55th Delaware General Assembly

Governor David Hazzard
55th General Assembly
In office January 4, 1831 – January 3, 1832
Preceded by	54th Assembly
Succeeded by	56th Assembly

The 55th 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 of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 4, 1831, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor David Hazzard

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 National Republican majority.

Leadership

Senate

• Presley Spruance, Jr., Kent County

House of Representatives

• Joshua Burton, Sussex County

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.

New Castle County Jacob Alrichs John Caulk William T. Read

Kent County William Johnson James P. Lofland Presley Spruance, Jr.

Sussex County Caleb S. Layton John Carey John Tennett George Truitt

House of Representative

Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.

New Castle County John Caulk Charles H. Haughey William Kennedy William McCaulley John Sutton Benjamin Whitely Harry Williamson

Kent County John Booth William Huffington Nunn Jenkins Charles Marim John Raymond Thomas A. Rees Simuel Virden

Sussex County Nicholas W. Adams Joshua Burton Thomas Davis George Frame George Hearn Kendall M. Lewis Henry F. Rodney

References

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

Places with more information

• Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; [phone]
• University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; [phone]