<page_title> List of Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives </page_title> <section_title> List of Speakers </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> # </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Messinger <col_header> Speaker </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1st <col_header> General Assembly </col_header> </cell> </table>
John Messinger was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives for the 1st Illinois General Assembly, where he also served as the first Speaker of the House.