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A LIST OF THE MEMBERS
COMPOSING THE
ILLINOIS STATE LEGISLATURE,
Assembled at the Capitol in Springfield, Monday, January, 1st 1849,
Compiled and Published by E. Rust. Printed at the Illinois Organ Office by S. S. Whitehurst.
NAMES.
Occupation.
County.
Post Office. Nativ. Polit.
NAMES.
Occupation.
County.
Post Office.
Nativ.
Polit
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Augustus G French, Governor 38 18 Lawyer Sangamon Springfield N H Dem
W McMurtry, Lieut. Governor 39 19 Farmer Knox Joliet NY Dem
H S Cooley, Sec of State 33 10 Lawyer Adams Quincy Conn Dem
T H Campbell, Auditor 31 20 Merchant Sangamon Springfield Pa Dem
J Moore, Treasurer 55 18 Wheelwright McLean Lytleville Eng Dem
OFFICERS OF SENATE.
W McMurtry, President 39 19 Farmer Knox Henderson Ky Dem
W Smith, Secretary 60 14 Farmer Will Joliet N Y Dem
D D Shumway, As't Secretary 36 15 Farmer Christian Taylorville Mass Dem
AC Dickson En'g& En Clerk 35 12 Clerk Morgan Jacksonville Ky Dem
J S Roberts, As't 36 14 Printer Morgan Jacksonville Penn Dem..
I G Davidson, Serg't at Arms 45 42 Fanner Fulton Lewiston SC Dem
J Oliver As't " 51 31 Farmer Johnson Vienna N C Dem
D G Burr, Copyist 26 26 Clerk Edgar Paris Ills Dem SENATE.
Ames Alfred E 34 12 Physician Winnebago Roscoe Vt Dem
Cloud Newton 44 21 Farmer Morgan Waverly S C Dem
Davis William Y 45 28 Farmer Johnson Vienna N C Dem
Denny John 50 13 Farmer Knox Knoxville Ky Whig
Gear H H 5S 30 Miner Jo Davies Galena Con Whig
Gillespie Joseph 39 30 Lawyer Madison Edwardsville NY Whig
Grass Alfred H 47 18 Farmer Lawrence Lawrenceviile Ky Whig
Hardy J P 38 19 Farmer Hamilton McLeansboro Ky Dem
Judd Norman B 31 12 Lawyer Cook Chicago N Y Dem
Markley David 58 13 Fanner Fulton Canton Penn Dem
Matteson J A 40 15 Merchant Will Joliet N Y Dem
Morrison J L D 32 32 Lawyer St Clair Belleville Ills Whig
McRoberts Josiah 30 10 Lawyer Vermilion Danville Ills Dem
Odam Dempsey 51 31 Farmer Williamson Marion H C Dem
Ozburn H S 39 39. Farmer Perry Pinckneyville Ills Dem
Patterson Azro 30 12 Farmer Henderson Oquawka Vt Dem
Plato William B 38 12 Attorney Kane Huron NY Dem
Reddick William 37 14 Farmer Lasalle Ottawa I'land Dem
Richmond John P 37 13 Physician Schuyler Rushville Md Dem
Rountree Hiram 54 32 Farmer Montgomery Hillsboro N C Dem
Smith Edward O 10 12 Mechanic Macon Decatur Md Whig
Stuart John T 40 20 Lawyer Sangamon Springfield Ky Whig
Sutphin H L 43 13 Physician Pike Perry N J Dem
Tichenor William 36 11 Mechanic. Edgar Paris NJ Dem
Witt Franklin 44 11 Farmer Green Kane °m
OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.
Zadok Casey, Speaker 52 32 Farmer Jefferson MtVemon Ga Dem
Nathaniel Niles, Cleric 30 7 Lawyer St. Clair Belleville N Y Dem
Harman G Reynolds As't Clerk 38 12 Lawyer Rock Island Rock Island N Y Dem
A G Galloway En'g & En 3412 Fanner La Salle Galloway Pa Dem
J W Davidson, As't 35 10 Lawyer Warren Monmouth Ky Dem
Samuel Ewing, Door Keeper 28 10 Farmer Fdgar Paris Tenn Dem
S B Smith, 38 6 Farmer Sangamon Springfield Va
Elam Rust, Copyist 36 7 Lawyer Bond Greeneville Vt Dem
A G Whiteside, As't " 26 26 Lawyer Monroe Columbia Ill Dem MEMBERS
Abend Edward 26 !5 Lawyer St Clair Belleville Ger'y Dem
Austin E W 54 12 Farmer Kane Dundee N H Dem
Blackman Curtis 45 28 Farmer Saline Equality NC Dem
Blakeman D J 4129 Fanner Madison Marine Conn Whig
Bradley R A 18 30 Farmer Jackson Bradly Tenn Dem
Brady L D 39 11 Merchant Kendall Little Rock N Y Dem
Bridges D Y 29 29 Merchant Johnson Vienna Ills Dem
Brown Dauphin 56 11 Farmer Ogle Byron Mass Whig
Bond Richard S 25 19 Lawyer Clinton Carlyle Ia Dem
Canpbell John A 32 31 Farmer Wayne Fairfield Ky Dem
Casey Zadok 52 32 Fanner Jefferson Mt Vernon Ga Dem
Cooper J P 44 15 Lawyer Clark Marshall Penn Dem
Cochran John 39 37 Farmer Union We.-t Saratoga Ky Dem
Crandall W A 43 9 Physician Winnebago Tyler NY Whig
Crawford Joseph 37 14 Lawyer Lee Dixon Penn Whig
Darneille Isaac 53 30 Farmer Jersey Jerseyville Ky Dem
Darnell Jesse 3 16 Farmer Schuyler Rushville Ohio Dem
Dearborn Jothathan 46 15 Physician Brown Mt Sterling N H Dem
Denio C B 34 4 Mason Jo Davies Galena N Y Whig
Eads Abner 58 33 Farmer Jo Davies Galena Va Dem
Edwards Ninian W 40 39 Sangamon Springfield Ky Whig
Evey Edward 33 11 Lawyer Shelby Shelbyville Md Dem
Ewing Reuben B 47 32 Farmer Moultrie Sullivan Ky Whig
Fay H W 47 11 Farmer De Kalb Somonauk N Y Dem
Fry J D 30 18 Merchant Greene Carrolton Ky Dem
Gilson G W 32 10 Engineer La Salle Penn N H Dem
Gray John F 45 7 Farmer McHenry Ringwood N J Dem
Guthrie Samuel S 39 27 Farmer Randolph Redbet Va Dem
Harding Abner C 41 12 Lawyer Warren Monmouth Conn Whig
Harrison Josiah 43 18 Farmer McDonough Argyle N C Whig
Hayes S Snowden 28 10 Lawyer White Carmi Tenn Dem
Henderson J W 29 12 Farmer Stark Toulon N Y Dem
Jennings Tyre 54 13 Farmer Pike Barry SC Dem
Keating Edward 32 12 Lawyer Madison Alton Ma Whig
Keener C F 57 11 Farmer Scott Exter Md Dem
Kellogg William 31 11 Lawyer Fulton Canton Ohio Whig
Lasher M E 36 4 Tailor Bureau Princeton N Y Dem
Leach Silby 44 3 Farmer Boon Belvidere Vt Dem
Hinder UF 40 13 Lawyer Coles Charleston Ky Whig
Little William E 30 8 Lawyer Will Joiiet N Y Dem
Lucas John 47 24 Farmer Logan Mt Pulaski Ohio Dem
Marrett John 54 14 Fanner Adams Clayton Del Dem
Maxwell Philip 49 32 Physician Cook Chicago Vt Ind
Morris R G 49 16 Farmer Crawford Hudsonville Va Dem
McDonald John 36 10 Printer Fayette Vandaiia DC Dem
Olds F A 39 13 Farmer Macoupin Carlinvllle Vt Dem
Page John 62 14 Farmer Woodford Metamora NH Dem
Pattison George 34 4 Printer Calhoun Hamburgh Penn Dem
Pickering William 48 27 Farmer Edwards Albion " Eng Whig
Price J B 57 15 Farmer McLean Bloomington NC Dem
Ryce E Y 27 13 Lawyer Montgomery Hillsboro Ky Dem
Richardson James 40 20 Farmer Marion Salem Tenn Dem
Rives G W 35 6 Farmer Edgar Paris Va Whig
Runkle Henry J 41 15 Merchant Knox Knox N Y Dem
Ryan E Z 38 29 Miller Lawrence Lawrenceviile Va Whig
Sanger E G 37, 5 Lawyer Peoria Peoria N Y Dem
Sayre Edward 36 9 Merchant Fulton Otto N J Dem
Sconce John H 27 20 Lawyer Vermilion Danville Ky Whig
Sherman F C 42 15 Mechanic Cook Chicago Conn Dem
Skinner OC 10 6 Lawyer Adams Quincy N Y Dem
Sloan Wesley 31 10 Lawyer Pope Golconda Md
Smith John 30 12 Fanner Sangamon Berlin Ky Whig
Starkweather E H 18 11 Lawyer Cumberland Greeness Vt Dem
Stookey Simon St Clair Centerville Dem
Tackerberry M 10 12 Saddler Tazewell Pekin Penn Dem
Thomas Richard S 31 12 Lawyer Cass Virgina Mo Whig
Trail X F 37 19 Lawyer Monroe Waterloo Ky Dem
Turnbull Gilbert 49 17 Farmer Henderson Oquaka Tenn Whig
Tyler S H Jr 36 12 Merchant Hancock Fountain Green Conn Dem
Vernor Zenos H 10 19 Farmer Washington Nashville NC Dem
Waller G B 14 17 Machinist Morgan Waverly Va Whig
Walker George 15 16 Farmer Hancock Warsaw Md Dem
Wheaton WL 17 11 Farmer Du Page Wheatland Conn Dem
Wilson Lile 18 4 Farmer Lake Libertyville Maine Dem
Yates Richard 33 Lawyer Morgan Jacksonville Ky Whig
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Judges of the Supreme Court.
Names, County. Post-Office.
1st GRAND DIVISION, Lyman Trumbull St Clair" Belleville
2nd GRAND DIVISION Samuel H Treat Chief Justice Sangamon Springfield
3d GRAND DIVISION John D Caton La Salle Ottawa
Judges of the Circuit Court,
1st Circuit D M Woodson Green Carrollton
2nd Circuit William H Underwood St Clair Belleville
3d Circuit W A Denning Franklin Benton
4th Circuit Justin Harlan Clark Marshall
5lh Circuit W A Minshall Schuyler Rushville
6th Circuit BR Sheldon Jo Davies Galena
7th Circuit H T Dickey Cook Chicaso
8th Circuit D Davis Mc Lean Bloomington
9th Circuit T L Dickey La Salle Ottawa
Prosecuting Attorneys.
1st Circuit C H Goodrich Jersey Jerseyville
2nd Circuit P B Fouke St Clair Belleville
3d Circuit F M Rawlings Franklin Benton
4th Circuit A Kitchell Richland Olney
5th Circuit R S Blackwell Schuyler Rushville
6th Circuit H B Stillman Whiteside Sterling
7th Circuit A Platt McHenry Woodstock
8th Circuit D B Campbell Sangamon Springfield
9th Circuit B C Cook La Salle Ottawa
NOTE The Legislature consists of 100 members, in the Semite 25, and in the House 75 members ; in the Senate, 18 Democrats, and 7 Whigs ; in the House 53 Democrats, 21 Whigs and 1 Independent. Of the number in the Senate, 11 are farmers ; 6 Lawyers ; 3 Physicians ; 3 Mechanics ; 1 Merchant; 1 Miner. In the Mouse there are 31 Farmers ; 18 Lawyers ; 7 Merchants ; 3 Physicians ; 1 Engineer; 2 Printers; 5 Mechanics.
" Illinois Territory was organized in 1809, and admitted as a State in 1818. The first Land Office was established at Vandalia in 1820. The population of the State in 1809 was 12 292 ; in 1818, about 50 000. There were, at this time, 15 counties— all in the southern part of the State. The northern part was inhabited only by Indians, with the exception of a few fur traders. The present number of counties is 100, and the population 70 0000."
"Why the Illinoians are called ' Suckers.'—In the early settlement of the northern portion of our State, the marvellous stories of fortune-making at the mines attracted to that region many of the farmers from the southern settlements. It was the
custom with them, after putting in their Spring crops, to ascend the Mississippi and labor at the mines until Fall, when they would return to gather their crops ; imitating the "sucker," which ascend* the rivers in the Spring, to deposit its spawn, and returns in the Fall. Hence, such such persons were called " Suckers;" and the term, which was at first applied to tliat class at persons, has since become general in its applicativn to all the citizens of the State.
NATIVITY.
Of the Executive Officers, Members of the Senate, the House and the Officers of the Senate and House, there are from New Hampsnire 5 ; Connecticut 5; Pennsylvania 6; England 2; Kentucky 18; Vermont?; North Carolina 9; South Carolinia 2; New York 4; Germany1; Massachusetts 2; In-diania 1; Maine 2; Geoagia 1; Tennessee 4; Ohio 2; Virginian; Delware 1; District Columbia 1; Illinois 6; Missouri 1. "Not taken his seat.
Object Description
| Title | List of members composing the Illinois state legislature, assembled at the Capitol in Springfield, Monday, January 1st, 1849 |
| Creator | Illinois. General Assembly (16th: 1848-1850) |
| Subject [LCSH] |
Illinois. General Assembly--Directories Legislators--Illinois--Directories |
| Description | From the Broadsides Collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - call number: B-124. |
| Date Original | 1849 |
| Format | Broadside |
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| Language | eng |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Illinois |
| Contributing Institution | Illinois State Library |
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| Identifier | 1849 |
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| Title | 1849 |
| Transcript | A LIST OF THE MEMBERS COMPOSING THE ILLINOIS STATE LEGISLATURE, Assembled at the Capitol in Springfield, Monday, January, 1st 1849, Compiled and Published by E. Rust. Printed at the Illinois Organ Office by S. S. Whitehurst. NAMES. Occupation. County. Post Office. Nativ. Polit. NAMES. Occupation. County. Post Office. Nativ. Polit EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. Augustus G French, Governor 38 18 Lawyer Sangamon Springfield N H Dem W McMurtry, Lieut. Governor 39 19 Farmer Knox Joliet NY Dem H S Cooley, Sec of State 33 10 Lawyer Adams Quincy Conn Dem T H Campbell, Auditor 31 20 Merchant Sangamon Springfield Pa Dem J Moore, Treasurer 55 18 Wheelwright McLean Lytleville Eng Dem OFFICERS OF SENATE. W McMurtry, President 39 19 Farmer Knox Henderson Ky Dem W Smith, Secretary 60 14 Farmer Will Joliet N Y Dem D D Shumway, As't Secretary 36 15 Farmer Christian Taylorville Mass Dem AC Dickson En'g& En Clerk 35 12 Clerk Morgan Jacksonville Ky Dem J S Roberts, As't 36 14 Printer Morgan Jacksonville Penn Dem.. I G Davidson, Serg't at Arms 45 42 Fanner Fulton Lewiston SC Dem J Oliver As't " 51 31 Farmer Johnson Vienna N C Dem D G Burr, Copyist 26 26 Clerk Edgar Paris Ills Dem SENATE. Ames Alfred E 34 12 Physician Winnebago Roscoe Vt Dem Cloud Newton 44 21 Farmer Morgan Waverly S C Dem Davis William Y 45 28 Farmer Johnson Vienna N C Dem Denny John 50 13 Farmer Knox Knoxville Ky Whig Gear H H 5S 30 Miner Jo Davies Galena Con Whig Gillespie Joseph 39 30 Lawyer Madison Edwardsville NY Whig Grass Alfred H 47 18 Farmer Lawrence Lawrenceviile Ky Whig Hardy J P 38 19 Farmer Hamilton McLeansboro Ky Dem Judd Norman B 31 12 Lawyer Cook Chicago N Y Dem Markley David 58 13 Fanner Fulton Canton Penn Dem Matteson J A 40 15 Merchant Will Joliet N Y Dem Morrison J L D 32 32 Lawyer St Clair Belleville Ills Whig McRoberts Josiah 30 10 Lawyer Vermilion Danville Ills Dem Odam Dempsey 51 31 Farmer Williamson Marion H C Dem Ozburn H S 39 39. Farmer Perry Pinckneyville Ills Dem Patterson Azro 30 12 Farmer Henderson Oquawka Vt Dem Plato William B 38 12 Attorney Kane Huron NY Dem Reddick William 37 14 Farmer Lasalle Ottawa I'land Dem Richmond John P 37 13 Physician Schuyler Rushville Md Dem Rountree Hiram 54 32 Farmer Montgomery Hillsboro N C Dem Smith Edward O 10 12 Mechanic Macon Decatur Md Whig Stuart John T 40 20 Lawyer Sangamon Springfield Ky Whig Sutphin H L 43 13 Physician Pike Perry N J Dem Tichenor William 36 11 Mechanic. Edgar Paris NJ Dem Witt Franklin 44 11 Farmer Green Kane °m OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE. Zadok Casey, Speaker 52 32 Farmer Jefferson MtVemon Ga Dem Nathaniel Niles, Cleric 30 7 Lawyer St. Clair Belleville N Y Dem Harman G Reynolds As't Clerk 38 12 Lawyer Rock Island Rock Island N Y Dem A G Galloway En'g & En 3412 Fanner La Salle Galloway Pa Dem J W Davidson, As't 35 10 Lawyer Warren Monmouth Ky Dem Samuel Ewing, Door Keeper 28 10 Farmer Fdgar Paris Tenn Dem S B Smith, 38 6 Farmer Sangamon Springfield Va Elam Rust, Copyist 36 7 Lawyer Bond Greeneville Vt Dem A G Whiteside, As't " 26 26 Lawyer Monroe Columbia Ill Dem MEMBERS Abend Edward 26 !5 Lawyer St Clair Belleville Ger'y Dem Austin E W 54 12 Farmer Kane Dundee N H Dem Blackman Curtis 45 28 Farmer Saline Equality NC Dem Blakeman D J 4129 Fanner Madison Marine Conn Whig Bradley R A 18 30 Farmer Jackson Bradly Tenn Dem Brady L D 39 11 Merchant Kendall Little Rock N Y Dem Bridges D Y 29 29 Merchant Johnson Vienna Ills Dem Brown Dauphin 56 11 Farmer Ogle Byron Mass Whig Bond Richard S 25 19 Lawyer Clinton Carlyle Ia Dem Canpbell John A 32 31 Farmer Wayne Fairfield Ky Dem Casey Zadok 52 32 Fanner Jefferson Mt Vernon Ga Dem Cooper J P 44 15 Lawyer Clark Marshall Penn Dem Cochran John 39 37 Farmer Union We.-t Saratoga Ky Dem Crandall W A 43 9 Physician Winnebago Tyler NY Whig Crawford Joseph 37 14 Lawyer Lee Dixon Penn Whig Darneille Isaac 53 30 Farmer Jersey Jerseyville Ky Dem Darnell Jesse 3 16 Farmer Schuyler Rushville Ohio Dem Dearborn Jothathan 46 15 Physician Brown Mt Sterling N H Dem Denio C B 34 4 Mason Jo Davies Galena N Y Whig Eads Abner 58 33 Farmer Jo Davies Galena Va Dem Edwards Ninian W 40 39 Sangamon Springfield Ky Whig Evey Edward 33 11 Lawyer Shelby Shelbyville Md Dem Ewing Reuben B 47 32 Farmer Moultrie Sullivan Ky Whig Fay H W 47 11 Farmer De Kalb Somonauk N Y Dem Fry J D 30 18 Merchant Greene Carrolton Ky Dem Gilson G W 32 10 Engineer La Salle Penn N H Dem Gray John F 45 7 Farmer McHenry Ringwood N J Dem Guthrie Samuel S 39 27 Farmer Randolph Redbet Va Dem Harding Abner C 41 12 Lawyer Warren Monmouth Conn Whig Harrison Josiah 43 18 Farmer McDonough Argyle N C Whig Hayes S Snowden 28 10 Lawyer White Carmi Tenn Dem Henderson J W 29 12 Farmer Stark Toulon N Y Dem Jennings Tyre 54 13 Farmer Pike Barry SC Dem Keating Edward 32 12 Lawyer Madison Alton Ma Whig Keener C F 57 11 Farmer Scott Exter Md Dem Kellogg William 31 11 Lawyer Fulton Canton Ohio Whig Lasher M E 36 4 Tailor Bureau Princeton N Y Dem Leach Silby 44 3 Farmer Boon Belvidere Vt Dem Hinder UF 40 13 Lawyer Coles Charleston Ky Whig Little William E 30 8 Lawyer Will Joiiet N Y Dem Lucas John 47 24 Farmer Logan Mt Pulaski Ohio Dem Marrett John 54 14 Fanner Adams Clayton Del Dem Maxwell Philip 49 32 Physician Cook Chicago Vt Ind Morris R G 49 16 Farmer Crawford Hudsonville Va Dem McDonald John 36 10 Printer Fayette Vandaiia DC Dem Olds F A 39 13 Farmer Macoupin Carlinvllle Vt Dem Page John 62 14 Farmer Woodford Metamora NH Dem Pattison George 34 4 Printer Calhoun Hamburgh Penn Dem Pickering William 48 27 Farmer Edwards Albion " Eng Whig Price J B 57 15 Farmer McLean Bloomington NC Dem Ryce E Y 27 13 Lawyer Montgomery Hillsboro Ky Dem Richardson James 40 20 Farmer Marion Salem Tenn Dem Rives G W 35 6 Farmer Edgar Paris Va Whig Runkle Henry J 41 15 Merchant Knox Knox N Y Dem Ryan E Z 38 29 Miller Lawrence Lawrenceviile Va Whig Sanger E G 37, 5 Lawyer Peoria Peoria N Y Dem Sayre Edward 36 9 Merchant Fulton Otto N J Dem Sconce John H 27 20 Lawyer Vermilion Danville Ky Whig Sherman F C 42 15 Mechanic Cook Chicago Conn Dem Skinner OC 10 6 Lawyer Adams Quincy N Y Dem Sloan Wesley 31 10 Lawyer Pope Golconda Md Smith John 30 12 Fanner Sangamon Berlin Ky Whig Starkweather E H 18 11 Lawyer Cumberland Greeness Vt Dem Stookey Simon St Clair Centerville Dem Tackerberry M 10 12 Saddler Tazewell Pekin Penn Dem Thomas Richard S 31 12 Lawyer Cass Virgina Mo Whig Trail X F 37 19 Lawyer Monroe Waterloo Ky Dem Turnbull Gilbert 49 17 Farmer Henderson Oquaka Tenn Whig Tyler S H Jr 36 12 Merchant Hancock Fountain Green Conn Dem Vernor Zenos H 10 19 Farmer Washington Nashville NC Dem Waller G B 14 17 Machinist Morgan Waverly Va Whig Walker George 15 16 Farmer Hancock Warsaw Md Dem Wheaton WL 17 11 Farmer Du Page Wheatland Conn Dem Wilson Lile 18 4 Farmer Lake Libertyville Maine Dem Yates Richard 33 Lawyer Morgan Jacksonville Ky Whig JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Judges of the Supreme Court. Names, County. Post-Office. 1st GRAND DIVISION, Lyman Trumbull St Clair" Belleville 2nd GRAND DIVISION Samuel H Treat Chief Justice Sangamon Springfield 3d GRAND DIVISION John D Caton La Salle Ottawa Judges of the Circuit Court, 1st Circuit D M Woodson Green Carrollton 2nd Circuit William H Underwood St Clair Belleville 3d Circuit W A Denning Franklin Benton 4th Circuit Justin Harlan Clark Marshall 5lh Circuit W A Minshall Schuyler Rushville 6th Circuit BR Sheldon Jo Davies Galena 7th Circuit H T Dickey Cook Chicaso 8th Circuit D Davis Mc Lean Bloomington 9th Circuit T L Dickey La Salle Ottawa Prosecuting Attorneys. 1st Circuit C H Goodrich Jersey Jerseyville 2nd Circuit P B Fouke St Clair Belleville 3d Circuit F M Rawlings Franklin Benton 4th Circuit A Kitchell Richland Olney 5th Circuit R S Blackwell Schuyler Rushville 6th Circuit H B Stillman Whiteside Sterling 7th Circuit A Platt McHenry Woodstock 8th Circuit D B Campbell Sangamon Springfield 9th Circuit B C Cook La Salle Ottawa NOTE The Legislature consists of 100 members, in the Semite 25, and in the House 75 members ; in the Senate, 18 Democrats, and 7 Whigs ; in the House 53 Democrats, 21 Whigs and 1 Independent. Of the number in the Senate, 11 are farmers ; 6 Lawyers ; 3 Physicians ; 3 Mechanics ; 1 Merchant; 1 Miner. In the Mouse there are 31 Farmers ; 18 Lawyers ; 7 Merchants ; 3 Physicians ; 1 Engineer; 2 Printers; 5 Mechanics. " Illinois Territory was organized in 1809, and admitted as a State in 1818. The first Land Office was established at Vandalia in 1820. The population of the State in 1809 was 12 292 ; in 1818, about 50 000. There were, at this time, 15 counties— all in the southern part of the State. The northern part was inhabited only by Indians, with the exception of a few fur traders. The present number of counties is 100, and the population 70 0000." "Why the Illinoians are called ' Suckers.'—In the early settlement of the northern portion of our State, the marvellous stories of fortune-making at the mines attracted to that region many of the farmers from the southern settlements. It was the custom with them, after putting in their Spring crops, to ascend the Mississippi and labor at the mines until Fall, when they would return to gather their crops ; imitating the "sucker" which ascend* the rivers in the Spring, to deposit its spawn, and returns in the Fall. Hence, such such persons were called " Suckers;" and the term, which was at first applied to tliat class at persons, has since become general in its applicativn to all the citizens of the State. NATIVITY. Of the Executive Officers, Members of the Senate, the House and the Officers of the Senate and House, there are from New Hampsnire 5 ; Connecticut 5; Pennsylvania 6; England 2; Kentucky 18; Vermont?; North Carolina 9; South Carolinia 2; New York 4; Germany1; Massachusetts 2; In-diania 1; Maine 2; Geoagia 1; Tennessee 4; Ohio 2; Virginian; Delware 1; District Columbia 1; Illinois 6; Missouri 1. "Not taken his seat. |