The 59th Delaware General Assembly (1837–1839) 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 after November 1 and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in

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, convening January 3, 1837, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor

Cornelius P. Comegys Cornelius Parsons Comegys (January 15, 1780 – January 27, 1851) was an American farmer and politician from Dover Hundred, in Kent County, Delaware, near Little Creek. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party, a ...

. 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

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majority.

Leadership

Senate

*Presley Spruance Jr., Sussex County

House of Representatives

*William D. Waples, Sussex County

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.

House of Representatives

Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.

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 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, 059th Delaware General 5 059 1830s in Delaware 1837 establishments 1839 disestablishments