54th Delaware General Assembly

The 54th 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 5, 1830, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor David Hazzard

Governor
David Hazzard
54th General Assembly
In office
January 5, 1830 – January 4, 1831
Preceded by53rd Assembly
Succeeded by55th 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 effect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a National Republican majority.

Leadership

Senate
  • Presley Spruance, Jr., Kent 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 Caulk
  • Thomas Deakyne
  • William T. Read
Kent County
  • William Johnson
  • James P. Lofland
  • Presley Spruance, Jr.
Sussex County
  • Purnal Tindall
  • George Truitt
  • unknown

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • Benjamin Chandler
  • Charles H. Haughey
  • Samuel Murphy
  • William T. Read
  • John Sutton
  • Harman Talley
  • Benjamin Whitely
    • Thomas W. Handy
Kent County
  • Joel F. Clements
  • Cornelius P. Comegys
  • Charles Marim
  • Benjamin Potter
  • William Roe
  • Thomas W. Simpson
    • Isaac Harrington
  • Simon Spearman
Sussex County
  • Joshua Burton
  • Isaac W. Copes
  • Thomas Davis
  • Caleb S. Layton
  • Kendall M. Lewis
  • Henry F. Rodney
  • John Tennent
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References
  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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