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MECHANICSVILLE was platted in December, 1840, and July, 1841, for Alanson Lyon, in the southeast quarter of section 8, township 3, range 5, by John Wilson Williams, county surveyor.
MONTEBELLO was platted in southwest quarter of section 18, township 4 north, range 8 west, proprietors, Luther Whitney and William Vance. (Date of platting and name of surveyor not given, but acknowledged July 2, 1832.)
NAUVOO was platted for Joseph Smith, Hyram Smith, Sidney Rigdon, George W. Robinson, August 30, 1839, section 2, township 6, range 9, and sections 35 and 36, township 7, range 9, by James W. Brattle, county surveyor.
NIOTA was platted July 6, 7 and 8, 1857, for John H. Knapp. William Adams, George P. Eaton, and James P. Harper, in the southwest quarter of section 10, township 7, range 8, by James S. Miller, deputy surveyor.
OAKWOOD was platted for John Morse, Thomas J. Potts, T. DeWitt Carey, June 14, 1855, by Warren Miller, county surveyor. Oakwood is now part of Hamilton.
POWELLTON was platted for D. R. Thornber in 1889, by J. E. Powell, in sections 1, 11 and 12 of township 6 north, range 8 west.
PRAIRIEVILLE was platted for Lowell Howe and William Brownell, March 20, 21, 25, and 26, 1857, in the southwest quarter of section 10, township 4, range 8, by Warren Miller, county surveyor.
PLYMOUTH was platted January 12, 13, 14 and 19, 1836, in section 36, township 4, range 5, for John W. Crockett, James Clark, Benj. Terrell and Lamarcus A. Cook.
PULASKI was surveyed February 20, 22, 23, 24 and 25, 1836, for- Alexander Oliver, William McCready and Benjamin Bacon, in section 35, township 3, range 5, by James W. Brattle, county surveyor.
PONTOOSUC was platted in section 4, township 7, range 7, April 19, 1837, for Hezekiah Spillman, Marvin Tryon and James W. Brattle, by James W. Brattle, county surveyor.
RAMUS was platted in the west half of section 32, township 6, range 5, August 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 1840, for William Wightman, by John Wilson Williams, county surveyor.
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STILLWELL was platted in the northwest quar- ter of section 26, township 3, range 7, and the east half of section 27, township 3, range 7, for William H. Zinn and Arthur Stillwell, Decem- ber 10, 1870, by Henry D. Fonda, county sur- veyor.
SUTTER was platted April 16, 1877, for Henry Horckemorck, Gottlieb D. Bodecker and Harri- son Kernes, in section 5, township 3, range 8, by Joshua C. Berry, deputy surveyor. (Date of survey not given.)
ST. MARYS was platted November 17, 1835, for Walter R. Hurst and Wesley Williams, agent for Archibald Williams, in the east half of sec- tion 11, township 4, range 5, by James W. Brattle, county surveyor.
SOMMERSET was platted in the southeast quar- ter of the southeast quarter of section 16, town- ship 4, range 7, June 9, 1852, for Abraham Bald- win, by John G. Fonda, county surveyor.
ST. ALBANS was platted in the northeast quar- ter of section 3, township 3, range 7 and the southeast quarter of section 34, township 4, range 7 west, December 6, 7 and 8, 1852, for John Slater, by John G. Fonda, county surveyor.
SCHNELLVILLE was platted for Frederick Schnell, Sr., February 23 and 24, 1888, in section 10, township 7, range 8, by M. L. Tracy, city engineer of Fort Madison, Iowa.
TIOGA was platted in the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 32, township 3, range 8, for George Ensminger, March 2 and 3, 1855, by Warren Miller, connty surveyor.
WEST POINT was platted March 13 and 14, 1856, in the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 10, township 3, range 7, for David Wigle, by James S. Miller, deputy sur- veyor.
WARSAW was platted April 10, 1834, in the northwest quarter of section 9, township 4, range 9, for John R. Wilcox, John Montague, and Mark Aldridge, by James W. Brattle, county surveyor. John Montague represented the firm of Vinyard & Montague.
YELROME was platted in the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 32, township 3, range 8, March 26, 27 and 28, 1844, by J. Wil- son Williams, county surveyor, and the plat was acknowledged by Joseph Smith, trustee, etc., by Isaac Morley, his attorney.
INCORPORATED CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
Under the General Law of 1872 for the incor- poration of municipalities only cities and vil-
lages may be organized. All municipalities now legally designated as towns (except towns under township organization), are such as were incor- porated prior to 1872 and have failed to reor- ganize under the general law. The following is a list of the incorporated municipalities of Hancock County :
Augusta was incorporated as a village Feb- ruary 24, 1859, and under the general law in 1879. Augusta had existed as a municipal cor- poration for some time prior to 1859, as the act of 1859 shows in providing that the persons holding their offices under the general law, should continue to act until their successors should be elected and qualified under the special act, and which special act further provided that all ordinances and resolutions theretofore passed, which were not inconsistent with the special act, should remain in force until re- pealed by the board of trustees under the special act.
Basco village was incorporated February 17, 1886.
Bently was incorporated by special act of the Legislature approved on March 25, 1869, which act was to be in force upon adoption thereof by a majority of the legal voters voting for the incor- poration, which election was held soon afterwards and resulted in the adoption of the charter. Theretofore this locality had been known as the town of Sutton, but the act of 1869 changed the name to "Bently." The name is frequently written "Bentley," but the corporate name as provided by the special act is "The President and Trustees of the Town of Bently."
Bowen (once known as Bowensburg) was in- corporated as a village on April 15, 1869, and, under the general law, on December 29, 1898. (It seems that a vote was taken as to incorpora- tion on December 9, 1865, there being 12 votes for and 6 votes against the proposition. Prior to the act of 1865 Bowensburg had some sort of a corporate existence, as is indicated by the act of 1865, which legalizes all ordinances then in force.)
Carthage was incorporated February 27, 1837, as a town, but on April 17, 1883, it was organ- ized as a city under the general law.
Dallas City was incorporated February 18, 1859, by the name of "Dallas City," by special act of the Legislature. That was the corporate name. It passed under the Commission form of government in 1912.
Elvaston has been an incorporated village for
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many years, and is the only incorporated village in Prairie Township.
Ferris village was platted in 1869, and incor- porated as a village on February 9, 1882.
Hamilton was incorporated as "The City of Hamilton," by special act of the Legislature in force February 24, 1859. Prior to that time the corporation had existed under the name of "The' President and Trustees of the Town of Hamilton," and the act of 1850 provided that all ordinances and resolutions passed by the town of Hamilton should remain in force until repealed by the City of Hamilton. By special election of August 1, 1911, the City of Hamilton adopted the Commission Form of Government.
La Harpe. Prior to 1859 the municipal gov- ernment of La Harpe had been conducted under the name of "The Trustees of the Town of La Harpe," but on February 24, 1859, the town of La Harpe was incorporated by special act of the Legislature under the name of "The City of La Harpe."
Nauvoo was incorporated by special act on February 1, 1841, under the name of the "City of Nauvoo". This charter was repealed in 1845, after which the city proceeded to act under the general law, until February 10, 1853, when a new charter was granted by the Legislature. Nauvoo was incorporated under the general law in 1899.
Plymouth had been organized for municipal purposes prior to 1865, for on February 15, 1865, an act was passed to amend its charter, in which the incorporation is described as the "President and Trustees of the Town of Plymouth," incor- porated under the general law of the state. A record in the office of the county clerk shows that a vote on the question of incorporation had been taken on April 28, 1855, there being 26 votes for and 6 against incorporation. Plymouth was organized as a village under the general law on June 29, 1876.
Pontoosuc .- The records in the office of the county clerk show that on March 24, 1853, a vote was taken on the question of. incorporation, there being 25 votes for and 0 against the prop- osition. On December 16, 1879, Pontoosuc was incorporated under the general law.
Warsaw .- On February 12, 1853, by special act of the Legislature, the inhabitants of the town of Warsaw became incorporated under the name of "The City of Warsaw." Warsaw had theretofore for years had a corporate existence under the special acts passed in 1837 and 1839.
The act of 1853 provided that "The present board of trustees of the town of Warsaw," should divide the city of Warsaw into three wards. The records in the office of the circuit clerk of this county show that Warsaw was reorganized as a city on March 12, 1906.
West Point village was incorporated May 22, 1893. Suit was brought by certain property- owners and tax-payers to test the legality of the organization of the village of West Point, and the two questions tried were whether or not the territory embraced within the proposed or- ganization contained 300 inhabitants, and whether a majority of the votes polled favored the organization. The editor was at that time on the bench, and the case was tried before him without a jury, and a judgment was rendered in the circuit court sustaining the organization. On appeal to the Supreme Court, this judgment was affirmed, by opinion filed on April 2, 1894.
There is a town named Tioga in this county, which has been so called since a short time after the Mormon difficulties. It is interesting to note that there was a town in Henderson county in 1859 which bore the name of Tioga City, which town was annexed by special act of the Legislature to the town of Warren, there- after to be known as Fleming's Addition to the town of Warren.
STATISTICS FROM 1840 CENSUS REPORTS 1
Number of Persons :
Engaged in Agriculture 1,791
Commerce 15
Manufacturers and Trades 380
Navigation 4
Learned Professions and Engineers 34
Revolutionary Pensioners
2
Deaf and Dumb
7
Blind
5
Insane
2
Cannot read and write, over 20. 205
Agricultural Products :
Horses and Mules 1,761
Neat Cattle. 4,717
Sheep 2,451
Swine 10,671
Bushels of Wheat. 10,675
Bushels of Oats .120,768
Bushels of Rye. 394
Bushels of Buckwheat. 1,812
Bushels of Corn 259,820
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Pounds of Wool. 8,890
Bushels of Potatoes. 23,984
Tons of Hay. 2,345
Pounds of Tobacco. 1,910
Pounds of Cocoons.
36
Dairy Products sold.
$455.00
Orchard - Products sold.
855.00
Number of Grist Mills.
Number of Saw Mills. 12
Number of Oil Mills. 1
Gallons of Wine.
3
Printing Offices
2
CARTHAGE MARKET AS TAKEN FROM THE CARTHAGE REUBLICAN OF DECEMBER 2, 1856
Grain,
Wheat, per bushel $0.50 to $0.80
Corn, per bushel. .20
Oats, per bushel. .25
Rye, scarce.
.45
Flax seed, per bushel. 1.45
Provisions,
Flour, per barrel 3.00 to 3.25
Corn meal, per bushel. .45
Potatoes, per bushel. .75
White beans, scarce. 2.00
Groceries,
Bacon-Hams, per pound. .09
Shoulders, per pound. .07
66 Sides, per pound. .08
Lard, per pound.
.10
Butter, per pound .12
Eggs, per dozen
.07
Chickens, per dozen. 1.50
Hides, dry, per pound. .08
Dried Fruits-Peaches, per bu .. 66
3.00
66 Apples, per bu .. . . 2,25
Feathers, per pound.
.40
Rags, per pound. .02
WARSAW MARKET OF NOVEMBER 18, 1856, AS TAKEN FROM THE CARTHAGE REPUBLICAN OF DECEMBER 2, 1856
Grain,
Wheat, per bushel. $0.65 to $0.80
Corn per bushel. .28 to .30
Oats, per bushel. .33
Barley, per bushel. 1.25
Rye, per bushel. .50 to .55
Provisions, Flour, per barrel.
6.50
Superfine
5.00
Fine
4.00
Groceries,
Sugar, N. O., per pound. .12
Molasses, per gallon, common. .70
" Belcher's S. H. .75
Coffee, per pound.
.16
Eggs, per dozen. .10
Butter, per pound. .20
Hides, dry flint, per pound. .15
green, per pound. .06
Hay, per 100 pounds.
.50
MARKETS IN CIVIL WAR TIMES-1865
Wheat (winter), per bushel. $0.90 to $1.00
Wheat (spring), per bushel. .75 to .80
Corn, per bushel. .30 to .35
Rye, per bushel . .30
Oats, per bushel. .30
Hay, timothy, per ton 6.00 to 8.00
Flour per cwt. in sacks 4.50 to 4.80
Chickens, per dozen. 2.50
Eggs, per dozen. .12
Dried apples, per pound.
.12
White beans, per bushel.
1.00
Butter, per pound .12 to
.15
Sorghum molasses, per gallon. .70
Green hides, per pound. .04
Dry hides, per pound.
.08 to
.10
CARTHAGE MARKET AS TAKEN FROM THE CARTHAGE REPUBLICAN OF JULY 29, 1875
Wheat-Fall, per bushel. $1.10 to $1.20 Spring, per bushel .70 to .90
Corn-In ear, per bushel, new .55
Shelled, per bushel .56
Oats (32 pounds) .50
.75
Hay, per ton 7.00 to 9.00
Butter, per pound. .12 to .14
Eggs, per dozen. .11
Lard, per pound.
.15
Beans, white, per bushel. 1.50 to 2.00
Onions, per bushel. 1.00 to 1.25
Potatoes, per bushel. .55 to .65
Bacon
.13
Chickens, per dozen 2.00 to
2.25
Wood, per cord. 3.50 to 4.00
Flour, per cwt .. 2.50 to 3.35
Hogs 6.00 to 6.50
Cattle 3.25 to 5.55
Plaster Paris 3.25
Rye
.70 to
mary 2. Brad leur
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MARKETS APRIL 22, 1885
Dallas City
543,040.00
Elvaston
124,261.00
Ferris
206,183.00
Hamilton
1,127,885.00
La Harpe
701,074.00
Nauvoo
430,230.00
Plymouth
333,257.00
Pontoosuc
116,482.00
Warsaw
936,854.00
West Point
153,912.00
TAXES BY TOWNSHIPS, 1919
Appanoose 16,665.42
Augusta
52,696.09
Bear Creek
24,175.82
Carthage 81,101.60
Chili 30,013.57
Dallas City
26,542.08
Durham 29,186.36
Fountain Green
22,625.18
Hancock
14,741.40
Harmony
27,408.62
La Harpe
56,666.46
Montebello
71,709.04
Nauvoo
19,426.39
Pilot Grove
26,394.03
Dallas City
870,250.00
Durham
1,158,336.00
Fountain Green
850,319.00
Hancock
501,930.00
Harmony
1,210,889.00
La Harpe
1,688,808.00
Montebello
2,091,915.00
Nauvoo
442,210.00
Pilot Grove
1,146,462.00
Pontoosuc
545,226.00
Prairie
1,197,647.00
Rock Creek
1,445,854.00
Rocky Run
509,320.00
Total
$743,142.99
Taxes on railroad book. 57,634.59
Total in County. $800,777.58
TAXES LEVIED, 1919
State $108,560.50
County
127,559.15
Town
39,290.64
Road and bridge.
158,180.66
School 271,406.16
City and Village. 89,721.83
Hard Road
2,023.59
Back Taxes
1,134.05
Dog Taxes
2,901.00
Bowen
245,078.00
Carthage
1,102,413.00
Total
$800,777.58
Wheat, per bushel. $0.80
Corn, per bushel.
.38 to .40
Oats, per bushel.
.30
Rye, per bushel
.43 to .48
Timothy seed
1.40 to
1.60
Hay, per ton 5.75 to 9.00
Butter, per pound.
.15 to
.18
Eggs, per dozen
.09
Lard, per pound.
.08
Beans, per bushel 1.25
Onions, per bushel.
.75 to
1.00
Potatoes, per bushel
.35 to
.40
Bacon, per pound.
.08
Lime, per barrel.
.90
Hogs, per cwt. 3.75 to 4.00
STATISTICS (1919-1920)
ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE COUNTY BY TOWNSHIPS, 1919
Appanoose $ 819,141.00
Augusta
1,445,412.00
Bear Creek
1,231,657.00
Carthage
2,102,199.00
Chili
1,317,603.00
Pontoosuc
11,284.08
Prairie 24.437.06
Rock Creek 27,314.42
Rocky Run
14,758.36
Sonora
23,283.78
St. Albans
27,231.96
St. Marys
32,646.97
Walker
23,140.01
Warsaw
31,283.65
Wilcox
8,168.90
Wythe
20,241.74
Sonora 964,570.00
St. Albans
1,116,627.00
St. Marys
1,118,453.00
Walker
973.950.00
Warsaw
936,854.00
Wilcox
421,413.00
Wythe
1,033,080.00
Total $27,140,125.00
ASSESSED VALUATION OF CITIES AND VILLAGES, 1919
Augusta
$ 484,477.00
Basco
194,956.00
Bentley
61,838.00
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FISCAL EXHIBIT (DEBIT AND CREDIT) AUGUST 31, 1920
1
DEBITS
To balance on hand, Sept. 1, 1919. ... $ 75,681.53
To County Tax Levy for 1919. 127,559.15
To Omitted Taxes for 1918. 21.60
To Back Taxes, Penalties and Costs. 1,040.81
To Taxes of 1917 and 1918, in litiga- tion 1,472.64
To E. J. Dachroth, Anticipation Warrants 20,000.00
To W. E. Miller, excess earnings County Clerk's office .. 2,773.15
To Fred Salm, Jr., excess earnings County Treasurer's office. 5,454.67
To Earl W. Wood, fines and costs collected, States Attorney's office
2,743.00
To J. C. Ferris, Conservator, for costs incurred by county, in care for Sadie Wristen
379.83
To Trust Funds
135.88
To Building and Grounds Committee,
for old lumber, etc., sold .. 58.25
Total
$237,320.51
CREDITS
By County orders paid. $126,207.61
By County Court Certificates 562.30
By Circuit Court Certificates. 2,296.30
By Wolf Bounty 160.00
By County Judge's salary. 1,800.00
By Coroner's Certificates. 134.00
By Court Reporter's Certificates.
535.00
By Birth and Deatlı Certificates.
198.25
By Trust Fund
528.77
By Loans repaid with interest.
20,244.45
By Erroneous Certificate of Pur-
chase 3.93
By Insolvency, Removals, etc.
96.65
By Real Estate in Litigation.
952.23
By Forfeitures
70.54
By Errors in Real Estate.
25.46
By Judgment Refused
256.39
By Deficiency in Tax Sale, under
Section 203
667.86
By Printing Delinquent Tax List .... 119.90
By Printing Assessment Lists.
427.40
By County Judge's Stenographer .. . . 20.00 By Back Tax, Interest, Costs, etc .... 1,307.04
By Commissions paid County Treas- surer
3,016.52
By Commissions paid County Col- lector 2,528.49
By Balance in Treasury, August 31, 1920 75,161.42
Total
$237,320.51
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1920
County Clerk's office. $ 210.65
Circuit Clerk's office. 301.60
County Treasurer's office. 584.04
County Judge's office 991.95
County Superintendent of School's
office 1,201.01
State's Attorney's office. 767.78
Sheriff's office 846.76
Coroner's office 111.00
Jailer's Account 1,410.80
Supervisor's Account 2,682.19
Courthouse and Jail expense. 14,273.57
Paupers 9,613.63
County Home and Farm. 9,860.38
10,088.37
Road and Bridge Account.
32,982.99
State's Attorney's Salary. 3,500.00
Superintendent of Highway's Salary. 1,500.00
County Judge's Salary 1,800.00
Janitor's Salary
1,500.00
Miscellaneous Accounts
2,292.52
Charitable Institutions, Insane and
Feeble Minded, and Dependent and Delinquent Children Account. 8,318.59
Widow's Pension Account. 3,701.00
Blind Pension Account. 2,737.50
Election Expenses
8,835.27
CONGRESSMEN FROM HANCOCK COUNTY.
Hancock County was organized in 1829. Prior to that time the territorial representa- tives and the state congressmen had been rep- resentatives and congressmen for what after- wards became known as Hancock County as well as the remainder of the state.
TERRITORIAL REPRESENTATIVES
Shadrach Bond, Kaskaskia, 1812-14.
Benjamin Stephenson, Edwardsville, 1814-16. Nathaniel Pope, Kaskaskia, 1816-18.
STATE CONGRESSMEN
John McLean, Shawneetown, 1818-19. Daniel P. Cook, Kaskaskia, 1819-27.
Printing
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Joseph Duncan, Jackson and Morgan Coun- ties, 1827-33.
In pursuance of the census of 1830, the first after the organization of Hancock County, the state was divided into three congressional dis- tricts, by act in force February 15, 1831. Han- cock County was in the Third District, which reached as far south as Green and Calhoun counties, as far east as McLean and La Salle counties, as far north as Jo Daviess County, and as far west as the Mississippi River.
Joseph Duncan, Jacksonville, was elected for the Third District in 1833, and resigned in 1834 when he was elected governor.
William L. May, Democrat, Springfield, was elected to succeed Joseph Duncan for the Third District and held from 1834 to 1839.
John T. Stuart, Whig, Springfield, represented the Third District, 1839-43.
After the census of 1840, and by act of March 1, 1843, the state was divided into seven con- gressional districts, election for one representa- tive in each district to be held on the first Mon- day of August, 1843, and one representative to be elected in each of the districts on the first Monday of August, 1844, and on the first Mon- day of August every two years thereafter. The Sixth District embraced the counties of Jo Da- viess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Carroll, Ogle, Lee, Whiteside, Rock Island, Henry, Stark, Mer- cer, Henderson, Warren, Knox, McDonough and Hancock. This district extended from the south- ern boundary of Hancock and McDonough to the northern boundary of the state.
Joseph P. Hoge, Democrat, Galena, Sixth Dis- trict, 1843-47.
Thomas J. Turner, Democrat, Freeport, Sixth District, 1847-49.
Edward D. Baker, Whig, Galena, Sixth Dis- trict, 1849-51.
Thomas Campbell, Democrat, Galena, Sixth District, 1851-53.
After the census of 1850, the state was divided into nine congressional districts, by act in force August 22, 1852. The Fifth District was com- posed of the counties of Adams, Pike, Calhoun, Brown, Schuyler, McDonough, Hancock and Henderson. The act provided for an election on the Tuesday after the first Monday of No- vember, 1852, and every two years thereafter.
William A. Richardson, Democrat, Quincy, Fifth District, 1853-56.
Jacob C. Davis, Democrat, Quincy, Fifth Dis-
trict, 1856-57, to fill out unexpired term of Rich- ardson, who had resigned on August 18, 1856.
Isaac N. Morris, Democrat, Quincy, Fifth District, 1857-61.
William A. Richardson, Democrat, Quincy, Fifth District, 1861-63.
Under the census of 1860 the state was di- vided into thirteen congressional districts by act in force April 24, 1861. The Fourth Dis- trict was composed of the counties of Adams, Hancock, Warren, Henderson, Mercer and Rock Island. Election was to be held on the Tues- day after the first Monday of November, 1862, and every two years thereafter. (In the ap- portionment based on the census of 1860, which divided the state into thirteen congressional districts, a mistake was made, Illinois being en- titled to one more representative than the num- ber of districts, and thereafter this was made up by the election of a congressman-at-large.)
Charles M. Harris, Democrat, Oquawka, Fourth District, 1863-65.
Abner C. Harding, Republican, Monmouth, Fourth District, 1865-69.
John B. Hawley, Republican, Rock Island, Fourth District, 1869-73.
Under the census of 1870 the state was di- vided into nineteen districts, by act in force July 1, 1872, providing for an election on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1872, and every two years thereafter. Under this apportionment Hancock entered the Tenth District, the counties of that district being Mer- cer, Henderson, Warren, Hancock, McDonough and Schuyler.
William H. Ray, Republican, Rushville, Tenth District, 1873-75.
John C. Bagby, Democrat, Rushville, Tenth District, 1875-77.
Benjamin F. Marsh, Republican, Warsaw, Tenth District, 1877-83.
Under the census of 1880, the state was di- vided into twenty congressional districts, by act in force July 1, 1882, election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1882, and every two years thereafter. The Eleventh District was composed of Rock Island, Mercer, Henderson, Warren, Hancock, McDon- oughi and Schuyler counties.
William H. Necce, Democrat, Macomb, Eleventh District, 1883-87.
William H. Gest, Republican, Rock Island, Eleventh District, 1887-91.
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Benjamin T. Cable, Democrat, Rock Island, Eleventh District, 1891-93.
Benjamin F. Marsh, Republican, Warsaw, Eleventh District, 1893-95.
Under the census of 1890 the state was di- vided into twenty-two congressional districts, the Fifteenth District, being composed of Hen- derson, Warren, Hancock, McDonough, Adams, Brown and Schnyler counties, the election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1894, and every two years thereafter. This act went into effect on July 1, 1893.
Benjamin F. Marsh, Republican, Warsaw, Fif- teenth District, 1895-1901.
J. Ross Mickey, Democrat, Macomb, Fifteenth District, 1901-03.
Under the census of 1900 the state was di- vided into twenty-five congressional districts, the Fourteenth of which was composed of the counties of Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island and Warren. The act went into effect on July 1, 1901, and provided for an election on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1902, and every two years thereafter.
Under the census of 1910 Illinois became en- titled to twenty-seven representatives in Con- gress, but the Legislature did not agree upon a new congressional apportionment of the state, and the two additional representatives have been elected as congressmen-at-large, the dis- tricts under the former apportionment remain- ing the same. Since the expiration of Mickey's term the representatives in Congress from the district including Hancock County have been as follows :
Benjamin F. Marsh, Republican, Warsaw, Fourteenthi District, 1903-05.
Mr. Marsh died on July 2, 1905, and James McKinney, Republican, Aledo, Fourteenth Dis- trict, was elected and held from 1905 to 1913.
Clyde H. Tavenner, Democrat, Cordova, Four- teenth District, 1913-17.
William J. Graham, Republican, Aledo, Four- teenth District 1917-21. Mr. Graham was re- elected at the November election, 1920, for the next term of two years, 1921-23.
SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL AS- 1
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