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The 55th Delaware General Assembly (1831–1832) was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the
Delaware Senate The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 21 Senators, each of whom is elected to a four-year term, except when reapportionment occurs, at whi ...
and the
Delaware House of Representatives The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is ...
. 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, 1831, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor David Hazzard. 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 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.


House of Representatives

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


References

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Places with more information

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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 Mus ...

website
505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161 *
University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 m ...

Library website
181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965 {{DEFAULTSORT:Assembly, 055th Delaware General 5 055 1831 in Delaware 1832 in Delaware