73rd Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:Delaware General Assembly
Before:72nd
After:74th

The 73rd Delaware General Assembly 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 after November 1 and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 3, 1865, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor William Cannon. He died March 1, 1865, and nearly all the time was covered by Gove Saulsbury.

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 Democratic majority.

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.

New Castle County

  • John P. Belville
  • Isaac S. Elliott
  • John F. Williamson

Kent County

Sussex County

House of Representatives

Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.

New Castle County

  • John A. Alderdice
  • John A. Duncan
  • Andrew Eliason
  • James H. Hoffecker
  • John G. Jackson
  • Elias N. Moore
  • Merritt H. Paxson

Kent County

  • Charles M. Adams
  • Henry C. Douglas
  • William Dyer
  • William D. Fowler
  • Abner Harrington
  • Henry Todd
  • John C. Wilson

Sussex County

  • William F. Causey
  • John Hickman
  • Benjamin Hitch
  • Shephard F. Houston
  • John Jones
  • Miles Messick
  • James Stuart

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