51st Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:Delaware General Assembly
Before:50th
After:52nd

The 51st Delaware General Assembly (1827–1828) was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 2, 1827, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Charles Polk Jr.

The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three senators and seven representatives for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.

New Castle County

  • Joseph England
  • Christopher Vandegrift
  • Henry Whiteley

Kent County

Sussex County

  • Jesse Green
  • William N. Polk
  • Peter Robinson

House of Representatives

Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.

New Castle County

  • Samuel H. Black
  • Josiah F. Clement
  • Daniel Corbit
  • Alexander Crawford
  • John Erwin
  • Archibald Hamilton
  • John Higgins

Kent County

Sussex County

  • Francis Brown
  • Joshua Burton
  • George Phillips
  • Lawrence Riley
  • John Tennent
  • Miles Tindall
  • John Wiltbank

References

Places with more information

website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.