67th Delaware General Assembly

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The 67th 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 4, 1853, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor William H. H. Ross.

TermJanuary 4, 1853 (1853-01-04) – January 2, 1855 (1855-01-02)
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67th Delaware General Assembly
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Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 4, 1853 (1853-01-04) – January 2, 1855 (1855-01-02)
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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 Democratic majority.

Leadership

Senate

  • John M. Phillips, Sussex County

House of Representatives

  • John R. McFee, Sussex County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Ephraim Beaston
  • Alexander M. Biddle
  • James Delaplaine
  • Jesher H. Dixon
  • Charles Goodling
  • John A. Reynolds
  • Joshua S. Valentine
Kent County
  • Paris T. Carlisle
  • John G. Chambers
  • Benjamin L. Collins
  • Manlove Hayes
  • Eli Saulsbury
  • Merritt Scotton
  • William Thompson
Sussex County
  • Benjamin Burton
  • James F. Burtin
  • John Day
  • James F. Martin
  • John R. McFee
  • William W. Morgan
  • Alfred Short

References

  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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