69th Delaware General Assembly

The 69th 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 6, 1857, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor Peter F. Causey.

Governor
Peter F. Causey
69th General Assembly
In office
January 6, 1857  January 4, 1859
Preceded by68th Assembly
Succeeded by70th 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 Democratic majority.

Leadership

Senate

  • Abraham Boyce, New Castle County

House of Representatives

  • George W. Cummins, Kent County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
  • Archibald Armstrong
  • Sewell C. Biggs
  • Abraham Boyce
Kent County
  • William Collins
  • Moses Harrington
  • Thomas J. Moore
Sussex County
  • Manlove R. Carlisle
  • John A. Hazzard
  • Elihu J. Pusey

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • Harlan Cloud
  • Bayman Deakyne
  • Francis Dunlap
  • Richard Ferguson
  • Thomas J. Foard
  • Charles Gooding
  • William C. Lodge
Kent County
  • William A. Atkinson
  • George W. Cummins
  • William Meredith
  • Joseph Moore
  • John B. Penington
  • Bethuel Watson
  • James Williams
Sussex County
  • Thomas J. Cannon
  • Payton Frame
  • John Marshall
  • Hugh Martin
  • Thomas J. Phillips
  • James Ponder
  • Ebe Walter

References

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

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