USA > Illinois > St Clair County > Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of St. Clair County, Volume II > Part 8
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95
We almost marvel at the courage of the emigrants, when we consider what a discour- aging undertaking an ocean voyage was in those days. Owing to countless long delays, heavy duties on baggage, and absolute disre- gard of personal comfort and hygienic condi- tions in the ship on the part of those who should have promoted those things, many pas- sengers were ill on the way, and some died. Little children rarely survived the hardships of the trip. The voyage from Rotterdam to Philadelphia cost $80 for each adult, and those unable to pay their way practically sold them- selves into servitude; for they could not leave the ship until bought by their purchasers. It took some of them years to regain their free- dom. Adults served for three or four years; youths from ten to fifteen served until twenty- one. Many parents had to sell their children to pay their passage. In this way, of course, families were separated and scattered.
What influenced the immigration of 1833 was the July revolution of France in 1830, the results of which were felt east of the Rhine in Germany. Many thinking men, disgusted with the feudal system, for which they despaired of ever seeing a remedy, left their native land for liberty and to found homes in America in the Mississippi Valley. Once here, they worked at whatever they could get to do. Many went to farming. The German is generally a good farmer, though he does not make a good fron- tiersman.
What is now Shiloh Valley was then called the Lateiner settlement. It was in a rich, fertile valley, where land was desirable, and the people were hospitable. The early set-
3
682
HISTORY OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
tlers (according to Dr. G. Engelmann) were the families of Moore, Scott, Watts and West. NATURALIZATION 1838-1844 .- From now on, im- migrants came to the Mississippi Valley in great numbers. Between the years of 1838 and 1844 the following named were natural- settled on or near Turkey Hill: John Knob- . ized in St. Clair County: In 1838 Gustavus
GERMAN SETTLERS AT TURKEY HILL .- In 1831 and 1832, the following named German families loch, Thomas Heberer, Balthaser Mueller, Ja- cob Mueller, George Meser, and George Mer- ger; Jacob Weber and son (on Twelve Mile Prairie); John Wendelin Knobloch, with his family, including his sons, Balthaser and Thomas; George Hehret, Adam Bop, the Mer- kels, George Fischer, the Siebert and Funk families; also the families of Bornmann, Busse, Obermueller and Ackermann. Most of these men were very successful farmers. Heberer, who had studied agriculture at the agricultural academy of Fallerburg in Berne, Switzerland, in 1832 planted a vineyard and made wine, at the quality of which his neighbors looked askance. In 1832 the German settlers on Tur- key Hill set up a German school, and engaged, at a salary of $4 or $5 a month, George Rein- hard, a well educated man, who, besides acting as teacher, conducted divine service on Sun- day and also officiated at weddings and fu- nerals.
SHILOH A REFUGE FOR GERMANS .- In 1837, out of 400 people in Shiloh Township, 160 were Germans. The Germans liked farms of thirty or forty acres; few of them acquired as much land as 300 acres, while many of the American farmers had farms of 400 acres or more. Farms sold for from $5 to $10 an acre, according to their improvements. In early days the Ger- mans lived apart from their American neigh- bors, preferring to associate, as exclusively as possible, with people of their own language and customs. Many of these immigrants from European cities, used to the comforts afforded by city life, could not be satisfied with the rude accommodations regarded as sufficient for American pioneers. They must have houses improved and adorned-cellars, wells, good fences, flowerbeds and the like. In their ef- forts to secure these, they neglected farming to a certain extent, which caused them to be regarded by their neighbors as very indiffer- ent farmers. In Pennsylvania, some of the Ger- mans who later came here, had been noted for their success in farming, however, and some of them did achieve great success in St. Clair County.
Koerner, Frederick Engelmann, Philip Eck- ert, John Scheel, Gustavus Heimberger, The- odore Hilgard, Edward Hilgard, Theodore J. Krafft
In 1839, Adolph Berchelmann, Lewis Engel- mann, George Brenner, Conrad Westermann, George Neuhoff, Henry Buff, George C. Bun- sen, Conrad Schrag, George Busch and August Conrad.
In 1840, Ernst E. Decker, George Adam Popp, Casper J. Kurtz, Francis Kurtz, Philip Rauch, Adam Fritz, George Kriechbaum, George He- berer, John Maus, Joseph Ledergerber, Baltha- ser Weber and Francis Perrin (a Frenchman.)
In 1841, Erasmus T. Hilgard, George Hanck- ler, Peter Rappauf, Herman Wolf, Cornelius Hennig and Fred Knoebel.
In 1842, Jacob Knoebel, John Geiger, William Zimmerman, Johann Freivogel, Christian, Adam and Gottfried Probst; J. N. Shmallenberg, Ja- cob Wetzer, Sebastian Pfeiffer, Carl Knoebel, Fred Aul, Conrad Bornmann, Christian Metz- ler, Jacob Kumm, J. L. Horeth, H. C. T. Schleth, George Eckart, Christian Vierhaller, George Herr, F. A. M. Hassel, George and Jean Briesacher, Henry Lintz and Michael Mueller.
In 1843, B. Robker, Henry Schraer, Henry Harwarth, William Harwarth, John Masmann, J. H. Aggemann, W. Kracht, Bernhard Ding- worth, Michael Funk, Philip Hoff, J. G. Eckert, Henry Kaysing, Christian and Jacob Kaysing, Francis Wetzel, Charles Tittmann, Charles Barth, Franz Oppmann, Peter Steinheimer and Michael Junger (all German); Michael Bage and George Perring (Frenchmen); and James Gibbons (an Englishman.)
In 1844, Conrad Mueller, Martin, Henry and George Funk; Valentine Metzler, Heinrich Eid- mann, George Winter, C. H. Kettler, Michel Kleinschmidt, Christoff Reinhold, John Weisen- born, Heinrich Pfeffer, John Krick, Nicholas Hertel, August Holsappel, Balthaser Mueller, Aloysius Ewers, Johannes Schaeffer, Henry Knoebel, Frederick Germann, John Winter, Ja- cob Laeuffert, Michel Bossle, Franz Stolz, Seb. Joseph Reichert, Karl Grossman, Frederick
683
HISTORY OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
Glaser, Philip Baum, John Knobloch, Nicholas Werner, George Ritter, John Weilbacher, Jo- seph Hock, George Kuntz, Jacob Huder, George Fisher, Anton Wichers, Adam Haas, G. P. Fein, Martin Weilmuenster, Albert Doenewald, Henry Bergkotter, Henry Zieren, Henry Unnigmann, Joseph Biermann, Peter Sauer, Frederick Kress, Joseph Abend, Martin Roos, Adam Hoff- man, Anton Amrein, Chris Belsch, Samuel Just, David Ameiss, Henry Friederich, J. G. Neu- barth, Adam Schaefer, Peter Horst, Bernhard Lake, J. G. Kratsch, John Deschner, Ferdinand Friederich, Lorenz Reichert, Philip Jeckel, John Keck, John G. Heberer, George Rauch, Peter Schneider, Michael Hild, Matthias Fink- lang, J. A. Krick, John W. Scholl, Johann Keh- rer, Louis Vierheller, Henry Moeser, J. Wen- dell Eckert, Christian Gruenewald, Peter Diehl, Conrad Beelmann, Martin Sieber, George Mit- telstadter, Joseph Kopp, Peter Kalbfleisch, Franz Urban, Franz Schultheis, Jacob W. Michel, Edward Abend, Conrad Liebig, John P. Trautwein, Michael Flick, Julius Scheve, Philip Pfadler (all Germans) ; Gregor Neyser, Ignatius Brovo, Antoine Wagner, Leonard Boul, Nicholas Barbeau (Frenchmen) ; James Tracy (an Englishman), and Frederick Meyer, (a Swiss).
NATURALIZATION 1849-80 .- Frederick Hecker, one of the most noted of all the Germans who came to these parts, arrived in 1849. His coming was due to political troubles in Ger- many and was influenced by his old college friend, Gustavus Koerner.
In 1850, and during the following years, great numbers came. The number of naturali- zation certificates increased steadily until the Civil War, when immigration to this part of the country practically ceased for a time. In the next thirty years, 7,412 certificates of nat- uralization had been issued. Many others were naturalized in St. Louis, so the number was really much larger than appears.
When we look over the lists of St. Clair County men who have held offices of distinc- tion, we find many names in the records of village, city, county, State and National gov- ernment; also, in records of the founding and support of public schools and public libraries; and last, but not least, in time of war, we find that St. Clair County Germans were especially prominent, some of them taking leading parts in some of the most dramatic periods of the Civil War.
CHAPTER IX.
POLITICAL.
PART BORNE BY CITIZENS OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN EARLY TERRITORIAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS- TERRITORIAL OFFICERS - CONSTITUTIONAL CON- VENTIONS AND COUNTY DELEGATES-STATE OFFI- CERS: GOVERNORS, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNERS, SEC- RETARIES OF STATE, STATE TREASURERS AND SU- PERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION-UNITED STATES SENATORS WHO WERE CITIZENS OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY-REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS- PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS-CONGRESSIONAL APPOR- TIONMENTS-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-LIST OF STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES - SPEAKERS AND OTHER OFFICERS-ELECTION OF 1906.
Being the oldest county within the region which, at a later period became the Territory, and still later the State, of Illinois, and for a time embracing within its limits the oldest settlements in the State including the Territor- ial and first State capital, St. Clair County nat- urally became the home of a large proportion of the earliest settlers and the center of polit- ical and social influence of the new State. This was evidenced in the prominent part borne by citizens of St. Clair County during the Territorial period and in the Convention of 1818, which framed the first State Consti- tution, as well as in both the Territorial and the State Legislatures, in State offices and both branches of Congress.
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS .- Among Territorial of- ficers who were at the time, or later became, citizens of St. Clair County, were Governor Ninian Edwards, appointed by President Mad- ison in 1809, held the office during the whole of the Territorial period, and died in Belleville, July 20, 1833; William Mears, Attorney-General, 1813 to 1818; John Thomas, Treasurer, 1812 to 1818; and Shadrach Bond, Delegate to Con- gress, 1812 to 1814.
MEMBERS OF THE TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE .- Citizens of St. Clair County who served in the Territorial Legislature included: Members of the Territorial Council (Senate) - William Biggs, 1812 to 1816; Abraham Amos, 1816 to 1818. Members of the House of Representa- tives-Joshua Oglesby, Jacob Short and John Moredock, between 1812 and 1814; Risdon
684
.
HISTORY OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
Moore and James Lemen, Jr., 1814 -- 16; Charles R. Matheny and William H. Bradsby, 1816-18. Risdon Moore was Speaker of the House of Representatives during two sessions held by the Third Territorial Legislature.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS .- The framing of the Constitution of 1818-by a Convention consisting of thirty-three members, held at Kaskaskia, August 3 to August 26, 1818-and its ratification by Congress on December 3 of the same year, marked the entrance of Illinois upon its period of statehood. The Delegates which represented St. Clair County in that Con- vention, as well as in subsequent Constitutional Conventions, were as follows:
CONVENTION OF 1818 .- Jesse B. Thomas, John Messinger, and James Lemen, Jr. Jesse B. Thomas served as its President.
CONVENTION OF 1847 .- George Bunsen, John McCulley, William C. Mckinney, William W. Roman. (Constitution adopted by this Conven- tion ratified by popular vote in March, 1848, and went into effect April 1, following.)
CONVENTION OF 1862 .- Augustus C. French, James B. Underwood. (Constitution framed rejected by vote of the people, June 17, 1862.)
CONVENTION OF 1869-70 .- William H. Snyder, William H. Underwood. (This convention, con- sisting of 85 Delegates, convened at Spring- field, December 13, 1869, adjourned May 13, 1870; Constitution ratified by popular vote July 2, 1870, and went into effect August 8, 1870. )
Citizens of St. Clair County who have held State offices at different periods include:
GOVERNORS .- Shadrach Bond, 1818-22; Ninian Edwards, 1826-30; John Reynolds, 1830-34; Wil- liam H. Bissell, 1857-1860 (died in office, March 18, 1860.)
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS. - William Kinney, 1826-30; Gustavus Koerner, 1853-57.
SECRETARIES OF STATE. - - David Blackwell, 1823-24; Lyman Trumbull, 1841-43; Sharon Tyn- dale, 1865-69.
STATE TREASURERS. - John Thomas, 1818-19 (died in office) ; Edward Rutz, three terms- 1873-75, 1877-79, and 1881-83; Charles Becker, 1889-91.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL .- William Mears, 1819-21. SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION .- James P. Slade, 1879-83; Henry Raab, two terms, 1883-87 and 1891-1895.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL .- William C. Mckinney, 1857-58 (died in office.)
Gustavus Koerner, 1871-73; President of first Board appointed under the Constitution of 1870.
The following named citizen of St. Clair served in the different branches of Congress:
UNITED STATES SENATORS .- Ninian Edwards, 1818-24-at time of his first election a citizen of Kaskaskia, Monroe County, later of Edwards- ville, Madison County, but at the time of his death (1833) a resident of Belleville; Lyman Trumbull, 1855-61, but during two subsequent terms (1861-73) a citizen of Chicago.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. - Shadrach Bond, who later became the first Governor of the State, was the first Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Illinois, taking his seat at the beginning of the second session of the Twelfth Congress, December 3, 1812, and serv- ing until October 3, 1814, during the Thir- teenth Congress, when he was appointed Re- ceiver of Public Moneys in the Government Land Office. His residence was at Kaskaskia. His successor was Benjamin Stephenson, of Edwardsville, who took his seat during the third session of the Thirteenth Congress, No- vember 14, 1814, and served through this ses- sion and the first session of the Fourteenth un- til April 29, 1816, when he, too, became a Re- ceiver of Public Moneys. He was succeeded by Nathaniel Pope, who was the last Dele- gate from Illinois, serving during the second session of the Fourteenth Congress from De- cember 2, 1816, and during the first session of the Fifteenth Congress, and was an impor- tant factor in securing the passage of the en- abling act which resulted in the admission of Illinois into the Union as a State. At that time he was also a resident of Kaskaskia.
From the admission of Illinois as a State in 1818 until 1832, it constituted one Congres- sional District, the first Representative in Con- gress from the State being John McLean, of Kaskaskia, who took his seat in the second session of the Fifteenth Congress. He was succeeded at the beginning of the first session of the Sixteenth Congress in December, 1819, by Daniel P. Cook, who represented the State in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses, until March, 1827, when he was succeeded by Joseph Duncan, then of Jackson County, but later of Morgan County, who took his seat in the first session of the Twentieth Congress (1827), representing the State in the Twenty-first and Twenty-second
RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSIONER .- Congress until 1833.
685
HISTORY OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
Under an apportionment act approved Feb- ruary 13, 1831, the State was divided into three Congressional Districts, St. Clair County con- stituting a part of the First District. The first election under this apportionment was held on the first Monday in August, 1832. Those who represented the First District under this act until 1843 were all citizens of St. Clair County, viz .: Charles Slade, of Belleville, who served in the Twenty-third Congress (1833-34), but died before the expiration of his term, in July, 1834, being succeeded for the remainder of his term by John Reynolds, also of Belleville, who was re-elected to the Twen- ty-fourth Congress (1835-37); Adam W. Sny- der, as successor to Reynolds in the Twenty- fifth Congress (1837-39); followed by John Reynolds in the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-sev- enth Congresses (1839-43.)
Under the act of March, 1843, dividing the State into seven Districts, St. Clair remained in the First District, the first election under this act taking place on the first Monday of August, 1843. The Representatives chosen un- der this act were: Robert Smith, of Alton, for the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth and Thir- tieth Congresses (1843-49) ; and William H. Bissell, of Belleville, for the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (1849-53.)
Under the apportionment of 1852 the State was divided in nine Congressional Districts, St. Clair falling into the Eighth, the election under the new Constitution of 1848 taking place in November. The Representatives chosen under this act were: William H. Bissell, of Belleville, for the Thirty-third Congress (1853- 55); Lyman Trumbull, also of Belleville, for the Thirty-fourth Congress (1855-57), but be- ing elected United States Senator, resigned, and was succeeded by J. L. D. Morrison; Rob- ert Smith, for the Thirty-fifth Congress (1857- 59); Philip B. Fouke, Belleville, Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (1859-63.)
According to the census of 1860 the State became entitled to fourteen Representatives in Congress, but owing to the hasty action of the Legislature before the census returns were completed, by the apportionment adopted April 24, 1861, the State was divided into Thirteen Districts, leaving one Congressman to be elect- ed from the State-at-large, this provision con- tinuing in force until the adoption of a new. apportionment under the census of 1870. Un- der the apportionment of 1860 St. Clair County
became a part of the Twelfth District, which was represented by the following named mem- bers: William R. Morrison (Dem.), of Wa- terloo, Monroe County, in Thirty-eighth Con- gress (1863-65) ; Jehu Baker (Rep.), Belleville, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (1865- 69); John B. Hay (Rep.), Belleville, Forty- first and Forty-second Congresses (1869-73). The Representatives for the State-at-large dur- ing this period were: James C. Allen (Dem.), Thirty-eighth Congress (1863-65); Samuel W. Moulton (Rep.), Thirty-ninth Congress (1865- 67); John A. Logan (Rep.), Fortieth, Forty- first and Forty-second Congresses (1867-73). General Logan, being promoted to the United States Senate in 1871, resigned his seat in the lower House and was succeeded by John L. Beveridge, who served until January, 1873, when he resigned to assume the Lieutenant- Governorship.
Under the apportionment of 1872, the Con- gressional Districts in the State were increased to nineteen, St. Clair County constituting a part of the Seventeenth. The Representative from the District under this apportionment was William R. Morrison (Dem.), of Waterloo, who held the seat continuously from the Forty-third to the Forty-seventh Congress (1873-83.)
The apportionment of 1882 divided the State into twenty Congressional Districts, with St. Clair County as a part of the Eighteenth. The Representatives from the District under this apportionment, which continued in force until after the election of 1892, were as follows: William R. Morrison (Dem.), Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (1883-87) ; Jehu Baker, (Rep.), Belleville, Fiftieth Congress (1887-89) ; William S. Forman (Dem.), Nashville, Wash- ington County, Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fif- ty-third Congresses (1889-95). Under the ap- portionment made by Congress in accordance with the census of 1890, twenty-two Representa- tives were assigned to the State of Illinois, but the Legislature of 1901 having failed to make a new apportionment, the election of Congress- men was held under the law of 1882, and two extra Representatives were elected by the State-at-large, Gen. John C. Black, of Chicago, and Andrew J. Hunter, of Paris, both Demo- crats, being the successful candidates, and serving in the Fifty-third Congress (1893-1895).
The apportionment act of June, 1893, under the census of 1890, created twenty-two Con- gressional Districts within the State, with St.
686
HISTORY OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
Clair County in the Twenty-first District, the first election under this act being held in No- vember, 1894. The Representatives in Con- gress chosen under this act were: Everett J. Murphy (Rep.), East St. Louis, Fifty-fourth Congress (1895-97) ; Jehu Baker (Populist), Belleville, Fifty-fifth Congress (1897-99) ; Wil- liam A. Rodenberg (Rep.), East St. Louis, Fif- ty-sixth Congress (1899-1901); Frederick J. Kern (Dem.), Belleville, Fifty-seventh Con- gress (1901-03).
The apportionment of May 13, 1901, divided the State into twenty-five Congressional Dis- tricts, St. Clair being included in the Twenty- second, and Mr. Rodenberg was successively elected to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses (1903-1909).
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. - The following named citizens of St. Clair County have served the State as Presidential Electors: Daniel Stookey (Dem.), 1832; Adam W. Snyder (Dem.), for State-at-large, 1840.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS .- The composition of Congressional Districts, of which St. Clair County has formed a part under the several acts above referred to, has been as follows:
1818-31 .- During this period the State con- stituted but one District. Beginning with fif- teen counties in 1818, in 1830 the number had increased to fifty-one.
1831 (First District) .- Gallatin, Pope, John- son, Alexander, Union, Jackson, Franklin, Per- ry, Randolph, Monroe, St. Clair, Washington, Clinton, Bond, Madison, Macoupin.
1843 (First District). - Alexander, Union, Jackson, Perry, Randolph, Monroe, Washing- ton, St. Clair, Bond, Madison.
1852 (Eighth District) .- Randolph, Monroe, St. Clair, Madison, Bond, Clinton, Washington, Jefferson, Marion.
1861 (Twelfth District) .- St. Clair, Madison, Clinton, Washington, Randolph, Monroe.
1872 (Seventeenth District). - Macoupin, Madison, St. Clair, Monroe.
1882 (Eighteenth District) .- Bond, Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Washington.
1893 (Twenty-first District) .- Marion, Clin- ton, Washington, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Perry.
1901 (Twenty-second District) .- Bond, Madi- son, Monroe, St. Clair, Washington.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Under the Constitution of 1818 it was provid-
ed that, until a reapportionment, St. Clair County would be entitled to one Senator and three Representatives in the General Assem- bly. The whole number of Senators in the First General Assembly from the fifteen coun- ties then constituting the State of Illi- nois, was fourteen, and the whole num- ber of Representatives twenty-eight. Un- der that Constitution apportionments made as follows: February 14, 1821- were Senate eighteen, House thirty-six; January 12, 1826-each House unchanged; February 7, 1831-Senate twenty-six, House fifty-five. January 14, 1836, the ratio for a Senator was fixed at 7,000 white inhabitants and for a Rep- resentative at 3,000, the State being entitled under this apportionment to forty Senators and ninety-one Representatives. February 26, 1841, the ratio for a Senator was fixed at 12,- 000, and for a Representative 4,000. The Sen- ate under this act consisted of forty-one mem- bers, and the House of Representatives of 121. Under the last two apportionments, because of changes in population, the membership of the General Assembly varied somewhat from the provision of the acts. February 25, 1847, another apportionment was made. It did not become operative, however, before the adop- tion of the Constitution of 1848.
STATE SENATORS .- Representatives of St. Clair County in the State Senate before the adoption of the Constitution of 1848 were as follows:
William Kinney, 1818-20; James Lemen, 1820- 22; William Kinney, 1822-24; James Lemen, 1824-28; Risdon Moore, Jr., 1828-30 (died in of- fice and was succeeded by Adam W. Snyder) ; Adam W. Snyder, 1830-36; John Murray, 1836- 40; Adam W. Snyder, 1840-42; Seth Catlin, 1842- 48.
The Constitution of 1848 provided that the Senate should consist of twenty-five members, and the House of Representatives of seventy- five until increasing population should require larger representation. St. Clair and Monroe Counties were constituted the Fifth Senatorial District, and St. Clair the Nineteenth Repre- sentative District. An act of February 27, 1854, apportioned the representation in the General Assembly at twenty-five Senators and seventy- five Representatives. Monroe and St. Clair Counties constituted the Twenty-second Sena- torial District, St. Clair being made the Twelfth Representative District. By act of January
Sincerely yours Katie Bechtold
687
HISTORY OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY.
31, 1861, the number of Senators was again fixed at twenty-five, and the number of Repre- sentatives at eighty-five. Under that apportion- ment the State was divided into twenty-five Senatorial Districts and sixty-one Representa- tive Districts, St. Clair and Madison Counties constituting the Fifth Senatorial District, and St. Clair the Fifteenth Representative District. There was not another reapportionment until after the adoption of the Constitution of 1870.
J. L. D. Morrison represented St. Clair County in the Senate, 1848-52; Edward Omel- veny, 1852-54; J. L. D. Morrison, 1854-56; Wil- liam H. Underwood, 1856-64; Andrew W. Met- calf (of Madison County), 1864-68; W. C. Flagg, (also of Madison), 1868-72.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.