13th Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:	Delaware General Assembly
Before:	12th
After:	14th

The 13th 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, 1788, and was the third year of the administration of President Thomas Collins. He died March 29, 1789, and was replaced by President Jehu Davis.

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 effect the number of delegates.

Leadership

Legislative Council

• George Mitchell, Sussex County

House of Assembly

• Jehu Davis, Kent County

Members

Legislative Council

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

New Castle County Gunning Bedford, Sr. Thomas Kean Nicholas Van Dyke, Sr.

Kent County John Banning John Cook Nicholas Ridgely

Sussex County Isaac Horsey George Mitchell Daniel Polk

House of Assembly

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

New Castle County Jacob Broom Peter Hyatt John James Henry Latimer Thomas May Thomas Montgomery Alexander Porter, Jr.

Kent County Risdon Bishop Benjamin Coombe Jehu Davis John Gordon James Raymond George Truitt John Vining

Sussex County Jeremiah Cannon Isaac Cooper Nathaniel Hayes Israel Holland Charles Polk, Sr. Rhodes Shankland Peter F. Wright

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]