Delaware General Assembly delegations from New Castle County

A table of the members of the Delaware General Assembly from New Castle County and the Governors.

Delaware senators under the Constitution of 1776

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During this period the Upper House of the Delaware General Assembly was known as the Legislative Council and its members were Legislative Councillors. The terms "Senate" and "Senator" came into use with the adoption of the U.S. Constitution of 1787. Legislative Councillors were not the same as and should not be confused with Privy Councillors, the persons serving on the Delaware Privy Council.

From 1776 to 1792 elections were held on the first day of October of the year noted. Terms for members of the General Assembly began on the twentieth day of October in the same year. If either date fell on a Sunday, the following day was prescribed. They met three times each year, generally in October, February and May. Members of the House of Assembly had a term of one year and members of the Legislative Council had a term of three years. Three State Councilmen and seven State Assemblymen were elected, at large, from each county.

The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual three year Council terms.

Presidents Session 1 Class 1 councillors 2 Class 2 councillors 3 Class 3 councillors
John McKinly
Thomas McKean
1st
(1776/1777)
- Nicholas Van Dyke - George Read - Richard Cantwell
George Read
Caesar Rodney
2nd
(1777/1778)
- Peter Hyatt
Caesar Rodney 3rd
(1778/1779)
Samuel Patterson -
4th
(1779/1780)
Richard Cantwell -
5th
(1780/1781)
- Thomas McDonough Sr.
John Dickinson 6th
(1781/1782)
- Isaac Grantham
John Cook 7th
(1782/1783)
- George Read
Nicholas Van Dyke 8th
(1783/1784)
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9th
(1784/1785)
- George Craighead
10th
(1785/1786)
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Thomas Collins 11th
(1786/1787)
- Nicholas Van Dyke
12th
(1787/1788)
Thomas McDonough Sr. - George Read Jr.
Jehu Davis 13th
(1788/1789)
Nicholas Van Dyke Thomas Kean - Gunning Bedford Sr.
Joshua Clayton 14th
(1789/1790)
- Alexander Porter Jr.
15th
(1790/1791)
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16th
(1791/1792)
Nehemiah Tilton - Archibald Alexander

Delaware senators under the Constitution of 1792

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The State Senate had a term of three years. Three state senators were elected, at large, from each county.

The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual three year Senate terms.

Governors Session 1 Class 1 senators 2 Class 2 senators 3 Class 3 senators
Joshua Clayton 17th
(1793)
- Robert Haughey - Archibald Alexander - John Dickinson
18th
(1794)
- Isaac Grantham Thomas Kean
19th
(1795)
John Stockton -
Gunning Bedford Sr. 20th
(1796)
Alexander Porter Jr. - John James
21st
(1797)
- Archibald Alexander
Daniel Rogers 22nd
(1798)
Edward Roche -
Richard Bassett 23rd
(1799)
Isaac Grantham -
24th
(1800)
- Peter Brynberg
James Sykes Jr. 25th
(1801)
John Bird - Thomas Fitzgerald
David Hall 26th
(1802)
Robert Maxwell -
27th
(1803)
- John Way
28th
(1804)
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Nathaniel Mitchell 29th
(1805)
- William Cooch
30th
(1806)
- George Clark Jr.
31st
(1807)
- Thomas Perkins
George Truitt 32nd
(1808)
- John Merritt
33rd
(1809)
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34th
(1810)
- Andrew Reynolds
Joseph Haslet 35th
(1811)
- Francis H. Haughey
36th
(1812)
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37th
(1813)
- Samuel H. Black
Daniel Rodney 38th
(1814)
- Abraham Staats
39th
(1815)
- Caesar A. Rodney
40th
(1816)
- Nicholas Van Dyke Jr.
John Clark 41st
(1817)
- George Clark Jr.
42nd
(1818)
- Andrew Gray Samuel H. Black
43rd
(1819)
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Jacob Stout 44th
(1820)
- Jacob Vandergrift
John Collins 45th
(1821)
- Victor du Pont
Caleb Rodney 46th
(1822)
- Charles Thomas Jr.
Joseph Haslet
Charles Thomas Jr.
47th
(1823)
- William Weldon, II
Samuel Paynter 48th
(1824)
- John Erwin
49th
(1825)
- Henry Whiteley
50th
(1826)
- Christopher Vandergrift
Charles Polk Jr. 51st
(1827)
- Joseph England
52nd
(1828)
John Harlan Levi Boulden - Thomas Deakyne
53rd
(1829)
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David Hazzard 54th
(1830)
- William T. Read John Caulk
55th
(1831)
- Jacob Alrichs
56th
(1832)
James Booth - John Sutton

Delaware senators under the Constitution of 1831

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The State Senate had a term of four years. Three state senators were elected, at large, from each county.

The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual four year Senate terms.

Governors Session 1 Class 1 senators 2 Class 2 senators 3 Class 3 senators
Caleb P. Bennett 57th
(1833/1834)
- James Booth - John Sutton - Richard H. Bayard
Charles Polk Jr. 58th
(1835/1836)
- John D. Dilworth Thomas W. Handy - Archibald Hamilton
Cornelius P. Comegys 59th
(1837/1838)
- William Herdman Christopher Brooks
60th
(1839/1840)
- Abraham Boyce - Thomas Deaknye
William B. Cooper 61st
(1841/1842)
- Charles I. du Pont Andrew S. Naudain
62nd
(1843/1844)
- David McAllister - Robert Ocheltree
Thomas Stockton
Joseph Maull
William Temple
63rd
(1845/1846)
- Mahlon Betts
William Tharp 64th
(1847/1848)
- Samuel Burnham - John D. Turner
65th
(1849/1850)
- James H. Hoffecker
William H. H. Ross 66th
(1851/1852)
- Bassett Ferguson - William Smith
67th
(1853/1854)
- Charles I. du Pont
Peter F. Causey 68th
(1855/1856)
- Archibald Armstrong - Sewell C. Biggs
69th
(1857/1858)
- Abraham Boyce
William Burton 70th
(1859/1860)
- David W. Gemmell - Charles T. Polk
71st
(1861/1862)
- John R. Tatum
William Cannon 72nd
(1863/1864)
- John P. Belville - John F. Williamson
Gove Saulsbury 73rd
(1865/1866)
- Isaac S. Elliott
74th
(1867/1868)
- Curtis B. Ellison - John G. Jackson
75th
(1869/1870)
- Charles Gooding
James Ponder 76th
(1871/1872)
- Allen V. Lesley - Leonard G. Vandegrift
77th
(1873/1874)
- Leander F. Riddle
John P. Cochran 78th
(1875/1876)
- Henry Davis - James H. Ray
79th
(1877/1878)
- Harry Sharpley
John W. Hall 80th
(1879/1880)
- Joseph W. Cooch - Charles H. McWhorter
81st
(1881/1882)
- Edward Betts
Charles C. Stockley 82nd
(1883/1884)
- Swithin Chandler - Alexander B. Cooper
83rd
(1885/1886)
- Charles H. McWhorter
Benjamin T. Biggs 84th
(1887/1888)
- Calvin W. Crossan - Colen Ferguson
85th
(1889/1890)
- John P. Donohoe
Robert J. Reynolds 86th
(1891/1892)
- James McMullin - John Pilling
87th
(1893/1894)
- John C. Pyle
Joshua H. Marvil
William T. Watson
88th
(1895/1896)
- Samuel Alrichs - Robert J. Hanby
Ebe W. Tunnell 89th
(1897/1898)
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Delaware senators under the Constitution of 1897 before the 1965 reapportionment

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The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual four year Senate terms.

Governors Session 1 Class 1 senators 2 Class 2 senators 3 Class 3 senators 4 Class 4 senators 5 Class 5 senators 6 Class 6 senators 7 Class 7 senators
Ebe W. Tunnell 90th
(1899/1900)
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John Hunn 91st
(1901/1902)
92nd
(1903/1904)
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Preston Lea 93rd
(1905/1906)
94th
(1907/1908)
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Simeon S. Pennewill 95th
(1909/1910)
96th
(1911/1912)
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Charles R. Miller 97th
(1913/1914)
98th
(1915/1916)
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John G. Townsend Jr. 99th
(1917/1918)
100th
(1919/1920)
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William D. Denney 101st
(1921/1922)
102nd
(1923/1924)
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Robert P. Robinson 103rdh
(1925/1926)
104th
(1927/1928)
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C. Douglass Buck 105th
(1929/1930)
106th
(1931/1932)
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107th
(1933/1934)
108th
(1935/1936)
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Richard C. McMullen 109th
(1937/1938)
110th
(1939/1940)
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Walter W. Bacon 111th
(1941/1942)
112th
(1943/1944)
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113th
(1945/1946)
114th
(1947/1948)
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Elbert N. Carvel 115th
(1949/1950)
116th
(1951/1952)
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J. Caleb Boggs
David P. Buckson
117th
(1953/1954)
118th
(1955/1956)
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119th
(1957/1958)
120th
(1959/1960)
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Elbert N. Carvel 121st
(1961/1962)
122nd
(1963/1964)
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References

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