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Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , 1 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1824 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Ninian Edwards ! rowspan=4 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1819.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1823.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1824 –
Nov 24, 1824 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Edwards's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 24, 1824 –
Mar 3, 1825 , , Democratic-
Republican , align=right ,
Republican , , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1825. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Dec 12, 1835 , rowspan=9 , Jacksonian , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Oct 14, 1830 , Elected in 1829.Died. , rowspan=6 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 14, 1830 –
Nov 12, 1830 , , - style="height:2em" ! 3 , align=left ,
David J. Baker , , Jacksonian , nowrap , Nov 12, 1830 –
Dec 11, 1830 , Appointed to continue McLean's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 4 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
John M. Robinson , rowspan=6 , Jacksonian , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 11, 1830 –
Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McLean's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1831.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1835.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 12, 1835 –
Dec 30, 1835 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Kane's term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Dec 30, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1837 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
William Lee D. Ewing ! 4 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Democratic , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1837.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Richard M. Young ! rowspan=3 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 5 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Samuel McRoberts , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 27, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1841.Died. , rowspan=5 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1843.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Sidney Breese ! rowspan=5 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 27, 1843 –
Aug 16, 1843 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 6 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1847 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue McRoberts's term. Elected in 1844 to finish McRoberts's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 7 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Stephen A. Douglas , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1847 –
Jun 3, 1861 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1846. , rowspan=5 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 7 , Elected in 1849.Election voided. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 15, 1849 , , Democratic , align=right ,
James Shields ! rowspan=5 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 15, 1849 –
Oct 27, 1849 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish his own term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Oct 27, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James Shields , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1852. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1855. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Mar 3, 1873 , , Democratic , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Jun 26, 1861 , , - style="height:2em" ! 8 , align=left ,
Jan 12, 1863 , Appointed to continue Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1865 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Richard Yates , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1864 or 1865.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1867. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John A. Logan , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870 or 1871.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , , Liberal
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1873.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Richard J. Oglesby ! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
David Davis , rowspan=3 , Independent , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1883 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John A. Logan ! rowspan=5 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=20 , 13 , rowspan=20 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1882. , rowspan=6 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 13 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
May 18, 1885 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected late in 1885.Died. , nowrap , May 19, 1885 –
Dec 26, 1886 , , Republican , align=right ,
John A. Logan , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 26, 1886 –
Jan 19, 1887 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Logan's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 19, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Charles Farwell ! rowspan=3 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1890.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Mar 3, 1909 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Albert Hopkins ! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1907.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 17 , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Jun 18, 1909 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1909, but ineligible until resignation from U.S. House.Election voided. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jun 18, 1909 –
Jul 13, 1912 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
William Lorimer ! rowspan=2 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 13, 1912 –
Mar 26, 1913 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 26, 1913 , Legislature elected late. , rowspan=4 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Elected late in 1913.Lost re-election. , Elected in 1913 to finish Lorimer's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 26, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Feb 25, 1925 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 19 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1920.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Dec 7, 1926 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Charles S. Deneen , rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 26, 1925 –
Mar 3, 1931 , Appointed to finish McCormick's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1924.Lost renomination. , rowspan=6 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue McKinley's term.Not seated/resigned. , ''Dec 7, 1926'' , , Republican , align=right ,
Dec 3, 1928 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish the term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 3, 1928 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Apr 9, 1939 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1939 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William H. Dieterich ! rowspan=3 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1936.Died. , rowspan=6 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 22 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1938. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1939 –
Jan 3, 1951 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Scott W. Lucas ! rowspan=9 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 9, 1939 –
Apr 14, 1939 , , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
James M. Slattery , , Democratic , nowrap , Apr 14, 1939 –
Nov 21, 1940 , Appointed to continue Lewis's term.Lost election to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1942.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 20 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Jan 3, 1967 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1950. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 3, 1951 –
Sep 7, 1969 , rowspan=10 , Republican , rowspan=10 align=right ,
Charles H. Percy , rowspan=13 , Republican , rowspan=13 nowrap , Jan 3, 1967 –
Jan 3, 1985 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1966. , rowspan=7 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 27 , Re-elected in 1968.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Sep 7, 1969 –
Sep 17, 1969 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Dirksen's term.Lost election to finish Dirksen's term. , nowrap , Sep 17, 1969 –
Nov 3, 1970 , , Republican , align=right ,
Ralph T. Smith ! 23 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 3, 1970 –
Nov 17, 1970 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Dirksen's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 17, 1970 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1993 –
Jan 3, 1999 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1998.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1999 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Peter Fitzgerald ! rowspan=3 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 2002. , rowspan=4 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 2004.Resigned to become U.S. President. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Nov 16, 2008 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Jan 12, 2009 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2008. , rowspan=5 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Obama's term.–
Nov 29, 2010 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Jan 3, 2017 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Present , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...
was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, and has been represented in the United States Senate
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The composition and po ...
by 47 senators. Senators from Illinois are elected to Class 2 and Class 3.
The Senate twice refused to seat Frank L. Smith
Frank Leslie Smith (November 24, 1867 – August 30, 1950) was an Illinois politician.
Biography
Smith was born in Dwight, Illinois, in Livingston County He served as a United States Congressman from 1919 to 1921.
Career
Smith first ran ...
, in December 1926 for an appointed term and in March 1927 for an elected one, due to corruption, but he is included in this list because Smith and the Governor considered him to be a senator for approximately two years.
Of the eight African Americans ever to sit in the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction
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* Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company
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, three have held Illinois's Class 3 seat, including Barack Obama
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who went on to become the president of the United States
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. This makes Illinois the state with the most African-American senators. Illinois's current U.S. senators are Democrats Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...
(serving since 1997) and Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented ...
(serving since 2017).
List of senators
, - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 1 , rowspan=8 align=left ,Jesse B. Thomas
Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777May 2, 1853) was an American lawyer, judge and politician who served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as president of the Constitutional Convention which led to Illinois ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , 1 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1824 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Ninian Edwards ! rowspan=4 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1819.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1823.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1824 –
Nov 24, 1824 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Edwards's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 24, 1824 –
Mar 3, 1825 , , Democratic-
Republican , align=right ,
John McLean
John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...
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, rowspan=2 , NationalRepublican , , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1825. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Dec 12, 1835 , rowspan=9 , Jacksonian , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Elias Kane
Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Early life
He was born in New York City, to merchant Capt. Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyne of Dutchess County, ...
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, align=left , John McLean
John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...
, , Jacksonian
, nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –Oct 14, 1830 , Elected in 1829.Died. , rowspan=6 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 14, 1830 –
Nov 12, 1830 , , - style="height:2em" ! 3 , align=left ,
David J. Baker , , Jacksonian , nowrap , Nov 12, 1830 –
Dec 11, 1830 , Appointed to continue McLean's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 4 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
John M. Robinson , rowspan=6 , Jacksonian , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 11, 1830 –
Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McLean's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1831.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1835.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 12, 1835 –
Dec 30, 1835 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Kane's term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Dec 30, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1837 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
William Lee D. Ewing ! 4 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Democratic , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1837.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Richard M. Young ! rowspan=3 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 5 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Samuel McRoberts , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 27, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1841.Died. , rowspan=5 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1843.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Sidney Breese ! rowspan=5 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 27, 1843 –
Aug 16, 1843 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 6 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
James Semple
James Semple (January 5, 1798 – December 20, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Attorney General of Illinois, an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Chargé d'Af ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Aug 16, 1843 –Mar 3, 1847 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue McRoberts's term. Elected in 1844 to finish McRoberts's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 7 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Stephen A. Douglas , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1847 –
Jun 3, 1861 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1846. , rowspan=5 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 7 , Elected in 1849.Election voided. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 15, 1849 , , Democratic , align=right ,
James Shields ! rowspan=5 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 15, 1849 –
Oct 27, 1849 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish his own term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Oct 27, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James Shields , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1852. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1855. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Mar 3, 1873 , , Democratic , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Lyman Trumbull
Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a lawyer, judge, and United States Senator from Illinois and the co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull es ...
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Orville Browning
Orville Hickman Browning (February 10, 1806 – August 10, 1881) was an attorney in Illinois and a politician who was active in the Whig and Republican Parties. He is notable for his service as a U.S. Senator and the United States Secre ...
, , Republican
, nowrap , Jun 26, 1861 –Jan 12, 1863 , Appointed to continue Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
William A. Richardson
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Richardson was the first to receive a land gran ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 12, 1863 –Mar 3, 1865 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Richard Yates , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1864 or 1865.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1867. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John A. Logan , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870 or 1871.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , , Liberal
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1873.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Richard J. Oglesby ! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
David Davis , rowspan=3 , Independent , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1883 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John A. Logan ! rowspan=5 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=20 , 13 , rowspan=20 align=left ,
Shelby Moore Cullom
Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois.
Life and ca ...
, rowspan=20 , Republican
, rowspan=20 nowrap , Mar 4, 1883 –Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1882. , rowspan=6 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 13 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
May 18, 1885 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected late in 1885.Died. , nowrap , May 19, 1885 –
Dec 26, 1886 , , Republican , align=right ,
John A. Logan , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 26, 1886 –
Jan 19, 1887 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Logan's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 19, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Charles Farwell ! rowspan=3 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1890.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John Palmer John Palmer may refer to:
People
Politicians
* John Palmer (fl. 1377–1394), English politician
*Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet (1735–1817), British politician
* John Palmer (1785–1840), U.S. congressman from New York
* John Palmer (1842–190 ...
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, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897.Retired.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Mason William, Willie, or Willy Mason may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*William Mason (poet) (1724–1797), English poet, editor and gardener
*William Mason (architect) (1810–1897), New Zealand architect
*William Mason (composer) (1829–1908), Ame ...
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, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1903.Lost re-election.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –Mar 3, 1909 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Albert Hopkins ! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1907.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 17 , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Jun 18, 1909 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1909, but ineligible until resignation from U.S. House.Election voided. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jun 18, 1909 –
Jul 13, 1912 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
William Lorimer ! rowspan=2 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 13, 1912 –
Mar 26, 1913 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 26, 1913 , Legislature elected late. , rowspan=4 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
J. Hamilton Lewis
James Hamilton Lewis (May 18, 1863 – April 9, 1939) was an American attorney and politician. Sometimes referred to as J. Ham Lewis or Ham Lewis, he represented Washington in the United States House of Representatives, and Illinois in the Unit ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 26, 1913 –Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Elected late in 1913.Lost re-election. , Elected in 1913 to finish Lorimer's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 26, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Lawrence Yates Sherman
Lawrence Yates Sherman (November 8, 1858 – September 15, 1939) was a Republican politician from the State of Illinois. He served as United States Senator, the 28th Lieutenant Governor, and as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representa ...
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, rowspan=3 align=left , Medill McCormick
Joseph Medill McCormick (May 16, 1877 – February 25, 1925) was part of the McCormick family of businessmen and politicians in Chicago. After working for some time and becoming part owner of the '' Chicago Tribune,'' which his maternal grandfa ...
, rowspan=3 , Republican
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –Feb 25, 1925 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 19 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1920.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Dec 7, 1926 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
William B. McKinley
William Brown McKinley (September 5, 1856December 7, 1926) was a U.S. Representative (1905–1913, 1915–1921) and United States Senator (1921–1926) from the State of Illinois. A member of the Republican Party, he was born near Petersburg, Il ...
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, rowspan=7 align=left , Charles S. Deneen , rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 26, 1925 –
Mar 3, 1931 , Appointed to finish McCormick's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1924.Lost renomination. , rowspan=6 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue McKinley's term.Not seated/resigned. , ''Dec 7, 1926'' , , Republican , align=right ,
Frank L. Smith
Frank Leslie Smith (November 24, 1867 – August 30, 1950) was an Illinois politician.
Biography
Smith was born in Dwight, Illinois, in Livingston County He served as a United States Congressman from 1919 to 1921.
Career
Smith first ran ...
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 7, 1926 –Dec 3, 1928 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish the term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 3, 1928 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Otis F. Glenn
Otis Ferguson Glenn (August 27, 1879March 11, 1959) was a Republican United States Senator from the State of Illinois.
He was born in Mattoon, Illinois on August 27, 1879. After graduating from law school in 1900 from the University of Illinois ...
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, rowspan=5 align=left , J. Hamilton Lewis
James Hamilton Lewis (May 18, 1863 – April 9, 1939) was an American attorney and politician. Sometimes referred to as J. Ham Lewis or Ham Lewis, he represented Washington in the United States House of Representatives, and Illinois in the Unit ...
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, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1931 –Apr 9, 1939 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1939 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
William H. Dieterich ! rowspan=3 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1936.Died. , rowspan=6 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 22 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1938. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1939 –
Jan 3, 1951 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Scott W. Lucas ! rowspan=9 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 9, 1939 –
Apr 14, 1939 , , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
James M. Slattery , , Democratic , nowrap , Apr 14, 1939 –
Nov 21, 1940 , Appointed to continue Lewis's term.Lost election to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Charles W. Brooks
Charles Wayland Brooks (March 8, 1897 – January 14, 1957) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1940 to 1949.
Early life
Born in West Bureau, Illinois, Brooks served in the Marines during World War I as a first lieutenant f ...
, rowspan=5 , Republican
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 22, 1940 –Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1942.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 20 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Paul Douglas
Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and Georgist economist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967. During his Senat ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –Jan 3, 1967 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1950. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 3, 1951 –
Sep 7, 1969 , rowspan=10 , Republican , rowspan=10 align=right ,
Everett Dirksen
Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 u ...
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, rowspan=13 align=left , Charles H. Percy , rowspan=13 , Republican , rowspan=13 nowrap , Jan 3, 1967 –
Jan 3, 1985 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1966. , rowspan=7 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 27 , Re-elected in 1968.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Sep 7, 1969 –
Sep 17, 1969 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Dirksen's term.Lost election to finish Dirksen's term. , nowrap , Sep 17, 1969 –
Nov 3, 1970 , , Republican , align=right ,
Ralph T. Smith ! 23 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 3, 1970 –
Nov 17, 1970 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Dirksen's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 17, 1970 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
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, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Alan J. Dixon
Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois Secretary o ...
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, rowspan=6 align=left , Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1985 –Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1993 –
Jan 3, 1999 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is a former U.S. Senator, an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Prior to her Senate ...
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, rowspan=18 align=left , Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...
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, rowspan=18 nowrap , Jan 3, 1997 –Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1998.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1999 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Peter Fitzgerald ! rowspan=3 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 2002. , rowspan=4 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 2004.Resigned to become U.S. President. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Nov 16, 2008 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 16, 2008 –Jan 12, 2009 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2008. , rowspan=5 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Obama's term.
Nov 29, 2010 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Roland Burris
Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American politician and attorney who is a former United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.
In 1978, Burris was the first African American elected ...
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Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district fr ...
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Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented ...
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Living former senators
, there are five living former U.S. senators from Illinois. The most recent senator to die wasAdlai Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
(served 1970–1981) on September 6, 2021. The most recently serving senator to die was Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
(served 1985–1997) on December 9, 2003.
Superlatives
Longest service
Shortest service
Youngest at beginning of service
Oldest at end of service
See also
* List of United States representatives from Illinois * United States congressional delegations from Illinois * Elections in IllinoisNotes
References
External links
* * * {{IllinoisUnited States Senators
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