List of United States Representatives from Delaware

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U.S Representatives are elected by popular vote for a two year term, beginning the first week of January. Delaware elections have been held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November of the year noted since 1831. Before that date, elections were held the first Tuesday of October. Before 1935 all Congressional terms began March 4th.

Delaware has always had only one U.S. Representative, except for 10 years between 1813 and 1823, when there was a second U.S. Representative. This person was elected state-wide, at-large, on the same ballot as the first U.S. Representative. The two candidates with the highest number of votes were elected.

There were two vacancies that took place when the U.S. House was in session, and they are noted below.

Contents

[edit] U.S. Representatives: (at-large)

See also: Delaware's At-large congressional district
# Representative Took Office Left Office Party Residence County Occupation Notes
1 John M. Vining March 4, 1789 March 3, 1793 Federalist Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
2 Henry Latimer February 14, 1794 February 7, 1795 Federalist Wilmington New Castle Physician resigned [1]
3 John Patten March 4, 1795 March 3, 1797 Democratic-Republican Dover Kent Farmer
4 James A. Bayard, Sr. March 4, 1797 March 3, 1803 Federalist Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
5 Caesar A. Rodney March 4, 1803 March 3, 1805 Democratic-Republican Dover Kent Lawyer
6 James M. Broom March 4, 1805 October 6, 1807 Federalist Wilmington New Castle Lawyer resigned
7 Nicholas Van Dyke October 6, 1807 March 3, 1811 Federalist New Castle New Castle Lawyer
8 Henry M. Ridgely March 4, 1811 March 3, 1815 Federalist Dover Kent Lawyer
9 Thomas Clayton March 4, 1815 March 3, 1817 Federalist New Castle New Castle Lawyer
10 Louis McLane March 4, 1817 March 3, 1827 Federalist Smyrna Kent Lawyer resigned
11 Kensey Johns, Jr. October 2, 1827 March 3, 1831 Federalist New Castle New Castle Lawyer
12 John J. Milligan March 4, 1831 March 3, 1839 Anti-Jacksonian; Whig Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
13 Thomas Robinson, Jr. March 4, 1839 March 3, 1841 Democratic Georgetown Sussex Lawyer
14 George B. Rodney March 4, 1841 March 3, 1845 Whig New Castle New Castle Lawyer
15 John W. Houston March 4, 1845 March 3, 1851 Whig Georgetown Sussex Lawyer
16 George R. Riddle March 4, 1851 March 3, 1855 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
17 Elisha D. Cullen March 4, 1855 March 3, 1857 American Georgetown Sussex Lawyer
18 William G. Whiteley March 4, 1857 March 3, 1861 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
19 George P. Fisher March 4, 1861 March 3, 1863 Republican Dover Kent Lawyer
20 William Temple March 4, 1863 May 28, 1863 Democratic Smyrna Kent Merchant died in office
21 Nathaniel B. Smithers December 7, 1863 March 3, 1865 Republican Dover Kent Lawyer
22 John A. Nicholson March 4, 1865 March 3, 1869 Democratic Dover Kent Lawyer
23 Benjamin T. Biggs March 4, 1869 March 3, 1873 Democratic Middletown New Castle Farmer
24 James R. Lofland March 4, 1873 March 3, 1875 Republican Milford Kent Lawyer
25 James Williams March 4, 1875 March 3, 1879 Democratic Kenton Kent Farmer
26 Edward L. Martin March 4, 1879 March 3, 1883 Democratic Seaford Sussex Farmer
27 Charles B. Lore March 4, 1883 March 3, 1887 Democratic Odessa New Castle Lawyer
28 John B. Penington March 4, 1887 March 3, 1891 Democratic Dover Kent Lawyer
29 John W. Causey March 4, 1891 March 3, 1895 Democratic Milford New Castle Farmer
30 Jonathan S. Willis March 4, 1895 March 3, 1897 Republican Odessa New Castle Lawyer
31 L. Irving Handy March 4, 1897 March 3, 1899 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
32 John H. Hoffecker March 4, 1899 June 16, 1900 Republican Smyrna Kent Engineer died in office
33 Walter O. Hoffecker November 6, 1900 March 3, 1901 Republican Smyrna Kent Engineer
34 L. Heisler Ball March 4, 1901 March 3, 1903 Republican Stanton New Castle Physician
35 Henry A. Houston March 4, 1903 March 3, 1905 Democratic Millsboro Sussex Businessman
36 Hiram R. Burton March 4, 1905 March 3, 1909 Republican Lewes Sussex Physician
37 William H. Heald March 4, 1909 March 3, 1913 Republican Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
38 Franklin Brockson March 4, 1913 March 3, 1915 Democratic Clayton Kent Lawyer
39 Thomas W. Miller March 4, 1915 March 3, 1917 Republican Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
40 Albert F. Polk March 4, 1917 March 3, 1919 Democratic Georgetown Sussex Lawyer
41 Caleb R. Layton March 4, 1919 March 3, 1923 Republican Georgetown Sussex Physician
42 William H. Boyce March 4, 1923 March 3, 1925 Democratic Georgetown Sussex Lawyer
43 Robert G. Houston March 4, 1925 March 3, 1933 Republican Georgetown Sussex Lawyer
44 Wilbur L. Adams March 4, 1933 January 3, 1935 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
45 J. George Stewart January 3, 1935 January 3, 1937 Republican Wilmington New Castle Engineer
46 William F. Allen January 3, 1937 January 3, 1939 Democratic Seaford Sussex Businessman
47 George S. Williams January 3, 1939 January 3, 1941 Republican Millsboro Sussex Businessman
48 Philip A. Traynor January 3, 1941 January 3, 1943 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Dentist
49 Earle D. Willey January 3, 1943 January 3, 1945 Republican Dover Kent Lawyer
50 Philip A. Traynor January 3, 1945 January 3, 1947 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Dentist
51 J. Caleb Boggs January 3, 1947 January 3, 1953 Republican Claymont New Castle Lawyer
52 Herbert B. Warburton January 3, 1953 January 3, 1955 Republican Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
53 Harris B. McDowell, Jr. January 3, 1955 January 3, 1957 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Businessman
54 Harry G. Haskell, Jr. January 3, 1957 January 3, 1959 Republican Wilmington New Castle Businessman
55 Harris B. McDowell, Jr. January 3, 1959 January 3, 1967 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Businessman
56 William V. Roth, Jr. January 3, 1967 December 31, 1970 Republican Wilmington New Castle Businessman resigned
57 Pierre S. du Pont, IV January 3, 1971 January 3, 1977 Republican Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
58 Thomas B. Evans, Jr. January 3, 1977 January 3, 1983 Republican Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
59 Thomas R. Carper January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 Democratic Wilmington New Castle Economist
60 Michael N. Castle January 3, 1993 January 3, 2007 Republican Wilmington New Castle Lawyer

[edit] U.S. Representatives: (2nd at-large)

# Representative Took Office Left Office Party Residence County Occupation Notes
1 Thomas Cooper March 4, 1813 March 3, 1817 Federalist Georgetown Sussex Lawyer
2 Willard Hall March 4, 1817 March 3, 1821 Democratic-Republican Wilmington New Castle Lawyer
3 Caesar A. Rodney March 4, 1821 January 24, 1822 Democratic-Republican Dover Kent Lawyer [2]
4 Daniel Rodney October 1, 1822 March 3, 1823 Federalist Lewes Sussex Merchant

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ seat was vacant through the end of the session, March 3, 1795
  2. ^ seat was vacant through the end of the session, May 8, 1822

[edit] References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
  • U.S. Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.


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