46th Illinois General Assembly

The 46th Illinois General Assembly met from 1909 to 1911. John G. Oglesby of Decatur was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate.[a] Robert S. Hamilton of Marissa was President pro tempore of the Senate. Edward D. Shurtleff of Marengo was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

46th Illinois General Assembly
45th 47th
Overview
Meeting placeSpringfield, Illinois
Term1909 – 1911
Election1908
Illinois Senate
PresidentJohn G. Oglesby, Republican
President pro temporeRobert S. Hamilton, Republican
Illinois House of Representatives
SpeakerEdward D. Shurtleff, Republican

Districts

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Illinois was divided into 51 districts, each of which elected one Senator and three Representatives. Districts were last reapportioned in 1901[1] and would not be reapportioned again until 1947.[2]

The counties of each district were as follows:[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This arrangement was discontinued with the adoption of the current Constitution of Illinois in 1970, effective 1973.

References

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  1. ^ Almanac p. 823
  2. ^ Devine, Michael J. "State Politics". Encyclopedia of Chicago.
  3. ^ Almanac pp. 821–822

Bibliography

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  • James Langland, M.A. (1920). The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-Book for 1921. Chicago, IL: The Chicago Daily News Company.