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54th Delaware General Assembly

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54th Delaware General Assembly
53rd 55th
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 5, 1830 (1830-01-05) – January 4, 1831 (1831-01-04)

The 54th Delaware General Assembly (1830–1831) 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 of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, convening January 5, 1830, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor David Hazzard.

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 National Republican majority.

Leadership

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Senate

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  • Presley Spruance Jr., Kent County

House of Representatives

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  • Joshua Burton, Sussex County

Members

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Senate

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Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.

New Castle County
  • John Caulk
  • Thomas Deakyne
  • William T. Read
Kent County
  • William Johnson
  • James P. Lofland
  • Presley Spruance Jr.
Sussex County
  • Purnal Tindall
  • George Truitt
  • unknown

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Benjamin Chandler
  • Charles H. Haughey
  • Samuel Murphy
  • William T. Read
  • John Sutton
  • Harman Talley
  • Benjamin Whitely
    • Thomas W. Handy
Kent County
  • Joel F. Clements
  • Cornelius P. Comegys
  • Charles Marim
  • Benjamin Potter
  • William Roe
  • Thomas W. Simpson
    • Isaac Harrington
  • Simon Spearman
Sussex County
  • Joshua Burton
  • Isaac W. Copes
  • Thomas Davis
  • Caleb S. Layton
  • Kendall M. Lewis
  • Henry F. Rodney
  • John Tennent

References

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

Places with more information

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