American legislative session
| 70th Delaware General Assembly |
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| Legislative body | Delaware General Assembly |
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| Term | January 4, 1859 (1859-01-04) – January 1, 1861 (1861-01-01) |
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The 70th 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 4, 1859, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor William Burton.
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
- Manlove Carlisle, Sussex County
House of Representatives
- John W. F. Jackson, Kent County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.
- New Castle County
- Abraham Boyce
- David W. Gemmell
- Charles T. Polk
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- Kent County
- Wilson L. Cannon
- Alexander Johnson
- Thomas J. Moore
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- Sussex County
- Manlove R. Carlisle
- John Martin
- Joseph A. McFerran
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House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.
- New Castle County
- Thomas W. Belville
- George W. Churchman
- Jonathan L. Ellison
- Franklin Q. Flinn
- John M. Naudain
- Charles H. Oldham
- Lewis Thompson
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- Kent County
- Jonathan Brown
- John Harrington
- John W. F. Jackson
- Caleb S. Pennewill
- Isaac Short
- William Slaughter
- Curtis S. Watson
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- Sussex County
- Loxley R. Jacobs
- Thomas A. Jones
- Bushrod L. May
- Alfred McIlvaine
- William H. Moore
- John W. Walker
- Benjamin White
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
