The 49th 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 of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 4, 1825, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor Samuel Paynter.
The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three senators and seven representatives for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.
Leadership
Senate
- Jesse Green, Sussex County
House of Representatives
- Joshua Burton, Sussex County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.
- New Castle County
- John Erwin
- William Weldon II
- Henry Whiteley
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- Kent County
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- Sussex County
- Charles M. Cullen
- Jesse Green
- William N. Polk
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House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.
- New Castle County
- Samuel H. Black
- Josiah F. Clement
- John Crow
- Joseph England
- John Exton
- David Penny
- Christopher Vandegrift
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- Kent County
- John Booth
- Samuel Coombe
- William Johnson
- James Kimmey
- Samuel Mifflin
- John Raymond
- Spencer Williams
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- Sussex County
- Joshua Burton
- Spencer Phillips
- John Robinson
- Peter Robinson
- Whiting Sanford
- Purnal Tindall
- Spencer Williams
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
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