United States congressional delegations from Delaware
This is a chronological listing, in timeline format, of the United States Congressional Delegations from Delaware to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
U.S Senators are elected by popular vote for a six year term, beginning January 3. Since 1831, elections in Delaware have been held on the first week of November of the year noted. Before 1914 United States Senators were chosen by the Delaware General Assembly and before 1935 all Congressional terms began March 4.
The dates for the various Congress represent the range of dates they could have been in session, rather than the actual dates of the sessions. The juxtaposition of the terms with the sessions is approximate, see the footnotes for actual dates of special appointments, elections, resignations or deaths.
United States Senate
The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual six year Senate terms.
Footnotes
- ^ resigned, September 18, 1793, to become Chief Justice of Delaware.
- ^ vacant due to failure of General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ resigned, January 19, 1798.
- ^ elected, February 7, 1795, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of George Read.
- ^ resigned, February 28, 1801.
- ^ elected, January 19, 1798, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of John Vining.
- ^ died in office, August 11, 1798.
- ^ elected, January 17, 1799, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Joshua Clayton.
- ^ resigned, November 6, 1804.
- ^ elected, February 28, 1801, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Latimer.
- ^ died in office, November 4, 1809.
- ^ elected, November 13, 1804, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of William H. Wells.
- ^ resigned, March 3, 1813, to become Peace Commissioner for Treaty of Ghent negotiations.
- ^ elected, January 12, 1810, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Samuel White.
- ^ elected, May 28, 1813, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of James A. Bayard, Sr.
- ^ died in office, May 21, 1826.
- ^ elected, January 24, 1822.
- ^ resigned, January 29, 1823.
- ^ elected, January 8, 1824, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Caesar A. Rodney.
- ^ elected, November 8, 1826, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Nicholas Van Dyke.
- ^ resigned, January 12, 1827, when a successor was elected.
- ^ resigned, April 16, 1829, to become Ambassador to Britain.
- ^ elected, January 12, 1827, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Nicholas Van Dyke.
- ^ elected, January 13, 1830, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Louis McLane.
- ^ resigned, June 16, 1836.
- ^ resigned, December 29, 1836 to become Chief Justice of Delaware.
- ^ elected, June 17, 1836, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Arnold Naudain.
- ^ resigned, September 19, 1839, to become Chief Justice of Delaware.
- ^ elected, January 9, 1837 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John M. Clayton.
- ^ vacant due to failure of General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ died in office, April 4, 1841.
- ^ elected, January 12, 1841 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard H. Bayard.
- ^ took office, April 4, 1841 upon the death of William H. Harrison.
- ^ resigned, February 23, 1849, to become U.S. Secretary of State.
- ^ died in office, July 9, 1850.
- ^ elected, February 23, 1849 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John M. Clayton.
- ^ took office, July 9, 1850 upon the death of Zachary Taylor.
- ^ resigned, January 29, 1864.
- ^ died in office, November 9, 1856.
- ^ elected, January 14, 1857, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John M. Clayton.
- ^ died in office, April 15, 1865.
- ^ elected, February 2, 1864 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James A. Bayard, Jr.
- ^ died in office, March 29, 1867.
- ^ took office, April 15, 1865, upon the death of Abraham Lincoln.
- ^ elected, April 5, 1867 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George R. Riddle.
- ^ resigned, March 6, 1885, to become U.S. Secretary of State.
- ^ died in office, September 19, 1881.
- ^ took office, September 19, 1881, upon the death of James A. Garfield.
- ^ elected, March 18, 1885, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas F. Bayard, Sr.
- ^ vacant due to failure of General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ died in office, September 14, 1901.
- ^ elected, January 19, 1897, to fill the vacancy caused by failure of the General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ vacant due to failure of General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ took office, September 14, 1901, upon the death of William McKinley.
- ^ vacant due to failure of General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ elected, March 2, 1903, to fill the vacancy caused by failure of the General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ elected, March 2, 1903, to fill the vacancy caused by failure of the General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ vacant due to failure of General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ elected, June 13, 1906, to fill the vacancy caused by failure of the General Assembly to elect a Senator.
- ^ resigned, July 2, 1921, to become Chancellor of Delaware.
- ^ died in office, August 2, 1923.
- ^ appointed, July 7, 1921, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Josiah O. Wolcott.
- ^ resigned, November 7, 1922.
- ^ took office, August 2, 1923, upon the death of Warren G. Harding.
- ^ elected, November 8, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of T. Coleman du Pont.
- ^ resigned, December 9, 1928.
- ^ appointed, December 10, 1928, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of T. Coleman du Pont.
- ^ died in office, April 12, 1945.
- ^ took office, April 12, 1945, upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- ^ resigned, December 31, 1970.
- ^ died in office, November 22, 1963.
- ^ took office, November 22, 1963, upon the death of John F. Kennedy.
- ^ resigned, August 9, 1974.
- ^ appointed, January 1, 1971, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John J. Williams.
- ^ took office, August 9, 1974, upon the resignation of Richard M. Nixon.
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U.S Representatives are elected by popular vote for a two year term, beginning January 3. Since 1831, Delaware elections have been held the first week of November of the year noted. Before 1831, elections were held in October and before 1935 all Congressional terms began March 4.
In Delaware all representatives have been elected from the state at large, rather than by district. There has always been the minimum one representative, except for the Thirteenth through Seventeenth Congress (1813-1823), when there were two representatives.
Footnotes
References
- Munroe, John A. (1993). History of Delaware. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 0-87413-493-5.
- U.S. Congress (2006). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
- Pickett, Russell S. (2006). Delaware and U.S.History. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
- Kestenbaum, Lawrence (2006). The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
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- ^ elected, February 14, 1794.
- ^ resigned, February 7, 1795 to become U.S. Senator.
- ^ resigned, October 6, 1807.
- ^ elected, October 6, 1807 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of James M. Broom.
- ^ resigned, March 3, 1827 to become U.S. Senator.
- ^ resigned, January 24, 1822 to become U.S. Senator.
- ^ elected, October 1, 1822 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Caesar A. Rodney.
- ^ elected, October 2, 1827 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Louis McLane.
- ^ died in office, May 28, 1863.
- ^ elected, December 7, 1863 to fill the vacancy left by the death of William Temple.
- ^ died in office, June 16, 1900.
- ^ elected, November 6, 1900 to fill the vacancy left by the death of John F. Hoffecker.
- ^ resigned, December 31, 1970 to become U.S. Senator.