The 54th Delaware General Assembly (1830–1831) was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the

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and the

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. Elections were held on the first Tuesday of October, and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in

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, convening on January 5, 1830, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of Governor

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's administration. Seats were permanently assigned to three senators and seven representatives for each of the three counties. The county's population did not affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a

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majority.

Leadership

Senate

*Presley Spruance Jr., Kent County

House of Representatives

*Joshua Burton, Sussex County

Members

Senate

The public elected senators for a three-year term, one-third posted each year.

House of Representatives

The public elected representatives for a one-year term.

References

Places with more information

Delaware Historical Society The Delaware Historical Society began in 1864 as an effort to preserve documents from the Civil War. Since then, it has expanded into a statewide historical institution with several buildings, including Old Town Hall and the Delaware History M ...

website
505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161. *

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Library website
181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965. {{DEFAULTSORT:Assembly, 054th Delaware General 5 054 1830 in Delaware 1831 in Delaware 1830 U.S. legislative sessions