50th Delaware General Assembly

The 50th Delaware General Assembly (1826–1827) 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 3, 1826, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor Samuel Paynter.

50th Delaware General Assembly
49th 51st
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Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 3, 1826 (1826-01-03) – January 2, 1827 (1827-01-02)

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 affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Leadership

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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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
  • William N. Polk

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
Kent County
  • Martin W. Bates
  • John Brinkle
  • Joel Clements
  • Elias Naudain Jr.
  • William Saulsbury
  • Thomas M. Stout
  • Samuel Warren Jr.
Sussex County
  • Francis Brown
  • Joshua Burton
  • Spencer Phillips
  • John Robinson
  • Whiting Sanford
  • Purnal Tindall
  • George Truitt

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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