# 67th Delaware General Assembly

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The **67th 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 4, 1853, two weeks before the beginning of the third and fourth year of the administration of Governor [William H. H. Ross](/source/William_H._H._Ross).

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 [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) majority.

## Leadership

### Senate

- John M. Phillips, Sussex County

### House of Representatives

- [John R. McFee](/source/John_R._McFee), Sussex County

## Members

### Senate

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

New Castle County Charles I. du Pont Bassett Ferguson William Smith Kent County Daniel Currey Isaac Jump William Temple Sussex County John M. Phillips John Ponder John Sorden

### House of Representatives

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

New Castle County Ephraim Beaston Alexander M. Biddle James Delaplaine Jesher H. Dixon Charles Goodling John A. Reynolds Joshua S. Valentine Kent County Paris T. Carlisle John G. Chambers Benjamin L. Collins Manlove Hayes Eli Saulsbury Merritt Scotton William Thompson Sussex County Benjamin Burton James F. Burtin John Day James F. Martin John R. McFee William W. Morgan Alfred Short

## 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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