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72nd Delaware General Assembly

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72nd Delaware General Assembly
71st 73rd
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 6, 1863 (1863-01-06) – January 3, 1865 (1865-01-03)

The 72nd 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, 1863, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor William Cannon.

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

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Senate

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  • John R. Tatum, New Castle County

House of Representatives

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  • John Sorden, Sussex 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
  • John P. Belville
  • John R. Tatum
  • John F. Williamson
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Henry Hickman
  • William Hitch
  • Hicks D. Hooper

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Solomon M. Curtis
  • John A. Duncan
  • David W. Gemmill
  • John Hayes
  • Levi W. Lattomus
  • Merritt H. Paxson
  • John Whitby
Kent County
  • John H. Bewley
  • Benjamin S. Goote
  • Robert Raughley
  • John Slay
  • William B. Stubbs
  • Curtis S. Watson
  • James Williams
Sussex County
  • Major W. Allen
  • Isaac H. Bailey
  • Luther W. Fisher
  • George W. Horsey
  • William A. Scribner
  • John Sorden
  • William D. Waples

References

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

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