50th_Illinois_General_Assembly
50th Illinois General Assembly
Illinois state legislature
The 50th Illinois General Assembly met from 1917 to 1919. John G. Oglesby of Decatur was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate.[lower-alpha 1] Adam C. Cliffe of Sycamore was President pro tempore of the Senate. David Shanahan of Chicago was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
There were 33 Republicans and 18 Democrsts in the Illinois Senate and 85 Republicans 67 Democrats and 1 independent in the Illinois House of Representatives.[1]