38th Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:	Delaware General Assembly
Before:	37th
After:	39th

The 38th 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 on the first Tuesday of October and terms began on the first Tuesday of January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening on January 4, 1814, two weeks before the beginning of the first 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. The population of the county did not affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Leadership

Senate

• Andrew Barratt, Kent County

House of Representatives

• Cornelius P. Comegys, Kent County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County Samuel H. Black Abraham Staats John Way

Kent County Andrew Barratt George Cummins James Morris

Sussex County Benjamin Burton Thomas Fisher Jesse Green

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County Joseph England George R. Massey George Read Jr. Alichs Ryland John P. Sutton Peter Vandever Nicholas G. Williamson

Kent County John Clarke Thomas Clayton Cornelius P. Comegys Luff Lewis Henry Molleston Jacob Stout Spencer Williams

Sussex County Joshua Burton Charles M. Cullen Robert Hill Solomon Moore Charles Polk Jr. Nathan Vickers Ebe Walter

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].