18th Illinois General Assembly

The 18th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from January 3, 1853, to February 14, 1853 (1st session); and from February 9, 1854, to March 4, 1854 (2nd session).

The 18th General Assembly was preceded by the 17th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 19th Illinois General Assembly.

The Constitution of 1848, fixed the Senate at twenty-five members and the House at seventy-five members. The Constitution of 1848 also divided the state into 25 Senate districts and 54 House districts.

House

District	Counties represented	Representative	Remarks
1	Alexander · Pulaski · Union	John Cochran
2	Hardin · Massac · Pope	Wesley Sloan
3	Gallatin · Saline	David B. Russell
4	Johnson · Williamson	David Y. Bridges
5	Franklin · Jackson	John A. Logan
6	Hamilton · Jefferson · Marion · Wayne	John Wilbanks
		Alexander Campbell
		John A. Wilson
7	White	Daniel L. Jones
8	Edwards · Wabash	Victor B. Bell
9	Lawrence · Richland	William H. Christy
10	Crawford · Jasper	William H. Sterret
11	Coles	William D. Watson
12	Clark	Uri Manley
13	Clay · Cumberland · Effingham	Presley Funkhouser
14	Fayette	A. J. Gallagher	Resigned
14	Fayette	N. M. McCurdy	Replaced Gallagher
15	Bond · Clinton · Montgomery	William H. Maddux
15	Bond · Clinton · Montgomery	William Young
16	Perry · Washington	William M. Phillips
17	Randolph	Joseph Williamson
18	Monroe	Thomas Winstanley
19	St.Clair	John Reynolds
19	St.Clair	William H. Snyder
20	Madison	Samuel A. Buckmaster
20	Madison	Thomas Judy
21	Macoupin	Lewis Solomon
22	Greene · Jersey	Giles H. Turner
22	Greene · Jersey	Charles D. Hodges
23	Scott	Royal Mooers
24	Morgan	William Brown
24	Morgan	Edward Lusk
25	Cass · Menard	Cyrus Wright
26	Sangamon	Pascal P. Enos
26	Sangamon	James N. Brown
27	Logan · Mason	Colby Knapp
28	Tazewell	Richard N. Cullom
29	DeWitt · McLean	John E. McClun
30	Vermillion	Thomas Heyward
31	Edgar	William Shields
32	Champaign · Macon · Moultrie· Piatt	Henry Prather
33	Christian · Shelby	Samuel W. Moulton
34	Calhoun · Pike	Henry B. Buchanan
34	Calhoun · Pike	Hugh L. Sutphin
35	Adams · Brown	James M. Pittman	Resigned
		Hiram Boyle	Replaced Pittman
		John C. Moses	Resigned
		James W. Singleton	Replaced Moses
		David Wolf
36	Schuyler	Francis E. Bryant
37	Hancock	David Gochenour
37	Hancock	Joseph Sibley
38	McDonough	James M. Randolph
39	Fulton	W. K. Johnson
39	Fulton	L. H. Bradbury
40	Peoria	Charles P. King
41	Knox	Thomas McKee
42	Henderson · Mercer · Warren	Samuel Darnell
42	Henderson · Mercer · Warren	E. A. Paine
43	Henry · Rock Island · Stark	William Marshall
44	Lee · Whiteside	Joseph Crawford
45	Carroll · Ogle	E. S. Potter
46	Jo Daviess · Stephenson	Cyrenius B. Denio
46	Jo Daviess · Stephenson	W. P. Narramore
47	Winnebago	A. J. Enoch
48	Marshall · Putnam · Woodford	Silas Ramsey
49	Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston	C. R. Porter
49	Bureau · Grundy · LaSalle · Livingston	C. L. Starbuck
50	Dupage · Iroquois · Kendall · Will	Joseph Thomas
		R. N. Matthews
		Joseph Naper
51	DeKalb · Kane	John Ramstead
51	DeKalb · Kane	William Shepherdson
52	Boone · McHenry	H. C. Miller
52	Boone · McHenry	A. H. Nixon
53	Lake	Henry W. Blodgett
54	Cook	W. B. Eagan
54	Cook	Homer Wilmarth