8th Illinois General Assembly

The 8th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, met from December 3, 1832, to March 2, 1833.

The 8th General Assembly was preceded by the 7th Illinois General Assembly, and was succeeded by the 9th Illinois General Assembly.

Map of Illinois county boundaries in 1831

Members

Legislation passed on February 7, 1831 in the 7th Illinois General Assembly increased the Senate from 18 to 26 members and the House from 36 to 55 members. This would last until January 14, 1836 when the Senate was increased to 40 Senators and the House increased to 91 representatives.

Senate

County(ies) Represented Image Senator Remarks
Clark William Beatty Archer
Tazewell James Bird
Madison Joseph Conway
Bond • Macoupin • Montgomery Larkin Craig
White William H. Davidson
Morgan James Evans
Fayette William Lee D. Ewing
Sangamon George Forquer
Union John Grammer
Sangamon Elijah Iles
Morgan Waller Jones
Monroe Jonathan Lynch
Randolph Thomas Mather
Hamilton Ennis Maulding
Schuyler William McCreery
Crawford David McGahey
Edwards Henry I. Mills
Greene Thomas Rattan
Pope John Raum
St. Clair Adam W. Snyder
Cook James M. Strode
Vermilion John W. Vance
Gallatin John B. Watkins
Jackson Conrad Will
Adams Archibald Williams
Macon William Williamson

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