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71st Delaware General Assembly

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71st Delaware General Assembly
70th 72nd
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 1, 1861 (1861-01-01) – January 6, 1863 (1863-01-06)

The 71st 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 1, 1861, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth 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. The Senate had a Democratic majority and the House had a Republican majority.

Leadership

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Senate

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  • Jacob Green, Kent County

House of Representatives

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  • John F. Williamson, New Castle County

Members

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Senate

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Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.

New Castle County
  • David W. Gemmell
  • Charles T. Polk
  • John R. Tatum
Kent County
  • Wilson L. Cannon
  • John Green
  • Alexander Johnson
Sussex County
  • Hards D. Hooper
  • John Martin
  • Joseph A. McFerran

House of Representatives

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Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.

New Castle County
  • Henry H. Appleton
  • Edward Betts
  • Abram Chandler
  • George W. Churchman
  • Robert A. Cochran
  • Anthony M. Higgins
  • John F. Williamson
Kent County
  • Ambrose Broadaway
  • Thomas Clements Jr.
  • Henderson Collins Jr.
  • Thomas Davis
  • John A. Moore
  • William Virden
  • Charles Williamson III
Sussex County
  • James H. Boyce
  • Peter Cahoon
  • Jonathan Moore
  • William S. Phillips
  • William H. Richards
  • Peter Robinson
  • Lemuel W. Waples

References

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  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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