65th Delaware General Assembly

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 1st and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 2, 1849, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor William Tharp.

Governor
William Tharp
65th General Assembly
In office
January 2, 1849  January 7, 1851
Preceded by64th Assembly
Succeeded by66th Assembly

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

Senate

  • William W. Morris, Kent County

House of Representatives

  • Daniel Cummins, Kent County

Members

Senate

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 Representative

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

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

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