The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the
Illinois Senate
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and the
Illinois House of Representatives
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, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827, at
The Vandalia State House. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives
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was based on the provisions of the
First Illinois Constitution. Political parties were not established in Illinois at the time.
The 5th General Assembly was preceded by the
4th Illinois General Assembly
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. ...
, and was succeeded by the
6th Illinois General Assembly.
Members
Senators and Representatives were both allotted to counties roughly by population and elected at-large within their districts. Bond and Montgomery counties shared a single senator.
Senate
House of Representatives
Employees
Senate
* Secretary: Emanuel J. West
* Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: A.F. Grant
* Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Chance
House of Representatives
* Clerk:
William Lee D. Ewing
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Biography ...
* Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: H. Roundtree
* Doorkeeper: Bowling Green
See also
*
List of Illinois state legislatures
The Illinois General Assembly, the State legislature (United States), legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois, has convened many times since List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, statehood became effective on December 3, 1818 i ...
Works cited
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References
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Illinois legislative sessions
Illinois General Assembly
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Illinois General Assembly
The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in ...
Illinois
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...