68th Delaware General Assembly

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68th Delaware General Assembly
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Legislative body Delaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 2, 1855 (1855-01-02) – January 6, 1857 (1857-01-06)

The 68th 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 2, 1855, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor Peter F. Causey.

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 Know Nothing 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
  • William Collins
  • Daniel Currey
  • Moses Harrington
Sussex County
  • John A. Hazzard
  • John Ponder
  • Elihu J. Pusey

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Samuel Biddle
  • Jonathan Groves
  • John J. Henry
  • David McKee
  • James V. Moore
  • Edward Sheppard
  • David C. Wilson
Kent County
  • John W. Cullen
  • Thomas Draper
  • James B. R. Powell
  • John W. Smith
  • James W. Spruance
  • William Tomlinson
  • John Woodall Jr.
Sussex County
  • Woolsey Burton
  • Robert G. Ellegood
  • Asbury C. Pepper
  • Burton C. Prettyman
  • Charles Rickards
  • Joseph P. H. Shipley
  • John S. Waples

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