74th Delaware General Assembly

The 74th Delaware General Assembly 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 after November 1st and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 3, 1867, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Governor Gove Saulsbury.

Governor Gove Saulsbury
74th General Assembly
In office January 1, 1867 – January 5, 1869
Preceded by	73rd Assembly
Succeeded by	75th Assembly

Currently the distribution of the Senate Assembly seats was made to three senators for each of the three counties. Likewise the current distribution of the House Assembly seats was made to seven representatives for each of the three counties. The actual population changes of the county did not directly affect the number of senators or representatives at this time.

In the 74th Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Leadership

Senate

• James Ponder, Sussex County, Democratic

House of Representatives

• William A. Polk, Kent County, Democratic

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.

New Castle County Isaas S. Elliott Curtis B. Ellison John G. Jackson

Kent County John H. Bewley John W. Hall James W. Minors

Sussex County Jacob Bounds John H. Paynter James Ponder

House of Representative

Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.

New Castle County John A. Alderdice Samuel Bancroft James Bradford Charles Corbot Andrew Eliason Levi W. Lattomus John Pilling

Kent County Joseph Booth Peter L. Cooper, Jr. William A. Polk Henry Pratt George A. Raymont Elias S. Reed James H. Smith

Sussex County John S. Bacon Robert H. Davis Raynter Frame John H. Houston Joshua J. Johnson, Jr. Thomas A. John William D. Waples

References

• Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). Democracy in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books. ISBN 1-892142-23-6.
• Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

Places with more information

• Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; [phone]
• University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; [phone]