January 4, 1859 (1859-01-04) – January 1, 1861 (1861-01-01)
The 70th 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 on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 4, 1859, two weeks before the beginning of the first and second year of the administration of Governor William Burton.
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 Democratic majority.
Leadership
Senate
Manlove Carlisle, Sussex County
House of Representatives
John W.F. Jackson, Kent County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a four-year term, some elected each two year.
New Castle County
Abraham Boyce
David W. Gemmell
Charles T. Polk
Kent County
Wilson L. Cannon
Alexander Johnson
Thomas J. Moore
Sussex County
Manlove R. Carlisle
John Martin
Joseph A. McFerran
House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a term, every two years.
New Castle County
Thomas W. Belville
George W. Churchman
Jonathan L. Ellison
Franklin Q. Flinn
John M. Naudain
Charles H. Oldham
Lewis Thompson
Kent County
Jonathan Brown
John Harrington
John W.F. Jackson
Caleb S. Pennewill
Isaac Short
William Slaughter
Curtis S. Watson
Sussex County
Loxley R. Jacobs
Thomas A. Jones
Bushrod L. May
Alfred McIlvaine
William H. Moore
John W. Walker
Benjamin White
References
Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.