5th Illinois General Assembly
The 5th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 4, 1826, to February 19, 1827, at The Vandalia State House. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the. Political parties were not established in Illinois at the time.
The 5th General Assembly was preceded by the 4th Illinois General Assembly, 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
| Jurisdiction represented | Image | Senator | First elected | Remarks |
| Bond County; Montgomery County | 1824 | |||
| Clark County | 1826 | |||
| Edwards County | 1824 | |||
| Gallatin County | 1826 | |||
| Greene County | 1824 | |||
| Jackson County | 1824 | Resigned February 19, 1827 | ||
| Jefferson County | 1826 | |||
| Johnson County | 1824 | |||
| Madison County | 1824 | |||
| Monroe County | 1822 | |||
| Morgan County | 1826 | |||
| Pope County | 1820 | |||
| Randolph County | 1824 | |||
| Sangamon County | 1826 | |||
| St. Clair County | 1822 | |||
| Union County | 1826 | |||
| Wayne County | 1824 | |||
| White County | 1824 |
House of Representatives
| Jurisdiction represented | Image | Representative | First elected | Remarks |
| Clark County | ||||
| Clark County | ||||
| Crawford County | ||||
| Edwards County | ||||
| Fayette County | ||||
| Fayette County | ||||
| Franklin County | ||||
| Gallatin County | ||||
| Gallatin County | ||||
| Greene County | ||||
| Greene County | ||||
| Hamilton County | ||||
| Jackson County | ||||
| Jefferson County | ||||
| Lawrence County | ||||
| Madison County | ||||
| Madison County | ||||
| Monroe County | ||||
| Morgan County | ||||
| Morgan County | ||||
| Pike County | ||||
| Pope County | ||||
| Randolph County | ||||
| Randolph County | ||||
| Sangamon County | ||||
| Sangamon County | ||||
| Sangamon County | ||||
| St. Clair County | ||||
| St. Clair County | ||||
| Union County | ||||
| Union County | ||||
| Wabash County | ||||
| Washington County | ||||
| Wayne County | ||||
| White County | ||||
| White County |
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
- Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk: H. Roundtree
- Doorkeeper: Bowling Green
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