14th Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:	Delaware General Assembly
Before:	13th
After:	15th

The 14th 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, 1789, and was the first year of the administration of President Joshua Clayton.

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 Alexander Porter, Jr.

Kent County John Banning John Gordon Nicholas Ridgely

Sussex County Isaac Cooper George Mitchell Rhodes Shankland

House of Assembly

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

New Castle County Thomas Duff Peter Hyatt John James Kensey Johns Henry Latimer Thomas May Thomas Montgomery

Kent County Benjamin Coombe Jehu Davis Joshua Fisher John Gordon Allen McLane James Raymond George Truitt

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

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]