List of Illinois Secretaries of State
This is a list of all people who have served as Illinois Territorial Secretary[1] and Illinois Secretary of State.[2]
Territorial Secretary
Secretaries of the Illinois Territory were appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. Nathaniel Pope became left after being elected as the territory's non-voting delegate to Congress.[1]:12
| # | Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathaniel Pope | 1809-04-25[1]:9 | 1816[1]:19 |
| 2 | Joseph B. Phillips[1]:12 | 1816-12-16[3] | 1818-10-09[3] |
Secretary of State
Secretaries of State before 1848 were appointed by governors; Horace S. Cooley was both appointed by Governor French under that system, and retained in office by election under the 1848 Constitution.[2]
Each officer holder is listed with his home county as given in the Illinois Blue Book.[2]
| # | name | party | start | end | county | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias Kent Kane | Democratic-Republican | 1818-10-06 | 1822-12-16 | Randolph | Resigned |
| 2 | Samuel D. Lockwood | Democratic-Republican | 1822-12-18 | 1823-04-02 | Madison | Resigned |
| 3 | David Blackwell | Democratic-Republican | 1823-04-02 | 1824-10-15 | St. Clair | Resigned |
| 4 | Morris Birkbeck | Democratic-Republican | 1824-10-15 | 1825-01-15 | Edwards | Resigned |
| 5 | George Forquer | Democratic-Republican | 1825-01-15 | 1828-12-31 | Sangamon | Resigned |
| 6 | Alexander Pope Field | Democratic | 1829-01-23 | 1840-11-30 | Union | Removed |
| 7 | Stephen A. Douglas | Democratic | 1840-11-30 | 1841-02-27 | Morgan | Resigned |
| 8 | Lyman Trumbull | Democratic | 1841-03-01 | 1843-03-04 | St. Clair | Removed |
| 9 | Thompson Campbell | Democratic | 1843-03-06 | 1846-12-23 | Jo Daviess | Resigned |
| 10 | Horace S. Cooley | Democratic | 1846-12-23 | 1850-04-02 | Adams | First to be elected; died |
| 11 | David L. Gregg | Democratic | 1850-04-02 | 1853-01-10 | Cook | |
| 12 | Alexander Starne | Democratic | 1853-01-10 | 1857-01-12 | Pike | |
| 13 | Ozias M. Hatch | Republican | 1857-01-12 | 1865-01-16 | Pike | |
| 14 | Sharon Tyndale | Republican | 1865-01-16 | 1869-01-11 | St. Clair | |
| 15 | Edward Rummel | Republican | 1869-01-11 | 1873-01-13 | Peoria | |
| 16 | George H. Harlow | Republican | 1873-01-13 | 1881-01-17 | Tazewell | |
| 17 | Henry D. Dement | Republican | 1881-01-17 | 1889-01-14 | Lee | |
| 18 | Isaac N. Pearson | Republican | 1889-01-14 | 1893-01-10 | McDonough | |
| 19 | William H. Hinrichsen | Democratic | 1893-01-10 | 1897-01-11 | Morgan | |
| 20 | James A. Rose | Republican | 1897-01-11 | 1912-05-29 | Pope | Died |
| 21 | Cornelius J. Doyle | Republican | 1912-06-03 | 1913-02-03 | Greene | Appointed by Gov. Deneen |
| 22 | Harry Woods | Democratic | 1913-02-03 | 1914-10-11 | Cook | Died |
| 23 | Lewis G. Stevenson | Democratic | 1914-10-14 | 1917-01-08 | McLean | Appointed by Gov. Dunne |
| 24 | Louis L. Emmerson | Republican | 1917-01-08 | 1929-01-14 | Jefferson | |
| 25 | William J. Stratton | Republican | 1929-01-14 | 1933-01-09 | Lake | |
| 26 | Edward J. Hughes | Democratic | 1933-01-09 | 1944-06-28 | Cook | Died |
| 27 | Richard Yates Rowe | Republican | 1944-06-30 | 1945-01-08 | Morgan | Appointed by Gov. Green |
| 28 | Edward J. Barrett | Democratic | 1945-01-08 | 1953-01-12 | Cook | |
| 29 | Charles F. Carpentier | Republican | 1953-01-12 | 1964-04-03 | Rock Island | Died |
| 30 | William H. Chamberlain | Democratic | 1964-04-03 | 1965-01-11 | Sangamon | Appointed by Gov. Kerner |
| 31 | Paul Powell | Democratic | 1965-01-11 | 1970-10-10 | Johnson | Died |
| 32 | John W. Lewis, Jr. | Republican | 1970-10-13 | 1973-01-08 | Clark | Appointed by Gov. Ogilvie |
| 33 | Michael J. Howlett | Democratic | 1973-01-08 | 1977-01-10 | Cook | |
| 34 | Alan J. Dixon | Democratic | 1977-01-10 | 1981-01-03 | St. Clair | Resigned to become U.S. Senator |
| 35 | James Edgar | Republican | 1981-01-05 | 1991-01-14 | Coles | Appointed by Gov. Thompson; elected after |
| 36 | George H. Ryan | Republican | 1991-01-14 | 1999-01-11 | Kankakee | |
| 37 | Jesse White | Democratic | 1999-01-11 | Cook | Incumbent as of 2021 |
See also
References
- Howlett, Michael J. (August 1977). Keepers of the Seal: a History of the Secretaries of State of Illinois and How Their Office Grew. Springfield, Illinois: State of Illinois. hdl:2027/uiug.30112118344933.
- Illinois Blue Book (PDF) (2017-2018 ed.). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 362.
- "Joseph Phillips - Previous Illinois Supreme Court Justice". Welcome to Illinois Courts. Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts for the Illinois Supreme Court. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
External links
- Illinois Secretary of State – official website
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