Legislative session in Delaware, US (1831–1832)
| 55th Delaware General Assembly |
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| Legislative body | Delaware General Assembly |
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| Term | January 4, 1831 (1831-01-04) – January 3, 1832 (1832-01-03) |
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The 55th Delaware General Assembly (1831–1832) 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 4, 1831, two weeks before the beginning of the second 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 affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a National Republican majority.
Leadership
Senate
- Presley Spruance Jr., Kent County
House of Representatives
- Joshua Burton, Sussex County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.
- New Castle County
- Jacob Alrichs
- John Caulk
- William T. Read
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- Kent County
- William Johnson
- James P. Lofland
- Presley Spruance Jr.
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- Sussex County
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House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.
- New Castle County
- John Caulk
- Charles H. Haughey
- William Kennedy
- William McCaulley
- John Sutton
- Benjamin Whitely
- Harry Williamson
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- Kent County
- John Booth
- William Huffington
- Nunn Jenkins
- Charles Marim
- John Raymond
- Thomas A. Rees
- Simuel Virden
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- Sussex County
- Nicholas W. Adams
- Joshua Burton
- Thomas Davis
- George Frame
- George Hearn
- Kendall M. Lewis
- Henry F. Rodney
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
