76th Delaware General Assembly

The 76th 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, 1871, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year Governor James Ponder.

Governor
James Ponder
76th General Assembly
In office
January 3, 1871 – January 6, 1873
Preceded by75th Assembly
Succeeded by77th 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 76th Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
  • Charles Gooding
  • Allen V. Lesley
  • Leonard G. Vandegrift
Kent County
  • Thomas H. Denney
  • John Mustard
  • Curtis S. Watson
Sussex County
  • Martin M. Ellis
  • Thomas E. Records
  • George Russell

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • Sewell C. Biggs
  • Benjamin Caulk
  • J. Paulson Chandler
  • Lot Cloud
  • Aquilla Derrickerson
  • Albert O. Newton
  • Francis T. Perry
Kent County
  • John C. Carsons
  • Samuel B. Cooper
  • Nimrod Harrington
  • Henry H. Howe
  • Samuel Hutchinson, Jr.
  • David Needles
  • James L. Smith
Sussex County
  • Curtis A. Conaway
  • Levin Hitch
  • Shephard P. Martin
  • William W. Morris
  • Jesse W. Robinson
  • John W. Short
  • Ebe W. Tunnell

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.

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