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65th Delaware General Assembly

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65th Delaware General Assembly
64th 66th
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 2, 1849 (1849-01-02) – January 7, 1851 (1851-01-07)

The 65th 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, convening January 2, 1849, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor William Tharp.

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 Whig majority.

Leadership

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Senate

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  • William W. Morris, Kent County

House of Representatives

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  • Daniel Cummins, Kent County

Members

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Senate

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

New Castle County
  • Samuel Burnhan
  • James H. Hoffecker
  • John D. Turner
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Henry B. Fiddeman
  • Thomas Jacobs
  • Samuel R. Paynter

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Edward T. Bellah
  • Edward G. Bradford Sr.
  • Benjamin Caulk
  • Levi G. Cooch
  • James L. Miles
  • Elias S. Naudain
  • Thomas M. Rodney
Kent County
  • Paris T. Carlisle
  • John A. Collins
  • Joseph P. Comegys
  • Daniel Cummins
  • James Postles
  • Henry Taylor
  • Edward W. Wilson
Sussex County
  • Philip C. Jones
  • John Marshall
  • John Martin
  • Thomas Robinson
  • Nathaniel Tunnell
  • William Tunnell
  • Samuel D. Vaughn

References

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  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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