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).[1]
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.[2] The Constitution of 1848 also divided the state into 25 Senate districts and 54 House districts.[3]
House
editWorks cited
edit- Moses, John (1892). Illinois, historical and statistical.
- Blue Book of the State of Illinois. 1919.
- Blue Book of the State of Illinois - Illinois Legislative Roster — 1818-2024 (PDF). 2024.
References
edit- ↑ Illinois Blue Book 1919, p. 537-538.
- ↑ Moses, p. 1155
- ↑ Moses, p. 1156
- ↑ Moses, p. 1156