51st Delaware General Assembly

51st Delaware General Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Delaware General Assembly
Term	January 2, 1827 (1827-01-02) – January 1, 1828 (1828-01-01)

The 51st Delaware General Assembly (1827–1828) 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, Delaware, convening January 2, 1827, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Charles Polk Jr.

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 Federalist majority.

Leadership

Senate

• Henry Whiteley, New Castle County

House of Representatives

• Archibald Hamilton, New Castle County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County Joseph England Christopher Vandegrift Henry Whiteley

Kent County John Brinckle Charles Polk Jr. Presley Spruance Jr.

Sussex County Jesse Green William N. Polk Peter Robinson

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County Samuel H. Black Josiah F. Clement Daniel Corbit Alexander Crawford John Erwin Archibald Hamilton John Higgins

Kent County Martin W. Bates Jehu Clark Jacob Raymond Henry M. Ridgely Robert Register Thomas M. Stout Ignatius Taylor

Sussex County Francis Brown Joshua Burton George Phillips Lawrence Riley John Tennent Miles Tindall John Wiltbank

References

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

Places with more information

• Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; [phone].
• University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; [phone].