The 96th 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 in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 3, 1911, which was two weeks before the beginning of the third administrative year of Governor Simeon S. Pennewill and John M. Mendinhall as Lieutenant Governor.
Currently the distribution of the Senate Assembly seats was made to seven senators for New Castle County and for five senators to each Kent and Sussex counties. Likewise the current distribution of the House Assembly seats was made to fifteen representatives for New Castle County and for ten representatives each to Kent and Sussex counties. The actual population changes of the county did not directly affect the number of senators or representatives at this time.
In the 96th Delaware General Assembly session the Senate had a Democratic majority and the House had a Republican majority.
Leadership
Senate Thomas M. Monaghan, New Castle County, Democratic
House of Representatives Denward W. Campbell, Sussex County, Republican
Members
Senate About half of the State Senators were elected every two years for a four-year term. They were from a district in a specific county, with the number of districts determined by the state constitution, not the size of the population.
New Castle County 1. Charles R. Miller 2. Thomas M. Monaghan 3. Frank P. Ewing 4. Darlington Flinn 5. Lewis F. Ellison 6. Alexander P. Corbit 7. James H. DavidKent County 1. Edward G. Walks 2. Joseph H. Anderson 3. William M. Hazel 4. John W. Sheldrake 5. George W. MarshallSussex County 1. George F. Pierce 2. James E. Dutton 3. John W. Fooks 4. Louis A. Dexler 5. William F. Blackstone
House of Representatives All the State Representatives were elected every two years for a two-year term. They were from a district in a specific county, with the number of districts determined by the state constitution, not the size of the population.
New Castle County 1. Granville P. Alexander 2. Harry I. Gillis 3. Alfred B. Moore 4. Thomas O. Cooper 5. Thomas F. Gormley 6. John T. Talley 7. Henry C. White 8. Richaard G. Buckingham 9. Andrew L. Fisher 10. John M. Wilson 11. Everett C. Johnson 12. Albert J. Swan 13. Frank R. Pool 14. Eddward H. Hart 15. Andrew J. WrightKent County 1. James E. Hoffecker 2. Thomas D. Garrison 3. Edward A. Evans 4. William H. Marvel 5. George W. Tebo 6. Thomas A. Bell 7. Charles S. Conwell 8. Benjamin F. Cooper 9. George E. Morris 10. Edward S. BeswickSussex County 1. Joseph G. Davis 2. Frank Elliott 3. James H. Layton 4. Ebenezer B. Hastings 5. Elder F. Lecates 6. John W. Messick 7. Denward W. Campbell 8. William T. Hurdle 9. John H. Hammond 10. John M. Robbins
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.