- Delaware General Assembly Delegations from New Castle County
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A table of the members of the Delaware General Assembly from New Castle County and the Governors.
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Delaware Senators under the Constitution of 1776
During this period the Upper House of the Delaware General Assembly was known as the Legislative Council and its members were Legislative Councillors. The terms "Senate" and "Senator" came into use with the adoption of the U.S. Constitution of 1787. Legislative Councillors were not the same as, and should not to be confused with Privy Councillors, the persons serving on the Delaware Privy Council.
From 1776 tol 1792 elections were held on the first day of October of the year noted. Terms for members of the General Assembly began on the twentieth day of October in the same year. If either date fell on a Sunday, the following day was prescribed. They met three times each year, generally in October, February and May. Members of the House of Assembly had a term of one year and members of the Legislative Council had a term of three years. Three State Councilmen and seven State Assemblymen were elected, at large, from each county.
The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual three year Council terms.
Presidents Session 1 Class 1 Councillors 2 Class 2 Councillors 3 Class 3 Councillors John McKinly
Thomas McKean1st
(1776/1777)- Nicholas Van Dyke - George Read - Richard Cantwell George Read
Caesar Rodney2nd
(1777/1778)- Peter Hyatt Caesar Rodney 3rd
(1778/1779)Samuel Patterson - 4th
(1779/1780)Richard Cantwell - 5th
(1780/1781)- Thomas McDonough, Sr. John Dickinson 6th
(1781/1782)- Isaac Grantham John Cook 7th
(1782/1783)- George Read Nicholas Van Dyke 8th
(1783/1784)- 9th
(1784/1785)- George Craighead 10th
(1785/1786)- Thomas Collins 11th
(1786/1787)- Nicholas Van Dyke 12th
(1787/1788)Thomas McDonough, Sr. - George Read, Jr. Jehu Davis 13th
(1788/1789)Nicholas Van Dyke Thomas Kean - Gunning Bedford, Sr. Joshua Clayton 14th
(1789/1790)- Alexander Porter, Jr. 15th
(1790/1791)- 16th
(1791/1792)Nehemiah Tilton - Archibald Alexander Delaware Senators under the Constitution of 1792
The State Senate had a term of three years. Three State Senators were elected, at large, from each county.
The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual three year Senate terms.
Governors Session 1 Class 1 Senators 2 Class 2 Senators 3 Class 3 Senators Joshua Clayton 17th
(1793)- Robert Haughey - Archibald Alexander - John Dickinson 18th
(1794)- Isaac Grantham Thomas Kean 19th
(1795)John Stockton - Gunning Bedford, Sr. 20th
(1796)Alexander Porter, Jr. - John James 21st
(1797)- Archibald Alexander Daniel Rogers 22nd
(1798)Edward Roche - Richard Bassett 23rd
(1799)Isaac Grantham - 24th
(1800)- Peter Brynberg James Sykes, Jr. 25th
(1801)John Bird - Thomas Fitzgerald David Hall 26th
(1802)Robert Maxwell - 27th
(1803)- John Way 28th
(1804)- Nathaniel Mitchell 29th
(1805)- William Cooch 30th
(1806)- George Clark, Jr. 31st
(1807)- Thomas Perkins George Truitt 32nd
(1808)- John Merritt 33rd
(1809)- 34th
(1810)- Andrew Reynolds Joseph Haslet 35th
(1811)- Francis H. Haughey 36th
(1812)- 37th
(1813)- Samuel H. Black Daniel Rodney 38th
(1814)- Abraham Staats 39th
(1815)- Caesar A. Rodney 40th
(1816)- Nicholas Van Dyke, Jr. John Clark 41st
(1817)- George Clark, Jr. 42nd
(1818)- Andrew Gray Samuel H. Black 43rd
(1819)- Jacob Stout 44th
(1820)- Jacob Vandergrift John Collins 45th
(1821)- Victor du Pont Caleb Rodney 46th
(1822)- Charles Thomas, Jr. Joseph Haslet
Charles Thomas, Jr.47th
(1823)- William Weldon, II Samuel Paynter 48th
(1824)- John Erwin 49th
(1825)- Henry Whiteley 50th
(1826)- Christopher Vandergrift Charles Polk, Jr. 51st
(1827)- Joseph England 52nd
(1828)John Harlan Levi Boulden - Thomas Deakyne 53rd
(1829)- David Hazzard 54th
(1830)- William T. Read John Caulk 55th
(1831)- Jacob Alrichs 56th
(1832)James Booth - John Sutton Delaware Senators under the Constitution of 1831
The State Senate had a term of four years. Three State Senators were elected, at large, from each county.
The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual four year Senate terms.
Governors Session 1 Class 1 Senators 2 Class 2 Senators 3 Class 3 Senators Caleb P. Bennett 57th
(1833/1834)- James Booth - John Sutton - Richard H. Bayard Charles Polk, Jr. 58th
(1835/1836)- John D. Dilworth Thomas W. Handy - Archibald Hamilton Cornelius P. Comegys 59th
(1837/1838)- William Herdman Christopher Brooks 60th
(1839/1840)- Abraham Boyce - Thomas Deaknye William B. Cooper 61st
(1841/1842)- Charles I. du Pont Andrew S. Naudain 62nd
(1843/1844)- David McAllister - Robert Ocheltree Thomas Stockton
Joseph Maull
William Temple63rd
(1845/1846)- Mahlon Betts William Tharp 64th
(1847/1848)- Samuel Burnham - John D. Turner 65th
(1849/1850)- James H. Hoffecker William H. H. Ross 66th
(1851/1852)- Bassett Ferguson - William Smith 67th
(1853/1854)- Charles I. du Pont Peter F. Causey 68th
(1855/1856)- Archibald Armstrong - Sewell C. Biggs 69th
(1857/1858)- Abraham Boyce William Burton 70th
(1859/1860)- David W. Gemmell - Charles T. Polk 71st
(1861/1862)- John R. Tatum William Cannon 72nd
(1863/1864)- John P. Belville - John F. Williamson Gove Saulsbury 73rd
(1865/1866)- Isaac S. Elliott 74th
(1867/1868)- Curtis B. Ellison - John G. Jackson 75th
(1869/1870)- Charles Gooding James Ponder 76th
(1871/1872)- Allen V. Lesley - Leonard G. Vandegrift 77th
(1873/1874)- Leander F. Riddle John P. Cochran 78th
(1875/1876)- Henry Davis - James H. Ray 79th
(1877/1878)- Harry Sharpley John W. Hall 80th
(1879/1880)- Joseph W. Cooch - Charles H. McWhorter 81st
(1881/1882)- Edward Betts Charles C. Stockley 82nd
(1883/1884)- Swithin Chandler - Alexander B. Cooper 83rd
(1885/1886)- Charles H. McWhorter Benjamin T. Biggs 84th
(1887/1888)- Calvin W. Crossan - Colen Ferguson 85th
(1889/1890)- John P. Donohoe Robert J. Reynolds 86th
(1891/1892)- James McMullin - John Pilling 87th
(1893/1894)- John C. Pyle Joshua H. Marvil
William T. Watson88th
(1895/1896)- Samuel Alrichs - Robert J. Hanby Ebe W. Tunnell 89th
(1897/1898)- Delaware Senators under the Constitution of 1897 before the 1965 reapportionment
The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual four year Senate terms.
Governors Session 1 Class 1 Senators 2 Class 2 Senators 3 Class 3 Senators 4 Class 4 Senators 5 Class 5 Senators 6 Class 6 Senators 7 Class 7 Senators Ebe W. Tunnell 90th
(1899/1900)- John Hunn 91st
(1901/1902)92nd
(1903/1904)- Preston Lea 93rd
(1905/1906)94th
(1907/1908)- Simeon S. Pennewill 95th
(1909/1910)96th
(1911/1912)- Charles R. Miller 97th
(1913/1914)98th
(1915/1916)- John G. Townsend, Jr. 99th
(1917/1918)100th
(1919/1920)- William D. Denney 101st
(1921/1922)102nd
(1923/1924)- Robert P. Robinson 103rdh
(1925/1926)104th
(1927/1928)- C. Douglass Buck 105th
(1929/1930)106th
(1931/1932)- 107th
(1933/1934)108th
(1935/1936)- Richard C. McMullen 109th
(1937/1938)110th
(1939/1940)- Walter W. Bacon 111th
(1941/1942)112th
(1943/1944)- 113th
(1945/1946)114th
(1947/1948)- Elbert N. Carvel 115th
(1949/1950)116th
(1951/1952)- J. Caleb Boggs
David P. Buckson117th
(1953/1954)118th
(1955/1956)- 119th
(1957/1958)120th
(1959/1960)- Elbert N. Carvel 121st
(1961/1962)122nd
(1963/1964)- References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate.
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