97th Delaware General Assembly

Governor Charles R. Miller
97th General Assembly
In office January 7, 1913 – January 5, 1915
Preceded by	96th Assembly
Succeeded by	98th Assembly

The 97th 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 1st and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. This date was January 7, 1913, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Governor Charles R. Miller and Colen Ferguson 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 97th Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Republican majority.

Leadership

Senate

• George W. Marshall, Kent County, Republican

House of Representatives

• Chauncey P. Holcomb, New Castle 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. David J. Reinhardt 2. Thomas F. Gormley 3. Frank P. Ewing 4. John M. Walker 5. Lewis F. Ellison 6. Zachary T. Harris 7. James H. David

Kent County 1. Edward G. Walls 2. Henry Williams 3. William M. Hazel 4. Edward B. Carter 5. George W. Marshall

Sussex County 1. George F. Pierce 2. Samuel J. Furniss 3. John W. Fooks 4. Harry J. Anderson 5. William F. Blackstone

House of Representative

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. William H. Cook 2. Charles H. Grantland 3. Smiley King 4. Thomas O. Cooper 5. Timothy J. Mooney 6. Samuel Rodmond Smith 7. Edward G. Bradford Jr. 8. Charles H. McDonald 9. Harvey Hoffecker 10. Chauncey P. Holcomb 11. Harry M. McCormick 12. Albert J. Swan 13. Clarence E. Poole 14. Winfield Lattomus 15. George H. Records

Kent County 1. Samuel J. Reynolds 2. William F. Cummins 3. John W. Arthurs 4. Robert J. Schneider 5. John M. Houston 6. Willard S. Jester 7. John A. Barnard 8. John W. Lynch 9. Charles E. Taylor 10. Lee Hirsch

Sussex County 1. Elias T. Bennett, Jr. 2. Charles Owens 3. James M. Allen 4. Alfred R. Layton 5. Harlan E. Phillips 6. Charles J. Stoeckel 7. Harvey O. Derrickson 8. Asher H. Lingo 9. John H. Hammond 10. Daniel Wagamon

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; [phone]
• University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; [phone]