23rd Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:Delaware General Assembly
Before:22nd
After:24th

The 23rd 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. The Assembly met in the state capital, Dover, convening January 1, 1799, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Richard Bassett.

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County

  • Archibald Alexander
  • Isaac Grantham
  • John James

Kent County

Sussex County

  • unknown
  • Nathaniel Hayes
  • David Owens

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County

Kent County

  • Joseph Barker
  • William Collins, Jr.
  • Manlove Emerson
  • Stephen Lewis
  • William Sorden
  • John Vining
  • William Warner

Sussex County

  • Isaac Beauchamp
  • Joshua Burton
  • Samuel Paynter, Jr.
  • Thomas Robertson
  • Thomas Sorden
  • Stephen Styer
  • William H. Wells

References

Places with more information

website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965