80th Delaware General Assembly
# 80th Delaware General Assembly

The 80th 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 6, 1879, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Governor John W. Hall.

Currently the distribution of the Senate Assembly seats was made to three senators for each of the three counties. Likewise the current distribution of the House Assembly seats was made to seven representatives for each of the three counties. The actual population changes of the county did not directly affect the number of senators or representatives at this time.

In the 80th Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Democratic majority.

## Leadership

### Senate

* Charles J. Harrington, Kent County, Democratic

### House of Representatives

* Swithin Chandler., New Castle County, Democratic

## Members

### Senate

Senators were normally elected by the public for a four-year term; although many were selected to fill the remainder of a vacant position.

| New Castle County Joseph W. Cooch Charles H. McWhorter Harry Sharpley | Kent County J. Frank Denney Charles J. Harrington Caleb S. Pennewill | Sussex County Isaac Conaway James A. Hopkins Catesby F. Rust |
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### House of Representatives

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

| New Castle County William P. Biggs Swithin Chandler Edwin R. Cochran William Dean John Doran Giles Lambson James W. Ware | Kent County John E. Collins Minos Conaway Cornelius J. Hall Peter M. Landall Davis Needles John A. Savin John W. Sharp | Sussex County Jacob G. Cannon Isaac N. Hooks Clement C. Hearn Shephard F. Houston James Law Eli S. Short Joshua Webb |
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