List of United States Representatives from Delaware

This is a listing of the United States Representatives from Delaware.

The members of the United States House of Representatives from Delaware were elected by a popular vote originally elected on the first Tuesday of October, but after 1831 on the first Tuesday after November 1. Terms began on the subsequent March 4 until 1935, from when they began on January 3.

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.

Using the arrow in the header, the tables below are sortable alphabetically, chronologically, by party affiliation or by place of residence.

U.S. Representatives: (at-large)

See also: Delaware's At-large congressional district, United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, and U.S. House of Representatives Delegations from Delaware

#	Congress	Picture	Name	Birth/Death	Term of Office	Party	Residence/ career	Other offices
1	1,2		ViningJohn M. Vining	1758December 23, 1758 – February 1802	1789March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Pro-Administration	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	Continental Congress State Councilman State Assemblyman U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
2	3		PattenJohn Patten	1746April 26, 1746 – December 26, 1800	1793March 4, 1793 – February 14, 1794	Anti-Administration	Dover, Kent County farmer	State House Continental Congress U.S. Representative
3	3		LatimerHenry Latimer	1752April 24, 1752 – December 19, 1819	1794February 14, 1794 – February 7, 1795	Pro-Administration	Wilmington, New Castle County physician	State House Continental Congress U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
4	4		PattenJohn Patten	1746April 26, 1746 – December 26, 1800	1795March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	Democratic-Republican	Dover, Kent County farmer	State House Continental Congress U.S. Representative
5	5,6,7		BayardJ1James A. Bayard, Sr.	1767July 28, 1767 – August 6, 1815	1797March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803	Federalist	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
6	8,17		RodneyCACaesar A. Rodney	1772January 4, 1772 – June 10, 1824	1803March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	Democratic-Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	State House State Senate U.S. Representative U.S. Senator U.S. Attorney Genl.
7	9,10		BroomJames M. Broom	17761776 – January 15, 1850	1805March 4, 1805 – October 6, 1807	Federalist	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
8	10,11		Van DykeNicholas Van Dyke	1770December 20, 1770 – May 21, 1826	1807October 6, 1807 – March 3, 1811	Federalist	New Castle, New Castle County lawyer	State Secretary of State State House State Senate U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
9	12,13		RidgelyHenry M. Ridgely	1779August 6, 1779 – August 6, 1847	1811March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815	Federalist	Dover, Kent County lawyer	State Attorney General State House U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
10	14		ClaytonTThomas Clayton	1777July 1777 – August 21, 1854	1815March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Federalist	Dover, Kent County lawyer	State Attorney General State Secretary of State State House State Senate U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
11	15,16, 17,18, 19		McLaneLouis McLane	1786May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857	1817March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1827	Federalist	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative U.S. Senator U.S. Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Secretary of State
12	20,21		JohnsKensey Johns, Jr.	1791December 10, 1791 – March 28, 1857	1827October 2, 1827 – March 3, 1831	Adams Anti-Jacksonian	New Castle, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative Chancellor
13	22,23, 24,25		MilliganJohn J. Milligan	1795December 10, 1795 – April 20, 1875	1831March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1839	Anti-Jacksonian Whig	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
14	26		RobinsonTThomas Robinson, Jr.	18001800 – October 28, 1843	1839March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	Georgetown, Sussex County lawyer	U.S. Representative
15	27,28		RodneyGGeorge B. Rodney	1803April 2, 1803 – June 18, 1883	1841March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845	Whig	New Castle, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
16	29,30, 31		HoustonJJohn W. Houston	1814May 4, 1814 – April 26, 1896	1845March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Whig	Georgetown, Sussex County lawyer	U.S. Representative
17	32,33		RiddleGGeorge R. Riddle	18171817 – March 2, 1867	1851March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
18	34		CullenElisha D. Cullen	1799April 23, 1799 – February 8, 1862	1855March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	American	Georgetown, Sussex County lawyer	U.S. Representative
19	35,36		WhiteleyWilliam G. Whiteley	1819August 7, 1819 – April 23, 1886	1857March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
20	37		FisherGeorge P. Fisher	1817October 13, 1817 – February 10, 1899	1861March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Republican	Dover, Kent County lawyer	State Attorney General State Secretary of State State Senate U.S. Representative
21	38		TempleWilliam Temple	1814February 28, 1814 – May 28, 1863	1863March 4, 1863 – May 28, 1863	Democratic	Smyrna, Kent County merchant	State House State Senate Governor U.S. Representative
22	38		SmithersNathaniel B. Smithers	1818October 8, 1818 – January 16, 1896	1863December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Republican	Dover, Kent County lawyer	U.S. Representative
23	39,40		NicholsonJohn A. Nicholson	18272November 17, 1827 – November 4, 1906	1865March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	Democratic	Dover, Kent County lawyer	U.S. Representative
24	41,42		BiggsBenjamin T. Biggs	1821October 1, 1821 – December 25, 1893	1869March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	Democratic	Middletown, New Castle County farmer	U.S. Representative Governor
25	43		LoflandJames R. Lofland	1823November 2, 1823 – February 10, 1894	1873March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Republican	Milford, Kent County lawyer	State Secretary of State U.S. Representative
26	44,45		WilliamsJamesJames Williams	1825August 4, 1825 – April 12, 1899	1875March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	Kenton, Kent County farmer	State House State Senate U.S. Representative
27	46,47		MartinEdward L. Martin	1837March 29, 1837 – January 22, 1897	1879March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Democratic	Seaford, Sussex County businessman	U.S. Representative
28	48,49		LoreCharles B. Lore	1831March 16, 1831 – March 6, 1911	1883March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	Democratic	Odessa, New Castle County lawyer	State Attorney General U.S. Representative Chief Justice
29	50,51		PeningtonJohn B. Penington	1825December 20, 1825 – June 1, 1902	1887March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	Democratic	Dover, Kent County lawyer	State Attorney General State House U.S. Representative
30	52,53		CauseyJohn W. Causey	18411September 19, 1841 – October 1, 1908	1891March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	Democratic	Milford, Kent County farmer	State House U.S. Representative
31	54		WillisJonathan S. Willis	1830April 5, 1830 – November 24, 1903	1895March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Republican	Milford, Kent County farmer	U.S. Representative
32	55		HandyL. Irving Handy	18612December 24, 1861 – February 3, 1922	1897March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County educator	U.S. Representative
33	56		HoffeckerJJohn H. Hoffecker	18271September 12, 1827 – June 16, 1900	1899March 4, 1899 – June 16, 1900	Republican	Smyrna, Kent County engineer	State House U.S. Representative
34	56		HoffeckerWWalter O. Hoffecker	1854September 20, 1854 – January 23, 1934	1900November 6, 1900 – March 3, 1901	Republican	Smyrna, Kent County engineer	U.S. Representative
35	57		BallL. Heisler Ball	18611September 21, 1861 – October 18, 1932	1901March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Republican	Stanton, New Castle County physician	U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
36	58		HoustonHHenry A. Houston	1847July 10, 1847 – April 5, 1925	1903March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	Democratic	Millsboro, Sussex County businessman	U.S. Representative
37	59,60		BurtonHiram R. Burton	18412November 13, 1841 – June 17, 1927	1905March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909	Republican	Lewes, Sussex County physician	U.S. Representative
38	61,62		HealdWilliam H. Heald	1864August 27, 1864 – June 3, 1939	1909March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
39	63		BrocksonFranklin Brockson	1865August 6, 1865 – March 16, 1942	1913March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Democratic	Clayton, Kent County lawyer	State House U.S. Representative
40	64		MillerThomas W. Miller	1886June 26, 1886 – May 5, 1973	1915March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
41	65		PolkAlbert F. Polk	1869October 11, 1869 – February 14, 1955	1915March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	Democratic	Georgetown, Sussex County lawyer	U.S. Representative
42	66,67		LaytonCaleb R. Layton	1851September 8, 1851 – November 11, 1930	1919March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	Republican	Georgetown, Sussex County physician	State Secretary of State U.S. Representative
43	68		BoyceWilliam H. Boyce	1855November 28, 1855 – February 6, 1942	1923March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	Democratic	Georgetown, Sussex County lawyer	State Secretary of State U.S. Representative
44	69,70 71,72		HoustonRRobert G. Houston	1867October 13, 1867 – January 29, 1946	1925March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	Republican	Georgetown, Sussex County publisher	U.S. Representative
45	73		AdamsWilbur L. Adams	1884October 23, 1884 – December 4, 1937	1933March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	State Attorney General U.S. Representative
46	74		StewartJ. George Stewart	1890June 2, 1890  – May 24, 1970	1935January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County architect	U.S. Representative
47	75		AllenWilliam F. Allen	1883January 19, 1883  – June 14, 1946	1937January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	Seaford, Sussex County businessman	State Senate U.S. Representative
48	76		WilliamsGGeorge S. Williams	1877October 21, 1877  – November 22, 1961	1939January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Republican	Millsboro, Sussex County businessman	State Treasurer U.S. Representative
49	77		TraynorPhilip A. Traynor	1874May 31, 1874  – December 5, 1962	1941January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County dentist	U.S. Representative
50	78		WilleyEarle D. Willey	1889July 21, 1889  – March 17, 1950	1943January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Republican	Dover, Kent County lawyer	State Secretary of State U.S. Representative
51	79		TraynorPhilip A. Traynor	1874May 31, 1874  – December 5, 1962	1945January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County dentist	U.S. Representative
52	80,81,82		BoggsJ. Caleb Boggs	1909May 15, 1909 – March 26, 1993	1947January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	Republican	Cheswold, Kent County lawyer	U.S. Representative Governor U.S. Senator
53	83		WarburtonHerbert B. Warburton	1916September 21, 1916 – July 30, 1983	1953January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
54	84		McDowellHarris B. McDowell, Jr.	1906February 10, 1906  – November 1988	1955January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County farmer	State House State Senate U.S. Representative
55	85		HaskellHarry G. Haskell, Jr.	1921(born) May 27, 1921	1957January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County businessman	U.S. Representative Mayor of Wilmington
56	86,87, 88,89		McDowellHarris B. McDowell, Jr.	1906February 10, 1906 – November 1988	1959January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1967	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County farmer	State House State Senate U.S. Representative
57	90,91		RothWilliam V. Roth, Jr.	1921July 22, 1921 – December 13, 2003	1959January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1970	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County businessman	U.S. Representative U.S. Senator
58	92,93, 94		du PontPierre S. du Pont, IV	1935(born) January 22, 1935	1971January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	State House U.S. Representative Governor
59	95,96, 97		EvansThomas B. Evans, Jr.	1931(born) November 5, 1931	1977January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	U.S. Representative
60	98,99, 100,101, 102		CarperThomas R. Carper	1947(born) January 23, 1947	1983January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	Wilmington, New Castle County economist	State Treasurer U.S. Representative Governor U.S. Senator
61	103,104, 105,106, 107,108, 109,110, 111		CastleMichael N. Castle	1939(born) July 2, 1939	1993January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011	Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	State House State Senate Lieutenant Governor Governor U.S. Representative
62	112		CarneyJohn C. Carney, Jr.	1939(born) May 20, 1956	1993(incumbent) January 3, 2011	Democratic

1813–1823: Second at-large seat

From 1813 to 1823, Delaware elected two members of the United States House of Representatives. Both were elected state-wide at-large. This is a list of the four men who held that second seat during that decade.

#	Congress	Picture	Name	Birth/Death	Term of Office	Party	Residence/ career	Other offices
1	13,14		CooperTThomas Cooper	17691769–1829	1813March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Federalist	Georgetown, Sussex County lawyer	State House State Senate U.S. Representative
2	15,16		HallWillard Hall	1780December 24, 1780 – May 10, 1875	1817March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821	Democratic-Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	State Senate U.S. Representative U.S. District Court
3	17		RodneyCACaesar A. Rodney	1772January 4, 1772 – June 10, 1824	1821March 4, 1821 – January 24, 1822	Democratic-Republican	Wilmington, New Castle County lawyer	State House State Senate U.S. Representative U.S. Senator U.S. Attorney General
4	17		RodneyDDaniel Rodney	1764September 10, 1764 – September 2, 1846	1822October 1, 1822 – March 3, 1823	Federalist	Lewes, Sussex County merchant	Governor U.S. Representative U.S. Senator

See also

• United States congressional delegations from Delaware

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.