73rd Delaware General Assembly

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73rd Delaware General Assembly
72nd 74th
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Legislative body Delaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 3, 1865 (1865-01-03) – January 1, 1867 (1867-01-01)

The 73rd 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 3, 1865, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor William Cannon. He died March 1, 1865, and nearly all the time was covered by Gove Saulsbury.

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 affect the number of delegates. 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
  • John P. Belville
  • Isaac S. Elliott
  • John F. Williamson
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • John A. Alderdice
  • John A. Duncan
  • Andrew Eliason
  • James H. Hoffecker
  • John G. Jackson
  • Elias N. Moore
  • Merritt H. Paxson
Kent County
  • Charles M. Adams
  • Henry C. Douglas
  • William Dyer
  • William D. Fowler
  • Abner Harrington
  • Henry Todd
  • John C. Wilson
Sussex County
  • William F. Causey
  • John Hickman
  • Benjamin Hitch
  • Shephard F. Houston
  • John Jones
  • Miles Messick
  • James Stuart

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