57th Delaware General Assembly

57th Delaware General Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Delaware General Assembly
Term	January 1, 1833 (1833-01-01) – January 6, 1835 (1835-01-06)

The 57th Delaware General Assembly (1833–1835) 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 after November 1 and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, convening January 1, 1833, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor Caleb P. Bennett.

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 Whig majority.

Leadership

Senate

• Joshua Burton, Sussex County

House of Representatives

• John Raymond, Kent County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County Richard H. Bayard James Booth John Sutton

Kent County James P. Lofland Joseph Smithers Thomas Wainwright

Sussex County Joshua Burton Henry F. Rodney William D. Waples

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County Christopher Brooks John Caulk John D. Dilworth William Herdman George Springer Dickinson Webster Harry Williamson

Kent County Peter F. Causey Ignatius T. Cooper Isaac Gruwell Manlove Johnson Charles Marin John Raymond Thomas A. Rees

Sussex County Nicholas W. Adams Thomas Davis John H. Harris William Harris George Hearn Thomas Jacobs Joshua Johnson Sr.

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].