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39th Delaware General Assembly

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39th Delaware General Assembly
38th 40th
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 3, 1815 (1815-01-03) – January 2, 1816 (1816-01-02)

The 39th 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, convening January 3, 1815, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor Daniel Rodney.

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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  • Jesse Green, Sussex County

House of Representatives

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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
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Benjamin Burton
  • Thomas Fisher
  • Jesse Green

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Jim Crow
  • Victor du Pont
  • Joseph England
  • George R. Massey
  • Alrichs Ryland
  • John P. Sutton
  • Nicholas G. Williamson
Kent County
  • John Clarke
  • Cornelius P. Comegys
  • Jonathan Jenkins
  • Isaac Lockwood
  • John Mitchell
  • John Pleasanton
  • Spencer Williams
Sussex County
  • Charles M. Cullen
  • Robert Hill
  • Charles Polk Jr.
  • Thomas Townsend
  • Nathan Vickers
  • Ebe Walter
  • Robert Wiltbank

References

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

Places with more information

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