American legislative session
| 64th Delaware General Assembly |
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| Legislative body | Delaware General Assembly |
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| Term | January 5, 1847 (1847-01-05) – January 2, 1849 (1849-01-02) |
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The 64th 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 5, 1847, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor William Tharp.
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
- William W. Morris, Kent County
House of Representatives
- Lewis Thompson, New Castle County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.
- New Castle County
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- Kent County
- George Fisher
- William W. Morris
- Presley Spruance Jr.
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- Sussex County
- Thomas Jacobs
- Warren Jefferson
- Samuel R. Paynter
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House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.
- New Castle County
- John Allen
- Levi G. Cooch
- William M. Day
- John W. Evans
- William H. Smith
- Henry Swayne
- Lewis Thompson
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- Kent County
- William R. Cahoon
- Thomas Lockwood
- Henry W. McIlvaine
- William Nickerson
- Thomas L. Temple
- Thomas Wallace
- John Woodall Jr.
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- Sussex County
- Jacob Bounds
- James F. Burton
- William Cannon
- Peter Marsh
- John M. Phillips
- John W. Scribner
- Purnal Tatman
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
