96th Delaware General Assembly

Governor Simeon S. Pennewill
95th General Assembly
In office January 3, 1911 – January 7, 1913
Preceded by	95th Assembly
Succeeded by	97th Assembly

The 96th 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 after November 1 and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 3, 1911, which was two weeks before the beginning of the third administrative year of Governor Simeon S. Pennewill and John Mendinhall as Lieutenant Governor.

Currently the distribution of the Senate Assembly seats was made to seven senators for New Castle County and for five senators to each Kent and Sussex counties. Likewise the current distribution of the House Assembly seats was made to fifteen representatives for New Castle County and for ten representatives each to Kent and Sussex counties. The actual population changes of the county did not directly affect the number of senators or representatives at this time.

In the 96th Delaware General Assembly session the Senate had a Democratic majority and the House had a Republican majority.

Leadership

Senate

• Thomas M. Monaghan, New Castle County, Democratic

House of Representatives

• Denward W. Campbell, Sussex County, Republican

Members

Senate

About half of the State Senators were elected every two years for a four-year term. They were from a district in a specific county, with the number of districts determined by the state constitution, not the size of the population.

New Castle County 1. Charles R. Miller 2. Thomas M. Monaghan 3. Frank P. Ewing 4. Darlington Flinn 5. Lewis F. Ellison 6. Alexander P. Corbit 7. James H. David

Kent County 1. Edward G. Walks 2. Joseph H. Anderson 3. William M. Hazel 4. John W. Sheldrake 5. George W. Marshall

Sussex County 1. George F. Pierce 2. James E. Dutton 3. John W. Fooks 4. Louis A. Dexler 5. William F. Blackstone

House of Representatives

All the State Representatives were elected every two years for a two-year term. They were from a district in a specific county, with the number of districts determined by the state constitution, not the size of the population.

New Castle County 1. Granville P. Alexander 2. Harry I. Gillis 3. Alfred B. Moore 4. Thomas O. Cooper 5. Thomas F. Gormley 6. John T. Talley 7. Henry C. White 8. Richaard G. Buckingham 9. Andrew L. Fisher 10. John M. Wilson 11. Everett C. Johnson 12. Albert J. Swan 13. Frank R. Pool 14. Eddward H. Hart 15. Andrew J. Wright

Kent County 1. James E. Hoffecker 2. Thomas D. Garrison 3. Edward A. Evans 4. William H. Marvel 5. George W. Tebo 6. Thomas A. Bell 7. Charles S. Conwell 8. Benjamin F. Cooper 9. George E. Morris 10. Edward S. Beswick

Sussex County 1. Joseph G. Davis 2. Frank Elliott 3. James H. Layton 4. Ebenezer B. Hastings 5. Elder F. Lecates 6. John W. Messick 7. Denward W. Campbell 8. William T. Hurdle 9. John H. Hammond 10. John M. Robbins

References

• Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). Democracy in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books. ISBN 1-892142-23-6.
• Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

Places with more information

• Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
• University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965