48th Delaware General Assembly

The 48th 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 of Tuesday in October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 6, 1824, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Samuel Paynter.

48th Delaware General Assembly
47th 49th
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Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 6, 1824 (1824-01-06) – January 4, 1825 (1825-01-04)

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 Federalist majority.

Leadership

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Senate

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  • Jesse Green, Sussex County

House of Representatives

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  • Joshua Burton, Sussex County

Members

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Senate

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

New Castle County
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Charles M. Cullen
  • Jesse Green
  • Samuel Paynter Jr.

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Levi Boulden
  • Josiah F. Clement
  • Richard E. Cochran
  • Andrew Gray
  • William F. Grubb
  • William Vandegrift
  • Benjamin Watson
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Joshua Burton
  • George Howard
  • Spencer Phillips
  • William N. Polk
  • John Robinson
  • Peter Robinson
  • Purnal Tindall

References

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

Places with more information

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