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Illinois Territory's At-large congressional district
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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. The district elected a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
| Delegate | Years | Party | District home | Note |
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| Shadrack Bond | December 3, 1812 – August 2, 1813 | |||
| Benjamin Stephenson | November 14, 1814 – March 3, 1817 | |||
| Nathaniel Pope | March 4, 1817 – November 30, 1818 |
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.
| Illinois's congressional districts |
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| AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Territory) The 20th – 26th and At-large districts are obsolete See also: Illinois's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts - Apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Maps |
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