70th Delaware General Assembly

The 70th 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, 1859, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor William Burton.

70th Delaware General Assembly
69th 71st
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 4, 1859 (1859-01-04) – January 1, 1861 (1861-01-01)

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

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Senate

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  • Manlove Carlisle, Sussex County

House of Representatives

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  • John W. F. Jackson, Kent County

Members

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Senate

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

New Castle County
  • Abraham Boyce
  • David W. Gemmell
  • Charles T. Polk
Kent County
  • Wilson L. Cannon
  • Alexander Johnson
  • Thomas J. Moore
Sussex County
  • Manlove R. Carlisle
  • John Martin
  • Joseph A. McFerran

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Thomas W. Belville
  • George W. Churchman
  • Jonathan L. Ellison
  • Franklin Q. Flinn
  • John M. Naudain
  • Charles H. Oldham
  • Lewis Thompson
Kent County
  • Jonathan Brown
  • John Harrington
  • John W. F. Jackson
  • Caleb S. Pennewill
  • Isaac Short
  • William Slaughter
  • Curtis S. Watson
Sussex County
  • Loxley R. Jacobs
  • Thomas A. Jones
  • Bushrod L. May
  • Alfred McIlvaine
  • William H. Moore
  • John W. Walker
  • Benjamin White

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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