Phillips was the second and last Secretary of Illinois Territory serving from 1816 until 1818.

He was the only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818.

He moved to Virginia in 1788, and then to the Illinois Territory.

As part of that act, Illinois Territory was reduced in size to the boundaries of the present state.

Kaskaskia became the capital of the Illinois Territory on February 3, 1809.

A portion of these were sent to the Illinois Territory to cultivate the fields or to work the lead mines.

However, Jones found nothing but considerable heartache in the new Illinois Territory.

After Ohio's statehood the area became part of the new Illinois Territory in 1809.

The Illinois Territory was established on March 1, 1809.

The Illinois Territory was created on February 3, 1809.