# 65th Delaware General Assembly

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The **65th Delaware General Assembly** was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the [Delaware Senate](/source/Delaware_Senate) and the [Delaware House of Representatives](/source/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](/source/Dover,_Delaware), convening January 2, 1849, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor [William Tharp](/source/William_Tharp).

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](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) majority.

## Leadership

### Senate

- William W. Morris, Kent County

### House of Representatives

- Daniel Cummins, Kent County

## Members

### Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.

New Castle County Samuel Burnhan James H. Hoffecker John D. Turner Kent County Levin H. Adams William W. Morris William Temple Sussex County Henry B. Fiddeman Thomas Jacobs Samuel R. Paynter

### House of Representatives

Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.

New Castle County Edward T. Bellah Edward G. Bradford Sr. Benjamin Caulk Levi G. Cooch James L. Miles Elias S. Naudain Thomas M. Rodney Kent County Paris T. Carlisle John A. Collins Joseph P. Comegys Daniel Cummins James Postles Henry Taylor Edward W. Wilson Sussex County Philip C. Jones John Marshall John Martin Thomas Robinson Nathaniel Tunnell William Tunnell Samuel D. Vaughn

## References

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

## Places with more information

- [Delaware Historical Society](/source/Delaware_Historical_Society); [website](https://web.archive.org/web/19961231010053/http://hsd.org/); 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
- [University of Delaware](/source/University_of_Delaware); [Library website](http://www.lib.udel.edu/); 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.

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