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LIST OF THE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS
JAN. 3, 1859
TWENTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
NAMES. AGE OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST OFFICE. NATIVITY. POLITICS.
BISSELL, WILLIAM H., Governor,................................. 47 Lawyer,.............................Sangamon.............. Springfield,................... New York,....................... Republican..............
WOOD, JOHN, Lieutenant Governor,................................. 60 Farmer.............................. Adams.................... Quincy,........................ New York,...................... Republican,.............
HATCH, O. M., Secretary of State,.................................... 38 Merchant............................ Sangamon.................. Springfield,................... New Hampshire,............... Republican,.............
DUBOIS, JESSE K., Auditor,........................................... 43 Farmer............................... .Sangamon................ Springfield,.................. Illinois............................. Republican,.............
MILLER, JAMES, Treasurer,............................................ Farmer,............................. Sangamon............... Springfield,.................. Virginia......................... Republican...........
BATEMAN, NEWTON, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Teacher,............................ Sangamon................. Springfield,.................. New Jersey,..................... Republican,.............
JOHNSON, BENJ. F. Private Secretary of Governor,........... 37 Farmer;..........................Champaign................ West Urbana................... Massachusetts.................... Republican..............
OFFICERS,
NAMES. AGE. OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST OFFICE. NATI Y. POL. NAMES. AGE. OCCUPATION COUNTY. POST OFFICE. NATl'Y POL.
Wood, John, President,............ 60 Farmer......... Adams,........ Quiney,......... N. Y. Rep. Hite, Lewis 1st Ast.. En. & En.. 46 Farmer,........ Marion......... Salem,...........Ohio, Dem.
Preston, F. D., Secretary,........ 38 Lawyer,........ Richland,..... Olney,........... Ill.... Dem. Shepherd J W 2d do do 23 Clerk,.......... Tazewell,...... Pekin,............. Va... Dem.
Fitch, Timothy S., 1st As't Sec. 30 Printer,........ Madison,...... Alton,............ N. Y. Dem. . Waggoner D. J., Serg't-at-Arms 36 Mechanic,..... Fulton,......... Lewiston,....... Pa..... Dem.
Smith, Thomas H., 2d As't Sec... 30 Lawyer,....... Massac,........ Metropolis C'y Ill.... Dem. Williams John Ast. do.......... 153 Miller,......... Macoupin,..... Virden,........... N.J. Dem.
Roberts, John S., Ea. & En. Cl'k 49 Farmer,....... Pike,........... New Hartford, Pa..... Dem. Barnhill, R. S. Post Master,. .. 32 Mechanic,..... Wayne;........ Fairfield,...... Ill.... Dem.
NAMES. AGE. OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST: OFFICE., NATI'Y POL. NAMES. AGE. OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST OFFICE. NATl'Y POL.
Adams, John H........................ 36 Miller,......... Stephenson,... Cedarvsville...... Pa..... Rep.. Higbee. Chaunecy L.,................ 36 Lawyer,....... Pike,........... Pittsfield,...... Ohio.: Dem.
Adams, Richard F.,.................. 45 Physician,..... Lee,............ Lee Centre,... Mass. Rep... Judd, N P 44 Lawyer........ Cook,........... Chicago......... N. Y. Rep..
Applington, Zenas.................... 43 Mechanic,..... Ogle............ Polo,............ N. Y. Rep.. Knapp, Anthony L.,.................. 30 Lawyer,....... Jersey,......... Jerseyville,..... N. Y. . Dem.
Bestor, George C..................... 47 Trader,........ Peoria,......... Peoria........... D. C. Rep— Kuykendall, A. J.,...................... 43 Lawyer,....... Johnson,...... Vienna,.......... Ill.... Dem.
Blodgett. Henry W.,................ 36 Lawyer,....... Lake,........... Waukegan,....,.. Mass. Kep... Marshall, Thomas A.,................... 41, Lawyer,....... Coles,.......... Charleston,..... Ky.... Rep.
Brooks, Austin,....................... 33 Printer,........ Adams,.:...... Quincy......... Ohio Dem. Martin, S. H.,.............................. 38 Merchant,.... White,......... Grayville,....... Ky... Dem.
Bryan. Silas L.,....................... 36 Lawyer,....... Marion,...... Salem............ Va..... Dem.., O'Kean, Mortimer,...................... 49 Farmer,........ Jasper,......... Newton,......... Irel'd Dem.
Buckmaster, Samuel A............. 40 Manufacturer Madison,...... Alton........... Va..... Dem.. Parks, G, D. A............................ 41 Lawyer,....... Will,............ Joliet,............ N. Y. Rep,
Coffey, E. C,.......................... 46 Merchant,...... Washington,. Nashville,...... Ky ... Dem..Post, Joel S.,................................ 41 Lawyer,........ Macon.......... Decatur......... N.Y. Dem
Cook.Burton C........................ 39 Lawyer,....... La Salle........ .Ottawa,......... N. Y. Rep... Richmond; John P.................... 48 Physician,.... Schuyler,....... Rushville,....... Md... Dem.
Fuller, Samuel W.,..................... 36 Lawyer,....... Tazewell,..... Chicago....... Vt.... Dem .Underwood, Wm. H.,..................... 40 Lawyer,....... St. Clair,........ Belleville,...... N. Y. Dem.
Goudy, William C,................... 34 Lawyer,........ Fulton,........ Lewiston,...... Ind..Dem Vanderen, Cyrus W.,................... 43 Farmer,........ Sangamon,.... Springfield,.... Ky.... Rep.
Henderson, Thos. J.................. 34 Lawyer......... Stark............Toulon.......Tenn. Rep
OFFICERS,
NAMES. AGE. OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST OFFFICE NATI'Y POL. NAMES. AGE. OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST OFFICE. NATl'Y POL.
Morrrison, Wm. R., Speaker,...... 33 Lawyer......... Monroe......... Waterloo,........ Ill..... Dem.. Chapman, Joseph 2d En. En..... 46 Merchant,..... Madison,...... Upper Alton.... N. C Dem.
Heap, D E, Clerk.................. 40 Clerk,.......... Hancock,...... Carthage, ...... Ky ... Dem. Wetherby, D. C., 3d:, En...... 28 Merchant,.... Randolph,.... Chester,......... Vt... Dem.
Ryan, E. Z., 2d Asst................ 49 Farmer,........ Lawrence,.... Lawrenceville, Va..... Dem.. Connett, J. W., Door-keeper,...... 46 Carpenter.... Cook,........... Chicago,........ N.Y.. Dem.
Raum, Green B., 1st Asst,........ 29 Lawyer,....... Saline.......... Harrisburg,,... Ill.... Dem..Blades, J. M., 1st Ast. do ...... 33 Trader,........ Hamilton,..... McLeansboro,. Ky...; Dem.
Clay, H. L., 3d Asst,............... 24 Editor,......... Menard,....... Petersburg,.... Ky... Dem..: Cox, D. B., 2d Ast. do ...... 32 Grain Dealer, Logan,........ Lincoln.......... Ky... Dem.
Connelly, J.,Ed. and En.Clerk, 38 Mechanic,..... Sangamon,... Springfield,... D. C Dem.. Foote, Charles E., Postmaster.. 29 Printer,....... Macoupin.... Carlinville,..... Ct.... Dem.
Apperson, John A.1st Ast 27 Clerk,....... Clay Louisville,......Ill.... Dem..
NAMES. AGE. OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST OFFICE. NATI'Y POL. [1 NAMES. AGE OCCUPATION. COUNTY. POST OFFICE. NATl'Y POL.
Anderson, William B.,.............. 27 Farmer, ..... Jefferson,...... Mt. Vernon,... Ills,,. Dem..: Jarrot, Vital,........................... 53 Farmer,....... St. Clair,.... Illinoistown, .. Ills.,.. Rep.
Baker, Samuel L.,.................... 37 Lawyer....... Cook,........... Chicago,........ NY. Rep... Job, Z. B.,............................... 40, Farmer,....... Madison,...... Alton,............ Va.,.. Bern.
Bane, Moses M.,..................... 33 Physician,.... Adams,........ Quincy,......... Ohio, Dem.., Kerley, King,.......................... 44 Farmer,....... Brown.......... Mt. Sterling,.. Tenn Dem.
Barrett, James W.,.................. 70 Farmer,....... Sangamon,... Springfield, ... Va.,.. Dem.. King, Alexander, jr.,................. 39 Merchant,....' Greene,........ Athensville,... Ind., Dem.
Berry, William,...................... 55 Farmer,....... McDonough,. Blandinsville,. Ky,.. Dem. Mack, Alonzo W., .................... 30 Banker,....... Kankakee,... Kankakee city Vt., .. Rep.
Blaisdell, Elijah W., jr.,............ 33 Editor,......... Winnebago,... Rockford,...... Vt. Rep... McCall, John S.,„,.................... 30 Farmer....... Marshall,..... Magnolia....... Pa.,.. Rep.
Brace, Myrtle G.,.................... 50 Farmer,....... Stark,.......... Elmira.......... N. Y. Rep... McCleave, Henry C.,.V............... 28 Physician,.... Lawrence,.... Lawrenceville, Ills.,. Dem.
Brewer, Thomas,..................... 39 Lawyer........ Cumberland,. Majority Point . Ind.,. Dem McELvaine, John,...................... 37 Lawyer,...... Hamilton,..... McLeansboro,. Pa., . Dem.
Bryant, John H.,..................... 51 Farmer....... Bureau,........ Princeton, ..... Mass Rep...; Metcalf, Western,..................... 48 Farmer,....... Adams,........ Ursa,............ Ky... Dem.
Butz, Caspar,......................... 33 Merchant,... Cook............ Chicago,........ Ger'y Rep... Miles, Rufus W........................ 37 Farmer,....... Knox,.......... Knoxville,..... Ohio, Rep.
Campbell, Alexander,............... 44 Trader, ....... La Salle,...... La Salle,........ Pa.,.. Rep... Moore, Thomas C,.................... 45 Tinner,........ Peoria,........ Peoria, ......... Tenn Rep.
Campbell, George H.,............... 37 Lawyer,....... Logan, ........ Lincoln,......... Tenn. Dem.. Morrison, Wm. R,,.................... 33 Lawyer, ...... Monroe, ...... Waterloo,...... Ills.,. Dem.
Church, Lawrence S,............... 38 Lawyer,....... McHenry,..... Woodstock,... N. Y. . Rep... Mosely, Robert,........................ 43 Merchant,.... Edgar,........ Kansas,........Ky.,.. Rep.
Craddock, Wm. W................... 81 Lawyer,...... Coles,........ Charleston,... Ky.,.. Rep... Norton, Hiram.......................... 59 Miller.......... Will,......... Lockport....... N. Y. Rep.
Cummings, Samuel P.,............. 40 Merchant,... Fulton,........ Astoria,........ Me.. Dem.. Patten, William........................ 41 Farmer,........ DeKalb; ... Sandwich....... N. Y. Rep.
Davis, James M.,.................... 55 Lawyer, ...... Montgomery, Hillsboro...... Ky.,.. Dem.. Peck, Ebenezer,........................ 53 Lawyer, ...... Cook,.......... Chicago,....... Me.... Rep,
Davis, John A......................... 35 Farmer....... Stephenson,.. Rock Run,..... Pa.,., Rep... Plato, William B.,..................... 48 Lawyer, ...... Kane, ......... Geneva,......... N. Y. Rep.
Detrich, John E.,.................... 37 Printer,........ Randolph..... Sparta........... Pa.,.. Dem.. Powell, John G.;........................ 26 Fanner, ...... White,..,...... Carmi,..........Ills.,. Dem.
DeWolf, James,...................... 39 Farmer, ...... Carroll......... Elkhorn Grove: Vt.,.. Rep... Prorhrow, William,................... 35 Farmer, ...... Whiteside,.... Albany,......... Md.,. Rep.
Engle, William,...................... 57 Farmer,........ Menard, ...... Sweetwater,... Va.,.. Dem.. Pulley. James D.,..................... 32 Merchant,.... Johnson,..... Vienna,.........Tenn. Dem.
Epler, Cyrus,.......................... 32 Lawyer,........ Morgan....... Jacksonville,.. Ind., Dem.. Rice, William C:....................... 43 Lawyer,...... Henderson,... Oquawka,...... Ky.,.. Rep,
Erwin, Lewis D.,..................... 43 Farmer,........ Schuyler,...... Rushville, ..... N. Y. Dem Roosevelt, William H.,............... 52 Lawyer, ...... Hancock,..... Warsaw........ Ky.,„ Dem.
Forth, Robert T,.................... 44 Farmer,........ Wayne......... New Franklin Ky.... Dem..: Rush, Francis P...................... 26 Physician,.... Calhoun,...... Hamburg....... Md.,.. Dem.
Gilmore, Ephraim, jr............... 48 Farmer......... Mercer,........ Aledo,.......... Ohio, Rep... Scheel, John........................... 50 Farmer, ...... St. Clair,...... Belleville,...... Ger'y Rep.
Graham, John G.....................41 Merchant,..... Fulton.......... Canton,.......... N. Y. Dem.. Shaw, Gilbert J...................... 27 Merchant.... Pike............Rockport,...... Mass. Dem.
Green, William H.,.................. 28 Lawyer, ...... Massac,........ Metropolis,.,... Ky.,.. Dem.. Shirley, William C................... 35 Merchant,.... Macoupin,.... Staunton,...... Tenn. Dem.
Hacker, William A.,................. 32 Lawyer, ...... Union,......... Jonesboro...... Ill.,... Dem.. Short, Daniel,.......................... 50 Farmer, ...... Sangamon,... Springfield,... Va.,.. Dem.
Haines, Elijah M.,................... 36 Lawyer, ...... Lake,........... Waukegan...... N. Y. Rep... Sloss, Joseph H„....................... 31 Lawyer,....... Madison, ..... Edwardsville,. Ala.,. Dem.
Hampton, James,.................... 62 Farmer..........Jackson,...... Carbondale,,.. Tenn Dem.. Stephenson, Wm. J................... 30 Lawyer,....... Clay,.,........ Louisville,..... Ohio, Dem.
Hardin, Stephen H,............... 40 Farmer,........ Effingham, ... Mason.......... Ind., Dem.. Stickel, Daniel.......................... 42 Farmer........ Piatt........... Monticello, .... Tenn Rep.
Harmon, Oscar F.,.................. 31 Lawyer, ...... Vermilion,.... Danville, ...... ,N. Y. Rep...:; Swett. Leonard,........................ 33 Lawyer,....... McLean....... Bloomington,. Me.,.. Rep.
Hick, Richardson S.,............... 29 Lawyer, ...... Livingston,... Ancona,........ NY. Rep. .Townsend, Holsted S.,.............. 45 Farmer, ...... JoDaviess, ... Rush,........... N. Y. Rep.
Hick, Thomas S.,.................... 49 Merchant,..... Gallatin,...... New Haven,... Eng., Dem.: Updegcaff. Joseph..................... 40 F'armer, ...... Clark,......... Martinsville,... Ind.,. Dem.
Higgins, Van H.,..................... 37 Lawyer....... Cook,.......... Chicago,....... N. Y. Rep... Vermilyea, Valentine.................. 38 Physician,.... Kendall,...... Newark, ...... N. Y. Rep.
Hitt, Elisha B.,....................... 50 Farmer....... Scott.......... Winchester,... Ky.,.. Dem. White, Joshua......................... 43 Farmer...... Ogle,........... Hale............. Va.,.. Rep.
Hoiles, Charles, ...................... 39 Merchant......Bond..........Greenville,..... N. J.. Dem.. Wilson;.S. B. M„.................... 32 Physician,... Tazewell,...,... Washington,.,. Irel'd Dem.
Hood. J. M,........................... 43 Farmer,........ Iroquois,...... Loda............. Mass; Rep...: Wood, John D.,....................... 58 Farmer, ..... Washington Nashville,... Va.,.. Dem.
Hurlbut, Stephen A. 42 Lawyer Boone........ Belvidere.......S.C. Rep
PEEPARED BY J. G. NICOLAY PUBLISHED BY ALVEY & PINCKARD.
PRINTED AT THE STATE JOURNAL STEAM JOB ROOMS.
Object Description
| Title | List of the members and officers, twenty-first General Assembly of the State of Illinois, Springfield, January 3, 1859 |
| Creator | Illinois. General Assembly (21st: 1858-1860) |
| Subject [LCSH] |
Illinois. General Assemblies--Directories Legislators--Illinois--Directories |
| Description | From the Broadsides Collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - call number: B-566. |
| Date Original | circa 1859 |
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| Language | eng |
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