Constitution of 1897
Under the original Delaware Constitution of 1897 the General Assembly consisted of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1 and terms begin on the second Tuesday in January, lasting four years for the Senate and two years for the House. Approximately half of the Senate was elected every two years. Sessions were generally held once every year, lasting no longer than June 30.
Prior to 1965, there were seventeen members of the Senate, seven from New Castle County and five each from Kent and Sussex County. There were thirty-five members of the House of Representatives, fifteen from New Castle County and ten each from Kent and Sussex County. All members were elected from single member districts.
Delaware General Assembly 1899-1964 | |||||||||||
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Year | Assembly | Governor | Lt. Governor | Senate Majority | President |
House Majority | Speaker | ||||
1899–1900 | 90th | Ebe W. Tunnell | none | Democratic | Charles M. Salmon | Republican | Theodore F. Clark | ||||
1901–1902 | 91st | John Hunn | Philip L. Cannon | Republican | Henry C. Ellison | Republican | James V. McCommons | ||||
1903–1904 | 92nd | John Hunn | Philip L. Cannon | Republican | Henry C. Ellison | Republican | Henry S. Anthony | ||||
1905–1906 | 93rd | Preston Lea | Isaac T. Parker | Republican | Alvin B. Conner | Republican | William D. Denney | ||||
1907–1908 | 94th | Preston Lea | Isaac T. Parker | Republican | George W. Sparks | Republican | Richard Hodgson | ||||
1909–1910 | 95th | Simeon S. Pennewill | John M. Mendinhall | Republican | George W. Sparks | Democratic | Thomas O. Cooper | ||||
1911–1912 | 96th | Simeon S. Pennewill | John M. Mendinhall | Democratic | Thomas M. Monaghan | Republican | Denward W. Campbell | ||||
1913–1914 | 97th | Charles R. Miller | Colen Ferguson | Republican | George W. Marshall | Republican | Chauncey P. Holcomb | ||||
1915–1916 | 98th | Charles R. Miller | Colen Ferguson | Republican | John M. Walker | Republican | Charles H. Grantland | ||||
1917–1918 | 99th | John G. Townsend, Jr. | Lewis T. Eliason | Republican | John A. Barnard | Democratic | Hervey P. Hall | ||||
1919–1920 | 100th | John G. Townsend, Jr. | Lewis T. Eliason | Republican | Isaac D. Short | Republican | Alexander P. Corbit | ||||
1921–1922 | 101st | William D. Denney | J. Danforth Bush | Republican | Wallace S. Handy | Democratic | Walter J. Paskey, Sr. | ||||
1923–1924 | 102nd | William D. Denney | J. Danforth Bush | Democratic | Charles D. Murphy | Democratic | Samuel N. Culver | ||||
1925–1926 | 103rd | Robert P. Robinson | James H. Anderson | Democratic | William C. Truitt | Republican | Henry C. Downward | ||||
1927–1928 | 104th | Robert P. Robinson | James H. Anderson | Democratic | William F. Allen | Republican | William Wintrup | ||||
1929–1930 | 105th | C. Douglass Buck | James H. Hazel | Republican | William A. Simonton | Republican | Charles W. Messick | ||||
1931–1932 | 106th | C. Douglass Buck | James H. Hazel | Republican | William A. Simonton | Republican | Bud Coy | ||||
1933–1934 | 107th | C. Douglass Buck | Roy F. Corley | Republican | William A. Simonton | Democratic | Julian T. Robinson | ||||
1935–1936 | 108th | C. Douglass Buck | Roy F. Corley | Republican | Levi G. Maloney | Republican | Harry V. Lyons | ||||
1937–1938 | 109th | Richard C. McMullen | Edward W. Cooch | Republican | William A. Simonton | Democratic | John R. Fader | ||||
1939–1940 | 110th | Richard C. McMullen | Edward W. Cooch | Republican | David W. Steele | Republican | Frank R. Zebley | ||||
1941–1942 | 111th | Walter W. Bacon | Isaac J. MacCollum | Republican | Harold W. T. Purnell | Republican | George W. Rhodes | ||||
1943–1944 | 112th | Walter W. Bacon | Isaac J. MacCollum | Republican | Clayton A. Bunting | Republican | Benjamin F. Johnson | ||||
1945–1946 | 113th | Walter W. Bacon | Elbert N. Carvel | Republican | Harry H. Mulholland | Republican | Chester V. Townsend, Jr. | ||||
1947–1948 | 114th | Walter W. Bacon | Elbert N. Carvel | Republican | George W. Rhodes | Republican | William T. Chipman | ||||
1949–1950 | 115th | Elbert N. Carvel | Alexis I. du Pont Bayard | Democratic | Vera G. Davis | Republican | Harvey H. Lawson | ||||
1951–1952 | 116th | Elbert N. Carvel | Alexis I. du Pont Bayard | Democratic | Roy A. Cannon | Republican | Harvey H. Lawson | ||||
1953–1954 | 117th | J. Caleb Boggs | John W. Rollins | Republican | Thomas L. Johnson | Republican | Frank A. Jones | ||||
1955–1956 | 118th | J. Caleb Boggs | John W. Rollins | Democratic | Charles G. Moore | Democratic | James R. Quigley | ||||
1957–1958 | 119th | J. Caleb Boggs | David P. Buckson | Democratic | Lemuel Hickman | Democratic | Harry E. Mayhew | ||||
1959–1960 | 120th | J. Caleb Boggs | David P. Buckson | Democratic | Allen J. Cook | Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt | ||||
1961–1962 | 121st | Elbert N. Carvel | Eugene Lammot | Democratic | John B. Reilly | Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt | ||||
1963–1964 | 122nd | Elbert N. Carvel | Eugene Lammot | Democratic | Curtis W. Steen | Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt |
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