The 17th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from January 6, 1851, to February 17, 1851 (1st session); and from June 7, 1852, to June 23, 1852 (2nd session).
The 17th General Assembly was preceded by the 16th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 18th 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
House DistrictCounties representedMoses, p. 1156ImageRepresentativeRemarks1Alexander · Pulaski · Union 2Hardin · Massac · Pope 3Gallatin · SalineDied in officeReplaced Caldwell4Johnson · Williamson5Franklin · Jackson 6Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · Wayne7White8 Edwards · Wabash9Lawrence · Richland 10 Crawford · Jasper11Coles12Clark13Clay · Cumberland · Effingham14Fayette 15Bond · Clinton · Montgomery16 Perry · Washington17Randolph18Monroe19St.ClairResignedReplace Patterson20MadisonResignedReplace Edwards21Macoupin22Greene · Jersey23Scott24Morgan25Cass · Menard26Sangamon Resigned Replaced Edwards27Logan · 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 Jones51DeKalb · Kane52Boone · McHenry53Lake54Cook
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