Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district
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Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1812, as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress |
Eliminated | 1818, as a result of statehood |
Years active | 1812–1818 |
Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district was a congressional district that encompassed the entire Illinois Territory. The territory was established on March 1, 1809 from portions of Indiana Territory. The district elected a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
List of delegates representing the district
Delegate (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Shadrach Bond (Kaskaskia) |
Democratic-Republican[1] | December 3, 1812 – August 2, 1813 |
12th 13th |
Elected in 1812. [data missing] |
Vacant | August 2, 1813 – November 14, 1814 |
13th | ||
Benjamin Stephenson (Edwardsville)[2] |
Democratic-Republican[2] | November 14, 1814 – November 1816 |
13th 14th |
Elected to two-year term. Retired. |
Nathaniel Pope (Kaskaskia) |
Democratic-Republican[3] | December 2, 1816 – November 30, 1818 |
14th 15th |
Elected in 1816. Statehood achieved. |
Statehood
On April 18, 1818, Congress passed an act that enabled the people of Illinois Territory to begin the process of forming a state. As part of that act, Illinois Territory was reduced in size to the boundaries of the present state. The remainder of what had been Illinois Territory was attached to Michigan Territory. The state of Illinois was accepted into the Union on December 3, 1818.
References
- ^ Sobel, Robert; Raimo, John (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Vol. 1. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-930466-00-8.
- ^ a b Norton, William T. (1912). Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 88.
- ^ Lusk, David W. (1887). Politics and Politicians of Illinois. Springfield, IL: H. W. Rokker. p. 377.
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