American legislative session
| 68th Delaware General Assembly |
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| Legislative body | Delaware General Assembly |
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| Term | January 2, 1855 (1855-01-02) – January 6, 1857 (1857-01-06) |
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The 68th 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 2, 1855, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor Peter F. Causey.
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 Know Nothing majority.
Leadership
Senate
- Daniel Curry, Kent County
House of Representatives
- Samuel Biddle, 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
- William Collins
- Daniel Currey
- Moses Harrington
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- Sussex County
- John A. Hazzard
- John Ponder
- Elihu J. Pusey
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House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.
- New Castle County
- Samuel Biddle
- Jonathan Groves
- John J. Henry
- David McKee
- James V. Moore
- Edward Sheppard
- David C. Wilson
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- Kent County
- John W. Cullen
- Thomas Draper
- James B. R. Powell
- John W. Smith
- James W. Spruance
- William Tomlinson
- John Woodall Jr.
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- Sussex County
- Woolsey Burton
- Robert G. Ellegood
- Asbury C. Pepper
- Burton C. Prettyman
- Charles Rickards
- Joseph P. H. Shipley
- John S. Waples
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
