American legislative session
| 58th Delaware General Assembly |
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| Legislative body | Delaware General Assembly |
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| Term | January 6, 1835 (1835-01-06) – January 3, 1837 (1837-01-03) |
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The 58th Delaware General Assembly (1835–1837) 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, Delaware, convening January 6, 1835, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth years of the administration of Governor Caleb P. Bennett. He died July 11, 1836, and replaced the remainder of the fourth year by 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 Whig majority.
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
- William D. Waples, Sussex County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.
- New Castle County
- John D. Dilworth
- Archibald Hamilton
- Thomas W. Handy
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- Kent County
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- Sussex County
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House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.
- New Castle County
- Alexander M. Biddle
- William Booth
- Thomas Deakyne
- John W. Evans
- John Harlan
- William Herdman
- George Lodge
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- Kent County
- Jacob Boone
- Joel Clements
- Philip Fiddeman
- Robert Frame
- Benjamin Harrington
- Charles Marin
- John Raymond
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- Sussex County
- William B. Cooper
- Thomas Davis
- Thomas Jacobs
- Joshua Johnson Sr.
- Kendall M. Lewis
- James Parker
- William D. Waples
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
