The 4th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from November 15, 1824, to January 18, 1825, and again from January 2, 1826, to January 18, 1826, at The Vandalia 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.
The 4th General Assembly was preceded by the 3rd Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 5th 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.
Senate County Represented Image Senator Remarks Bond County Francis Kirkpatrick Crawford County Daniel Parker Edwards County Stephen Bliss Gallatin County Michael Jones Greene County and Pike County Thomas Carlin elected in special election December 13, 1824 Hamilton County Thomas Sloo Jackson County Joseph Duncan Johnson County and Franklin County John Ewing Lawrence County William KinkadeMadison County Theophilus W. Smith resigned after first session Joseph Conway replaced Smith for the second sessionMonroe County Joseph A. Beaird Pope County Lewis Barker Randolph County Raphael Widen Sangamon County Stephen Stillman St. Clair County James Lemen Jr. Union County John Grammer Washington County Andrew Bankson Lawrence County and Wayne County James Bird White County Daniel Hay
House of Representatives Alexander County Henry L. Webb
Bond County John Russell
Clark County William B. Archer
Crawford County David Stewart David McGahey
Edwards County Henry Utter
Fayette County, Illinois John A. Wakefield
Franklin County Thomas M. Dorris
Gallatin County Timothy Guard
Jackson County Conrad Will
Jefferson County Zadok Casey
Johnson County John Bridges
Lawrence County Asa Norton
Madison County Curtis Brakeman George Churchill William Otwell
Monroe County George Forquer Thomas James
Pike County Nicholas Hansen Levi Roberts
Pope County William Sims James A. Whiteside
Randolph County Gabriel Jones, 2nd session, replaced Elias K. Kane Elias K. Kane, served the 1st session, resigned to become U.S. Senator, replaced by Gabriel Jones in the 2nd session Thomas Mather Samuel Smith Samuel Walker
Sangamon County William S. Hamilton
St. Clair County David Blackwell Risdon MooreEarly sources conflate Risdon Moore with his cousin Risdon Moore Jr. In actuality, Risdon Moore defeated his cousion in the 1824 election to the 4th Illinois General Assembly Abraham Eyman
Union County John Whiteaker John Hacker
Washington County Philo Beers
Wayne County Rigdon B. Slocum
White County William McHenry George R. Logan Alexander Phillips
Employees Senate Secretary: Emanuel J. West Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: Albert G. Sloo Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin Ogle (second session: Thomas Higgins)
House of Representatives Clerk: Charles Dunn Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: R.P. Allen Doorkeeper: James S. Smith (second session: Thomas Redman)
See also List of Illinois state legislatures
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