102nd Delaware General Assembly

American legislative session February 2026 January 2025 Seal of Delaware.svg Delaware General Assembly 1923 1 2 1925 1 6 101st 103rd The 102nd 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 2, 1923, which was two weeks before the beginning of the third administrative year of Governor William D. Denney and J. Danforth Bush 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 102nd Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a Democratic majority. Leadership Senate Charles D. Murphy, Kent County, Democratic House of Representatives Samuel N. Culver, Sussex County, Democratic 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. William A. Simonton 2. William J. Lutz 3. John G. Highfield Jr. 4. John M. Walker 5. Richard T. Cann Jr. 6. James McIntire 7. Harris B. McDowell Sr.Kent County 1. Charles W. Hardesty 2. Charles C. Hopkins 3. Charles du P. Ridgely 4. Charles D. Murphy 5. Isaac W. BettsSussex County 1. Harry W. Viven 2. Victor A. Moore 3. William C. Truitt 4. Harry Prettyman 5. Jacob Prettyman 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. Harry W. Marr 2. James B. McManus 3. Charles S. Lednum 4. William E. Virden 5. Joseph M. Brogan 6. Harry G. Little 7. William Lord 8. James H. Reynolds 9. Frank Collins 10. James R. Holcomb 11. William J. Crompton 12. Harry Pratt 13. Henry L. Davis 14. George T. Stant 15. Howard JonesKent County 1. Harry Slaughter 2. Arthur F. Dawes 3. George Pratt 4. Frank B. Webb 5. Douglas C. Allee 6. Albert Gooden 7. J. W. F. Cooper 8. Jester A. Gray 9. George W. Hanson 10. Nutter MarvelSussex County 1. Roy E. Pettyjohn 2. William H. Carlisle 3. Walter T. Carey 4. Charles T. Wheatley 5. Samuel N. Culver 6. Elwood F. Melson Sr. 7. E. Wilson McCabe 8. Thomas G. Stockley 9. George H. Short 10. Ward H. Short References Democracy in Delaware Hoffecker Carol E. Cedar Tree Books Wilmington, Delaware 2004 1-892142-23-6 Memoirs of the Senate Martin Roger A. Roger A. Martin Newark, Delaware 1995 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. Category:Delaware legislative sessions Category:1923 in Delaware Category:1924 in Delaware Category:1923 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1924 U.S. legislative sessions