12th Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:	Delaware General Assembly
Before:	11th
After:	13th

The 12th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Legislative Council and the Delaware House of Assembly. Elections were held the first day of October and terms began on the twentieth day of October. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening October 20, 1787, and was the second year of the administration of President Thomas Collins.

The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three councilors and seven assemblymen for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not affect the number of delegates.

Leadership

Legislative Council

• Thomas McDonough, New Castle County

House of Assembly

• Thomas Rodney, Kent County

Members

Legislative Council

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

New Castle County Thomas McDonough George Read Nicholas Van Dyke, Sr.

Kent County John Banning John Cook James Tilton

Sussex County Isaac Horsey Alexander Laws Daniel Polk

House of Assembly

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

New Castle County Joshua Clayton Thomas Evans Isaac Grantham Henry Latimer Thomas May Alexander Porter, Jr. Thomas Robinson

Kent County Jehu Davis John Gordon Mark McCall James Raymond John Revell Thomas Rodney John Vining

Sussex County John W. Batson Jeremiah Cannon John Collins Isaac Cooper Nathaniel Hayes Charles Polk, Sr. Peter Robinson

References

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

Places with more information

• Delaware Historical Society

website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; [phone]

• University of Delaware

Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; [phone]