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).
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
DistrictCounties representedMoses, p. 1156ImageSenatorRemarks1Alexander · Hardin · Johnson · Massac · Pope · Pulaski · Union 2Franklin · Gallatin · Saline · White · Williamson3Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · Wayne4Jackson · Perry · Randolph · Washington5Monroe · St. Clair6Clinton · Madison7Bond · Christian · Fayette · Montgomery · Shelby8Clay · Edwards · Effingham · Jasper · Lawrence · Richland · Wabash9 Clark · Crawford · Edgar Resigned, replaced by Manly2nd session, replaced Tichenor10 Champaign · Coles · Cumberland · Moultrie · Piatt · Vermilion11DeWitt · Logan · Macon · McLean · Tazewell12Mason · Menard · Sangamon13 Calhoun · Greene · Jersey · Macoupin14Cass · Morgan · Scott15Adams · Pike16Brown · McDonough · Schuyler17 Hancock · Henderson18Fulton · Peoria19Henry · Knox · Mercer · Rock Island · Stark · Warren20Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston · Marshall · Putnam · Woodford21DuPage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will22DeKalb · Kane · Lee · Ogle23Carroll · Jo Daviess · Stephenson · Whiteside24Boone · McHenry · Winnebago 25Cook · Lake
House DistrictCounties representedMoses, p. 1156ImageRepresentativeRemarks1Alexander · Pulaski · Union 2Hardin · Massac · Pope 3Gallatin · Saline4Johnson · Williamson5Franklin · Jackson 6Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · Wayne7White8 Edwards · Wabash9Lawrence · Richland 10 Crawford · Jasper11Coles12Clark13Clay · Cumberland · Effingham14Fayette15Bond · Clinton · Montgomery16 Perry · Washington17Randolph18Monroe19St.Clair † Died in office Replaced Stookey 20Madison21Macoupin22Greene · Jersey † Died in office Replaced Darneille Resigned Replaced Fry23Scott24Morgan25Cass · Menard26Sangamon27Logan · Mason28Tazewell29DeWitt · McLean30Vermillion31Edgar32Champaign · Macon · Moultrie· Piatt33Christian · Shelby34Calhoun · Pike 35Adams · Brown 36Schuyler37Hancock38McDonough39Fulton40Peoria41Knox42Henderson · Mercer · Warren43Henry · Rock Island · Stark44Lee · Whiteside45Carroll · Ogle46Jo Daviess · Stephenson47Winnebago48Marshall · Putnam · Woodford49Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston50Dupage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will ResignedReplaced Brady51DeKalb · Kane52Boone · McHenry53Lake54Cook
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