91st Delaware General Assembly

The 91st 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 1 and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 1, 1901, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Governor John Hunn and Philip Cannon as Lieutenant Governor.

Governor John Hunn
91st General Assembly
In office January 8, 1901 – January 6, 1903
Preceded by	90th Assembly
Succeeded by	92nd Assembly

Currently the distribution of the Senate Assembly seats was made to seven senators for New Castle County and for five senators to each Kent and Sussex counties. Likewise the current distribution of the House Assembly seats was made to fifteen representatives for New Castle County and for ten representatives each to Kent and Sussex counties. The actual population changes of the county did not directly affect the number of senators or representatives at this time.

In the 91st Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Republican majority.

Leadership

Senate Henry C. Ellison, Republican of New Castle County.

House of Representatives James V. McCommons, Republican of Kent County.

Members

Senate

About half of the State Senators were elected every two years for four-year terms. Each was from a district in a specific county, with the number of districts determined by the state constitution, not the size of the population.

New Castle County 1. Samuel M. Knox 2. Francis J. McNulty 3. Webster Blakely 4. Benjamin A. Groves 5. Robert McFarlin 6. Henry C. Ellison 7. George M.D. Hart

Kent County 1. James R. Clements 2. James F. Allee, Sr. 3. Stephen Slaughter 4. George D. Harrington 5. S. John Abbott

Sussex County 1. Simeon S. Pennewill 2. Charles Wright 3. Elisha H.F. Farlow 4. Isaiah J. Brasure 5. Franklin C. Maull

House of Representative

All the State Representatives were elected every two years for two-year terms. Similarly to the State Senators, each was from a district in a specific county, with the number of districts determined by the state constitution.

New Castle County 1. James Hitchens 2. Samuel H. Baynard, Sr. 3. James W. Robertson 4. Thomas M. Monaghan 5. John E. Healey 6. Frank P. Ewing 7. William R. Flinn 8. Richard T. Pilling 9. William Chandler 10. Chauncey P. Holcomb 11. John W. Dayett 12. Theodore F. Clark 13. James T. Shallross 14. Richard Hodgson 15. Andrew J. Wright

Kent County 1. Thomas C. Moore 2. John L. Scotten 3. John W. Hutchinson 4. James P. Aaron 5. Cornelius B. Hope 6. John H. Gooden 7. James V. McCommons 8. William G. Hardesty 9. David Vinyard 10. John M. White

Sussex County 1. George B. Clendaniel 2. Robert R. Layton 3. Walter M. Hearn 4. William J. West 5. Richard W. Ralph 6. Shadrack Short 7. Daniel J. Long 8. Harry S. Prettyman 9. Eli Pepper 10. Ebenezer W. Warren

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]