American legislative session
| 69th Delaware General Assembly |
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| Legislative body | Delaware General Assembly |
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| Term | January 6, 1857 (1857-01-06) – January 4, 1859 (1859-01-04) |
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The 69th 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 6, 1857, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth 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 Democratic majority.
Leadership
Senate
- Abraham Boyce, New Castle County
House of Representatives
- George W. Cummins, Kent County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.
- New Castle County
- Archibald Armstrong
- Sewell C. Biggs
- Abraham Boyce
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- Kent County
- William Collins
- Moses Harrington
- Thomas J. Moore
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- Sussex County
- Manlove R. Carlisle
- John A. Hazzard
- 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
- Harlan Cloud
- Bayman Deakyne
- Francis Dunlap
- Richard Ferguson
- Thomas J. Foard
- Charles Gooding
- William C. Lodge
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- Kent County
- William A. Atkinson
- George W. Cummins
- William Meredith
- Joseph Moore
- John B. Penington
- Bethuel Watson
- James Williams
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- Sussex County
- Thomas J. Cannon
- Payton Frame
- John Marshall
- Hugh Martin
- Thomas J. Phillips
- James Ponder
- Ebe Walter
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
