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32nd Delaware General Assembly

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32nd Delaware General Assembly
31st 33rd
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 5, 1808 (1808-01-05) – January 3, 1809 (1809-01-03)

The 32nd 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 of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 5, 1808, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor George Truitt.

The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three senators and seven representatives for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Leadership

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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  • Stephen Lewis, Kent County

Members

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Senate

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Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.

New Castle County
  • John Merritt
  • Thomas Perkins
  • John Way
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representatives

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Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.

New Castle County
  • John Bird
  • Jesse Higgins
  • David Morrison
  • Andrew Reynolds
  • William Robinson
  • Leonard Vandergrift
  • Peter Williams
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Joshua Burton
  • Thomas Cooper
  • Edward Dingle Jr.
  • Jesse Green
  • Robert Hill
  • John Polk
  • Nathan Vickers

References

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  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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