Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly took office the first Tuesday of January. State Representatives have a two year term. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four year term.
| Delaware General Assembly |
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| Year | Assembly | Senate Majority | Speaker | House Majority | Speaker | ||||||
| 1891–1892 | 86th | Democratic | John P. Donohoe | Democratic | William L. Sirman | ||||||
| 1893–1894 | 87th | Democratic | Charles B. Houston | Democratic | J. Harvey Whiteman | ||||||
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 6, 1869 | January 6, 1871 | ||
| State Treasurer | Executive | Dover | 1879 | 1883 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 20, 1891 | January 15, 1895 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1869–1870 | 75th | State House | Democratic | Gove Saulsbury | Kent at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1890 | Governor | Robert J. Reynolds | Democratic | 17,801 | 51% | Harry A. Richardson | Republican | 17,258 | 49% | ||
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“It is not the purpose of literature to purvey news. For news consult the Almanac de Gotha.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)