Almanac
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October. U.S. Representatives were popularly elected March 4 for a two year term. The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who also took office March 4, but for a six year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1823 | January 3, 1824 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1826 | January 3, 1829 | Speaker | |
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1829 | January 3, 1832 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1835 | January 3, 1839 | Speaker | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1839 | January 3, 1841 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1841 | January 3, 1845 | Speaker | |
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1847 | March 4, 1847 | ||
| U.S. Senator | Legislative | Washington | March 4, 1847 | March 3, 1853 | class 2 | |
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | Class/District |
| 1822 | 47th | State House | Republican | Joseph Haslet Charles Thomas |
Kent at-large | |
| 1825 | 50th | State Senate | Federalist | Samuel Paynter | Kent at-large | |
| 1826 | 51st | State Senate | Federalist | Charles Polk, Jr. | Kent at-large | |
| 1827 | 52nd | State Senate | Federalist | Charles Polk, Jr. | Speaker | Kent at-large |
| 1828 | 53rd | State Senate | Federalist | Charles Polk, Jr. | Kent at-large | |
| 1829 | 54th | State Senate | Whig | David Hazzard | Kent at-large | |
| 1830 | 55th | State Senate | Whig | David Hazzard | Kent at-large | |
| 1835/36 | 58th | State Senate | Whig | Caleb Bennett Charles Polk, Jr. |
Kent at-large | |
| 1837/38 | 59th | State Senate | Whig | Cornelius Comegys | Speaker | Kent at-large |
| 1839/40 | 60th | State House | Whig | Cornelius Comegys | Kent at-large | |
| 1841/42 | 61st | State Senate | Whig | William B. Cooper | Kent at-large | |
| 1843/44 | 62nd | State Senate | Whig | William B. Cooper | Speaker | Kent at-large |
| 1847/48 | 64th | State Senate | Whig | William Tharp | Kent at-large | |
| United States Congressional service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1847–1849 | 30th | U.S. Senate | Democratic | James K. Polk | class 2 | |
| 1849–1851 | 31st | U.S. Senate | Democratic | Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore |
class 2 | |
| 1851–1853 | 32nd | U.S. Senate | Democratic | Millard Fillmore | class 2 | |
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)