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Illinois's at-large congressional district

47 members have held this seat since Nov 4, 1811. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
47
25 R · 16 D · 6 U
Longest tenure
4 years
John Alexander Logan
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/il-alEvery holder, newest first
+47
18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Shadrack Bond · 1811-11-04 – 1813-03-04Shadrack Bond · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04Benjamin Stephenson · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04Nathaniel Pope · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04James Lowery Donaldson Morrison · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratJames Cameron Allen · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · DemocratSamuel Wheeler Moulton · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Alexander Logan · 1867-03-04 – 1871-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Lourie Beveridge · 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Charles Black · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratPhilip Sidney Post · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanLawrence Beaumont Stringer · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Elza Williams · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Medill McCormick · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ernest Mason · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanWinnifred Sprague Mason Huck · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanHenry Riggs Rathbone · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanHenry Riggs Rathbone · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanHenry Riggs Rathbone · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanRuth Hanna McCormick · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Yates · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanWalter Nesbit · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratEdwin Van Meter Champion · 1937-01-05 – 1939-01-04 · DemocratStephen Albion Day · 1941-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanStephen Albion Day · 1943-01-06 – 1945-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam Grant Stratton · 1947-01-03 – 1949-01-04 · RepublicanBenjamin Stephenson · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04Nathaniel Pope · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04Andrew Jackson Hunter · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Elza Williams · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratBurnett Mitchell Chiperfield · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ernest Mason · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Yates · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ernest Mason · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Yates · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Yates · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanRichard Yates · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Yates · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Henry Dieterich · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratMartin Adlai Brennan · 1933-03-09 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratLewis Marshall Long · 1937-01-05 – 1939-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Grant Stratton · 1941-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanEmily Taft Douglas · 1945-01-03 – 1947-01-04 · DemocratRichard Yates · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanMichael Lambert Igoe · 1935-01-03 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratJohn Cunningham Martin · 1939-01-03 – 1941-01-04 · DemocratThomas Vernor Smith · 1939-01-03 – 1941-01-04 · Democrat
William Grant Stratton R
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1949 · 2 years
Emily Taft Douglas D
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1947 · 2 years
Stephen Albion Day R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
Stephen Albion Day R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
William Grant Stratton R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
John Cunningham Martin D
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1941 · 2 years
Thomas Vernor Smith D
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1941 · 2 years
Edwin Van Meter Champion D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1939 · 2 years
Lewis Marshall Long D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1939 · 2 years
Michael Lambert Igoe D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1937 · 2 years
Walter Nesbit D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Martin Adlai Brennan D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1937 · 3.8 years
Richard Yates R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
William Henry Dieterich D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Ruth Hanna McCormick R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Richard Yates R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Henry Riggs Rathbone R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Richard Yates R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Henry Riggs Rathbone R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Richard Yates R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Henry Riggs Rathbone R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Richard Yates R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
William Ernest Mason R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Richard Yates R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
William Ernest Mason R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Richard Yates R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Joseph Medill McCormick R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
William Ernest Mason R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
William Elza Williams D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Lawrence Beaumont Stringer D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
William Elza Williams D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Philip Sidney Post R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
John Charles Black D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Andrew Jackson Hunter D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
John Lourie Beveridge R
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
John Alexander Logan R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1871 · 4 years
Samuel Wheeler Moulton R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
James Cameron Allen D
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
James Lowery Donaldson Morrison D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Nathaniel Pope
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Benjamin Stephenson
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Nathaniel Pope
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Shadrack Bond
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Benjamin Stephenson
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Shadrack Bond
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.