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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. OFFICERS. Speaker ...... Risdon Moore. Under the constitution of 1818 tho elective officers were the Gover­ c£rk ..." ...... Daniel P. Couk. Doorkeeper...... E*r» Owen. nor and Lieutenant-Governor, who held odice for four years. The Enrolling and Engrjssing CUrk...... Wm. C. Greenup. election returns were transmitted by the returning officers, directed to MEMBERS. the Speaker of Ihe House of Representatives, whose duty it was to Risdon Moore...... — St. Clair. John G. Lofton—...... Madison. Phillip Trammel...... Gallatin. William llabb...... Madison. open and publish them in the presence of a majority of each house of Thomas C. Browrn*...... Gallatin. James Lernen, Jr...... St.Clair. the General Assembly. 1 u case of a tie, the choice was made by a Jarvis ilazelton...... Randolph. joint ballot of both houses. The first election for Governor and Third Territorial Legislature—1810-17. FIRST SESSION. Lieutenant-Governor was held on the third Thursday of September, Convened at Kaskaskia the 2d day of December, A. D. 181G. Adjourned A . D. 1818. Thereafter the elections were held every four years January 14, A. D. 1817. 7 * LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. on the first Monday of August. OFFICERS, The Secretary of State was appointed by the Governor, with the President...... Pierre Menard. advice and consent of the Senate. Secretary...... Joseph Conway. Enrolling and Engro sing Clerk...... R. K. McLaughlin. The Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer and Attorney-General Doorkcejar...... Ezra Owen. MEMBERS. were elected by the General Assembly, and held office for two years Piorrf Menard...... Randolph. John Grammar...... Johnson. respectively. John G. Lofton...... Madison. Thomas C. Browne...... Gallatin. Abraham Arno«...... St. Clair. ' By the constitution of 1848, all these officers were made elective by HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. the people, except the Attorney-General, which office was abolished. OFFICERS. The term of office for each was four years, except the Treasurer, Speaker...... George Fisher. Clerk...... Daniel P. Cook. which was two years. Enrolling and Emjroising Clirk...... R. IC. McLaughlin. Doorkeeper...... Ezra Owen. The office of Attorney-General was again created by law, in 1867, MEMBERS. and the term fixed at two years. The office was first filled by George Fisher...... Randolph. Jo«cph Palmer...... Johnson. appointment by the Governor, and at the expiration of the term by C. R. Matheny...... St* Clair. Seth Gard...... Edwards. Wm. H. Bradsby...... St. Clair. Samuel Omelveny...... „.— .»Pope. election by the people. Nathan Davis...... Jackson. The constitution of 1870 provides that the Executive Department Third Territorial L*gtslature-1817-18. shall consist of a Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, SECOND SESSION. Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Superintended of Public In­ C nvcned at Kaskaskia the 1st day of December, A. D. 1817. Adjourned January 12, A. D. 1818. struction, and Attorney-General, who shall each, with the exception LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. of the Treasurer, hold office for four years from the second Monday in OFFICERS. January next after election. The Treasurer holds office for two years, President...... Pierre Menard. Secretary...... Joseph Conway. and is ineligible for re-election until the expiration of two years next Enrolling an>l Engrossing Clerk...... R. K. McLaughlin. Door keeper...... - ...... Ezra Owen. after the end of his term. The first election under the constitution of MEMBERS. 1870 was held Novembers, A . D- 1872. Pierre Menard...... Randolph. John G. Lofton...... Madison. By a law passed in 1849 Ihe Secretary of State was made ez officM Abraham A*vos...... -Monroe. Thomas C. Browne.—...... Gallatin. John Grimmar...... Johnson. State Superintendent of Public Schools. In 1854 the law establish­ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ing a Bvstem of free schools created the office of Slate Superintendent, OFFICERS. and provided for the appointment by the Governor, ui>on the taking Speaker...... George Fisher. Clerk...... Daniel P. Cook. effect of the law, of some person to hold office until the eleclion in Enrolling and Engros.fi/ig Clerk...... - ...... R. K. McLaughlin. 1855, when a State Superintendent should be elccted, and every two Doorkeeper...... »...... „..Ezra Owen. MEMBERS. years thereafter. George Fisher______.~^...Randolph Wm. II. Bradsby...... St. Ciair. The offices of Adjutant-General, State Geologist, and Entomolo­ Cha«*. R. Matheny...... ______St. Clair. Joseph Palmer...... Johnson. Willis Hargraves...... ___.„.W hite. M. S. Davenport..—...... Gallatin. gist, are created by law, and filled by appointment of the Governor.

First Constitutional Convention. STATE OF ILLINOIS. CONVENTION OF 1818. Assembled at Kaskaskia, July — , 1818. Adjourned August 20, G o v e r n o r * . 1818. Thirty-three delegates. One member from Washington county died during the sitting of the convention ; name unknown. Constitu­ tion adopted in convention without being submitted to a vote of the When From what Remarks. people. Approved by Congress, December 3, 1818. Name. ■I OFFICERS. President...... Jesse B. Thomas. Shadraeh Bond...... Oct. 6, 1818.... St. C laire- Secretary...... W illiam C. Greenup. Edward Coles...... Dec. 6, 1821..- Mad ison.... Ninian Edwards...... Dec. 6, 1*26.. Madison..... DELEGATES. Dec. 9, 183(\.. St. Clair— Resigned Nov. 17, 1834. John Reynolds...... Elccted Rep. to Congress. I t —Jesse B- Thomas, John Messinger, James Lemen, Jr. Wm. L. D. Ewing...... Nov. 17, 1834. Fayette..... V ice Reynolds. lv'ndalph—George Fisher, Elias Kent Kane, Joseph Duncan------Dec. 3, 1834.... Morgan..... k it — Iknjainin Stephenson, Joseph Borough, Abraham Pric- Thomas Carlin—...... Dec. 7, 1838.... G reene...... Thomas Ford...... Dec. 8,1842..... Ogle...... Dec. 9, 184«.... Crawford... Augustus C. French.. Re-elect9d under Const'll Onllatin—Michael Jones, Leonard White, Adolphus F. Hubbard. Augustus C. French.. Jan. 8, 1849.... Crawford.., '{? ,nMoa— Hexekiah West, W m McFatridge. o f 1*47. Joel A. M »tteson...... Jan., 1853—. W ill...... ■Mirarffe Seth Gard, Levi Compton. Jan. 12,1H.'>7... Monroe— Died Marc h VA. Ï 860. Wm. II. Bissell...... Succeeded to theoffice vice ,, —Willis Hargrave, Wm McHenry. John W ood...... —— Mar. 21, I860.. A lams...... Jlonroe—Caldwell Cams, Enoch Moore, Bissili. Jan. 14,1861... Morgan..... J o/>r Samuel Omelvenv, Hamlet Ferguson. Richard Yates..— ..... Richard J. Oglesby.. Jan. 1«, 1865.... M acon-..... Jnekton—Conra,I W ill, James Hall, Jr. John M. Palmer...... Jan. 11, 1869... Macoupin . Richard J. Oglesby . Jan. 13, 1S73... Macon.. ‘ Resigned Jan. 23, 187C. trwir/orrf-Joseph Kiichell, Edward N . Cnllom. Elected U. 8. Senator. Thomas Kirkpatrick, Samuel G. Morse. John L. Beveridge...... Jan 23, 1873... Cook...... «... Succeeded to office, vice ii!"0.™, William Echols, John Whiteaker. Oglesby resigned. ‘'•hington— Andrew Bankson. Shclbv M. Cullom~...... Ian. 8,1877.... Sangamon. Shelby M. Cullom...... Jan. 10,1881.... Sangamon. rauUin— Isham Harrison, Thomas Roberts. 41

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