The 55th Delaware General Assembly (1831–1832) 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, 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 affect 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. ReadKent County William Johnson James P. Lofland Presley Spruance Jr.Sussex County Caleb S. Layton John Carey John Tennett George Truitt
House of Representatives 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 WilliamsonKent County John Booth William Huffington Nunn Jenkins Charles Marim John Raymond Thomas A. Rees Simuel VirdenSussex County Nicholas W. Adams Joshua Burton Thomas Davis George Frame George Hearn Kendall M. Lewis Henry F. Rodney
References
Places with more information Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161. University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.