The 61st 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 after November 1 and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 5, 1841, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor William B. Cooper.
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 Whig majority.
Leadership
Senate Charles Polk Jr., Kent County
House of Representatives Robert Houston, Sussex County
Members
Senate Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.
New Castle County Abraham Boyce Thomas Deakyne Andrew S. Naudain Charles I. du PontKent County Charles Polk Jr. Presley Spruance Jr. William TharpSussex County Stansbury Jacobs Thomas Jacobs Joseph Maull
House of Representatives Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.
New Castle County Samuel Barr Mahlon Betts Robert M. Black Palmer Chamberlain John Dale Alfred Francis John HigginsKent County John Clements John A. Collins John Frazier William Huffington Alexander Johnson Samuel Virden James D. Wilds Sussex County William Hill Robert Houston Richard Jefferson Aaron Marshall Jr. John Sudler Robert Walpes Gardiner H. Wright
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.