Almanac
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October. Members of the General Assembly took office on the first Tuesday of January. State Representatives had a one year term. The Secretary of State was appointed by the Governor and took office on the third Tuesday of January for a five-year term. The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who took office March 4, for a six-year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1824 | January 3, 1825 | ||
| Secretary of State | Executive | Dover | December 1826 | October 1828 | ||
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1829 | December 29, 1836 | ||
| Superior Court | Judiciary | Dover | January 16, 1837 | September 19, 1839 | Chief Justice | |
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1845 | February 23, 1849 | ||
| U.S. Secretary of State | Executive | Washington | March 8, 1849 | July 22, 1850 | ||
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1853 | November 9, 1856 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | Class/District |
| 1824 | 48th | State Senate | Federalist | Samuel Paynter | Kent at-large | |
| United States Congressional service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1829–1831 | 21st | U.S. Senate | National Republican | Andrew Jackson | Militia | class 2 |
| 1831–1833 | 22nd | U.S. Senate | National Republican | Andrew Jackson | Militia | class 2 |
| 1833–1835 | 23rd | U.S. Senate | National Republican | Andrew Jackson | Judiciary, Militia | class 2 |
| 1835–1837 | 24th | U.S. Senate | Whig | Andrew Jackson | Judiciary | class 2 |
| 1845–1847 | 29th | U.S. Senate | Whig | James K. Polk | class 1 | |
| 1847–1849 | 30th | U.S. Senate | Whig | James K. Polk | class 1 | |
| 1853–1855 | 33rd | U.S. Senate | Whig | Franklin Pierce | class 2 | |
| 1855–1857 | 34th | U.S. Senate | American | Franklin Pierce | class 2 | |
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