50th Delaware General Assembly

The 50th 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 3, 1826, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor Samuel Paynter.

Governor
Samuel Paynter
50th General Assembly
In office
January 3, 1826 – January 2, 1827
Preceded by49th Assembly
Succeeded by51st Assembly

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 affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Leadership

Senate
  • Charles Polk, Jr., Kent County

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.

New Castle County
  • John Erwin
  • Christopher Vandegrift
  • Henry Whiteley
Kent County
  • William W. Morris
  • Charles Polk, Jr.,
  • Presley Spruance, Jr.
Sussex County
  • Charles M. Cullen
  • Jesse Green
  • William N. Polk

House of Representative

Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.

New Castle County
Kent County
  • Martin W. Bates
  • John Brinkle
  • Joel Clements
  • Elias Naudain, Jr.
  • William Saulsbury
  • Thomas M. Stout
  • Samuel Warren, Jr.
Sussex County
  • Francis Brown
  • Joshua Burton
  • Spencer Phillips
  • John Robinson
  • Whiting Sanford
    • Caleb S. Layton
  • Purnal Tindall
  • George Truitt
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References
  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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