The 101st Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Delaware, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. It convened on January 4, 1921, and its term lasted through January 2, 1923.
Background
Elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1, and terms began in Dover on the first Tuesday in January. The start date of January 4, 1921, was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Governor William D. Denney and Lieutenant Governor J. Danforth Bush.
Composition
Under the Delaware Constitution of 1897, the Senate had 17 members: seven senators from New Castle County and five each from Kent and Sussex counties. The House of Representatives had 35 members: fifteen representatives from New Castle County and ten each from Kent and Sussex counties. Population changes did not directly affect the number of senators or representatives at this time.
In the 101st Delaware General Assembly, the Senate had a Republican majority and the House had a Democratic majority.
Leadership
- Senate President pro tempore: Wallace S. Handy (Republican, Kent County)
- House Speaker: Walter J. Paskey Sr. (Democratic, Kent County)
Members
Senate
New Castle County:
- George W. Webster
- John G. Highfield Jr.
Kent County:
- John E. Latta
- Lewis M. Price
- Charles C. Hopkins
- James F. Allee Jr.
- Charles D. Murphy
- Wallace S. Handy
Sussex County:
- Isaac D. Short
- George B. Insley
- Asa Bennett
- Harry Prettyman
- James C. Palmer
House of Representatives
New Castle County:
- Harry W. Marr, Robert W. Kramer, Henry Wilson, William E. Virden, Samuel J. White, Frank C. Miller, William Lord, Richard G. Buckingham, Charles L. Medill, Edward S. Megginson, William J. Crompton, Edward Lester Jr., Alexander P. Corbit, Walter Lee, Jefferson A. Staats
Kent County:
- John E. Wilson Sr., William B. Harrington, Harry B. Clark, Robert J. Schneider, Frank H. Davis, Walter J. Paskey Sr., Willard S. Brown, Edward Dill, P. H. Noble, B. F. Davis
Sussex County:
- Henry E. Clendaniel, Charles H. Kinder, Samuel S. Gray, John T. Phillips, George H. Otwell, Seth H. Hudson, Elmer J. Turner, John D. Warrington, Hiram S. Smith, Thomas W. Turner
Legislation
The 101st General Assembly enacted a volume of laws (Volume 36 of the Laws of Delaware) covering a wide range of subjects, including public lands, school funding, motor vehicle regulation, the State Highway Department, public health, game laws, and various administrative matters.
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.
