The 73rd 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, convening January 3, 1865, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor William Cannon. He died March 1, 1865, and nearly all the time was covered by Gove Saulsbury.
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 Democratic majority.
Leadership
Senate Gove Saulsbury, Kent County William Hitch, Sussex County
House of Representatives Shephard P. Houston, Sussex County
Members
Senate Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.
New Castle County John P. Belville Isaac S. Elliott John F. WilliamsonKent County John H. Bewley Thomas Cahall Gove SaulsburySussex County Henry Hickman William Hitch James Ponder
House of Representatives Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.
New Castle County John A. Alderdice John A. Duncan Andrew Eliason James H. Hoffecker John G. Jackson Elias N. Moore Merritt H. PaxsonKent County Charles M. Adams Henry C. Douglas William Dyer William D. Fowler Abner Harrington Henry Todd John C. WilsonSussex County William F. Causey John Hickman Benjamin Hitch Shephard F. Houston John Jones Miles Messick James Stuart
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.