79th Delaware General Assembly

The 79th 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 2, 1877, which was two weeks before the beginning of the third administrative year of Governor John P. Cochran.

Governor
John P. Cochran
79th General Assembly
In office
January 2, 1877  January 7, 1879
Preceded by78th Assembly
Succeeded by80th 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 79th Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Senators were normally elected by the public for a four-year term; although many were selected to fill the remainder of a vacant position.

New Castle County
  • Henry Davis
  • James H. Ray
  • Harry Sharpley
Kent County
  • J. Frank Denney
  • Henry B. Fiddeman
  • Charles J. Harrington
Sussex County
  • John W. Causey
  • James A. Hopkins
  • John T. Moore

House of Representative

Representatives were elected by the public for a two-year term.

New Castle County
  • John E. Bartholomew
  • Thomas Bird
  • Edwin R. Cochran
  • Thomas Holcomb, Sr.
  • John W.R. Kilgore
  • John Nicholson
  • James W. Ware
Kent County
  • Jacob G. Brown
  • William H. Burnite
  • Cornelius J. Hall
  • Garrettson Saulsbury
  • Jonathan Slaughter
  • Thomas K. Taylor
  • Andrew J. Wright
Sussex County
  • Hugh Martin
  • Miles Messick
  • William M. Morris
  • David L. Mustard
  • Kendall Richards
  • Peter Robinson
  • John L. Thompson

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.v

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