98th Delaware General Assembly

The 98th 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 5, 1915, which was two weeks before the beginning of the third administrative year of Governor Charles R. Miller and Colen Ferguson as Lieutenant Governor.

Governor Charles R. Miller
98th General Assembly
In office January 5, 1915 – January 2, 1917
Preceded by	97th Assembly
Succeeded by	99th 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 98th Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Republican majority.

Leadership

Senate

• John M. Walker, New Castle County, Republican

House of Representatives

• Charles H. Grantland, New Castle County, Republican

Members

Senate

About half of the State Senators were elected every two years for a four-year term. They were 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. James B. Hickman 2. Thomas F. Gormley 3. Thomas S. Webb 4. John M. Walker 5. Harvey Hoffecker 6. Zachary T. Harris 7. Edward H. Hart

Kent County 1. Charles M. Wharton 2. Henry Williams 3. John A. Barnard 4. Edward B. Carter 5. Joseph Frazier

Sussex County 1. Oliver A. Newton 2. Samuel J. Furniss 3. Charles W. Mitchell 4. Harry J. Anderson 5. Harlan M. Joseph

House of Representative

All the State Representatives were elected every two years for a two-year term. They were 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. Walter Rash 2. Charles H. Grantland 3. Henry C. Downward 4. Albert F. Vaughn 5. Samuel F. Elliott 6. George W. Webster 7. Harvey Williams 8. Benjamin L. Dickey 9. John F. Richards 10. Harry H. Hance 11. William H. Evans 12. Frederick D. Bendler 13. Walter S. Letherbury 14. T. Bayard Swatka 15. Walter E. Donovan

Kent County 1. Hervey P. Hall 2. George H. Carey 3. Thomas W. Mabrey 4. J. Seward Daley 5. Edward L. Jones 6. James F. Cubbage 7. Charles M. Hoch 8. Thomas C. Salevan 9. Gove S. Milbourne 10. John W. Short

Sussex County 1. Joseph G. Davis 2. George A. Hill 3. Frank Allen 4. Eli R. Hastings 5. Samuel L. Kenney 6. Charles D. Lingo 7. Ferdinand S. Daisey 8. John D. Warrington 9. Walter Roach 10. Frank M. Saulsbury

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]