74th Delaware General Assembly

The 74th 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 in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 3, 1867, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Governor Gove Saulsbury.

Governor
Gove Saulsbury
74th General Assembly
In office
January 1, 1867  January 5, 1869
Preceded by73rd Assembly
Succeeded by75th Assembly

Currently the distribution of the Senate Assembly seats was made to three senators for each of the three counties. Likewise the current distribution of the House Assembly seats was made to seven representatives for each of the three counties. The actual population changes of the county did not directly affect the number of senators or representatives at this time.

In the 74th Delaware General Assembly session 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
  • Isaas S. Elliott
  • Curtis B. Ellison
  • John G. Jackson
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • John A. Alderdice
  • Samuel Bancroft
  • James Bradford
  • Charles Corbot
  • Andrew Eliason
  • Levi W. Lattomus
  • John Pilling
Kent County
  • Joseph Booth
  • Peter L. Cooper, Jr.
  • William A. Polk
  • Henry Pratt
  • George A. Raymont
  • Elias S. Reed
  • James H. Smith
Sussex County
  • John S. Bacon
  • Robert H. Davis
  • Raynter Frame
  • John H. Houston
  • Joshua J. Johnson, Jr.
  • Thomas A. John
  • William D. Waples

References

  • Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). Democracy in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books. ISBN 1-892142-23-6.
  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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