ScottCharles F. Keener24MorganGeorge B. Waller100pxRichard Yates Sr.25Cass · MenardRichard S. Thomas26Sangamon100pxNinian W. EdwardsJohn W. Smith John W. Smith (Illinois politician)27Logan · MasonJohn Lucas John Lucas (Illinois politician)28TazewellMiddleton Tackerberry29DeWitt · McLeanJames B. Price30VermillionJohn J. Sconce31EdgarGeorge W. Rives32Champaign · Macon · Moultrie· PiattReuben B. Ewing33Christian · ShelbyEdward Evey34Calhoun · Pike Tyre JenningsGeorge Pattison George Pattison (Illinois politician)35Adams · Brown 100pxOnias C. SkinnerJonathan DearbornJohn Marrett36SchuylerJesse Darnell37HancockGeorge Walker George Walker (Illinois politician)S. H. Taylor38McDonoughJosiah Harrison39FultonWilliam KellogEdward Sayre40PeoriaEdward G. Sanger41KnoxHanry J. Runkel42Henderson · Mercer · WarrenGilbert Turnbull100pxAbner C. Harding43Henry · Rock Island · StarkJohn W. Henderson John W. Henderson (Illinois politician)44Lee · WhitesideJoseph Crawford Joseph Crawford (Illinois politician)45Carroll · OgleDauphin Brown46Jo Daviess · StephensonAbner EadsCyrenius B. Denlo47WinnebagoWilson H. Crandall48Marshall · Putnam · WoodfordJohn Page John Page (Illinois politician)49Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · LivingstonGeorge F. Wilson George F. Wilson (Illinois politician)Melancthon E. Lasher50Dupage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will William E. Little100pxWarren L. WheatonLorenzo D. Brady ResignedOrlando H. Haven Replaced Brady51DeKalb · KaneH. W. FayE. W. Austin52Boone · McHenryJohn F. GraySelby Leach53LakeLite Wilson54Cook100pxPhilip Maxwell100pxFrancis C. Sherman 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 References Category:Illinois legislative sessions Illinois General Assembly Illinois General Assembly Illinois General Assembly Illinois Illinois Illinois