56th Delaware General Assembly

The 56th 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 3, 1832, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor David Hazzard

Governor
David Hazzard
56th General Assembly
In office
January 3, 1832  January 1, 1833
Preceded by55th Assembly
Succeeded by57th Assembly

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

  • James P. Lofland, Kent County

House of Representatives

  • Thomas Davis, 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
  • James Booth
  • John Sutton
Kent County
  • William Johnson
  • James P. Lofland
  • Thomas Wainwright
Sussex County
  • Joshua Burton
  • John Carey
  • Kendall M. Lewis

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • John Caulk
  • John D. Dilworth
  • James Gardner
  • Thomas W. Handy
    • Christopher Brooks
  • John Harlan
  • Dickinson Webster
  • Harry Williamson
Kent County
  • John Booth
  • Peter F. Causey
  • Isaac Gruwell
  • William Huffington
  • Charles Marim
  • Thomas A. Rees
  • Ayres Stockley
Sussex County
  • James Barrett, Sr.
  • Jehu Bennett
  • Thomas Davis
  • George Frame
  • John Gibbons
  • George Hearn
  • Shephard P. Houston

References

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

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