<page_title> List of Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives </page_title> <section_title> List of Speakers </section_title> <table> <cell> Shelby Moore Cullom <col_header> Speaker </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 7, 1861 <col_header> Date of Election </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1861, Shelby Moore Cullom, a Republican, was elected as the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.