Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district was a

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that encompassed the entire

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. The territory was established on March 1, 1809 from portions of

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. The district elected a non-voting

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to the

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List of delegates representing the district

Statehood

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

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. The state of

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was accepted into the Union on December 3, 1818.

List of delegates representing the district

Statehood

References

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