54th Illinois General Assembly

The 54th Illinois General Assembly met from 1925 to 1927. Fred E. Sterling of Rockford was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate.[a] Richard J. Barr of Joliet was President pro tempore of the Senate. Robert Scholes of Peoria was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

54th Illinois General Assembly
53rd 55th
Overview
Meeting placeSpringfield, Illinois
Term1925 – 1927
Election1924
Illinois Senate
PresidentFred E. Sterling, Republican
President pro temporeRichard J. Barr, Republican
Illinois House of Representatives
SpeakerRobert Scholes, 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.