63rd Delaware General Assembly

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63rd Delaware General Assembly
62nd 64th
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Legislative body Delaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 7, 1845 (1845-01-07) – January 5, 1847 (1847-01-05)

The 63rd 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 7, 1845, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor Thomas Stockton. He died March 2, 1846, and was replaced by Joseph Maull, but he died May 3, 1846, and was replaced by William Temple for the remainder of the term.

Contents

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

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
Kent County
  • George Fisher
  • Willam Roe
  • Joseph Smithers
Sussex County
  • George P. Fisher
  • Warren Jefferson
  • Joseph Maull

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • John Allen
  • Samuel Burnham
  • Thomas Caulk
  • William M. Day
  • William Kennedy
  • Stephen M Staples
  • Lewis Thompson
Kent County
  • John W. Adkins
  • William Cowgill
  • George P. Fisher
  • John Gruwell
  • Joseph Hoffecker
  • Shadrack Raughley
  • William Temple
Sussex County
  • William Cannon
  • Samuel Paynter
  • William Porter
  • Thompson Robinson
  • Joseph Smith
  • John West
  • Charles Wright

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References

  1. "Joseph Maull". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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