52nd Delaware General Assembly

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52nd Delaware General Assembly
51st 53rd
File:Seal of Delaware.svg
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 1, 1828 (1828-01-01) – January 6, 1829 (1829-01-06)

The 52nd Delaware General Assembly (1828–1829) 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 of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 1, 1828, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor Charles Polk Jr.

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 Federalist majority.

Leadership

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Senate

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  • Presley Spruance Jr., Kent County

House of Representatives

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  • William W. Morris, Kent County

Members

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Senate

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Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.

New Castle County
  • Levi Boulden
  • Thomas Deakyne
  • John Harlan
Kent County
  • Elias Naudain Jr.
  • Joseph G. Oliver
  • Presley Spruance Jr.
Sussex County
  • Joseph Maull
  • Peter Robinson
  • Purnal Tindall

House of Representatives

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Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.

New Castle County
  • James Delaplane
  • Daniel Newbold
  • William T. Read
  • William Seal
  • Harman Talley
  • Christopher Vandegrift
  • Benjamin Whitely
Kent County
  • John Booth
  • Peter L. Cooper Sr.
  • Mathias Day
  • James P. Lofland
  • William W. Morris
  • John Raymond
  • Samuel Virden
Sussex County
  • Thomas Davis
  • William Dunning
  • Caleb S. Layton
  • Kendall M. Lewis
  • John Tennent
  • George Truitt
  • John White

References

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