<page_title> List of Governors of Illinois </page_title> <section_title> Governors of the State of Illinois </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> No. </col_header> </cell> <cell> October 6, 1818 – December 5, 1822 (term limited) <col_header> Term in office </col_header> <row_header> Shadrach Bond </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 1818, Shadrach Bond was elected as the first Governor of Illinois.