55th Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:Delaware General Assembly
Before:54th
After:56th

The 55th Delaware General Assembly (1831–1832) 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 4, 1831, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor David Hazzard.

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 affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a National Republican 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

  • Jacob Alrichs
  • John Caulk
  • William T. Read

Kent County

  • William Johnson
  • James P. Lofland
  • Presley Spruance, Jr.

Sussex County

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County

  • John Caulk
  • Charles H. Haughey
  • William Kennedy
  • William McCaulley
  • John Sutton
  • Benjamin Whitely
  • Harry Williamson

Kent County

  • John Booth
  • William Huffington
  • Nunn Jenkins
  • Charles Marim
  • John Raymond
  • Thomas A. Rees
  • Simuel Virden

Sussex County

  • Nicholas W. Adams
  • Joshua Burton
  • Thomas Davis
  • George Frame
  • George Hearn
  • Kendall M. Lewis
  • Henry F. Rodney

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