45th Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:	Delaware General Assembly
Before:	44th
After:	46th

The 45th 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. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 2, 1821, two weeks before the beginning of the year of the administration of Governor John Clark.

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

• Caleb Rodney, Sussex County

House of Representatives

• John Cummins, 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 Victor du Pont Jacob Vandegrift

Kent County George Cummins Enoch Joyce Thomas Clayton Jacob Stout

Sussex County Edward Dingle, Jr. Joseph Maull Caleb Rodney

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County William P. Brobson Levi Clark Alexander Crawford John Crow Andrew Gray Benjamin H. Springer Henry G. Whitely

Kent County Joshua G. Brinckle Thomas Condy John Cummins Benjamin Harrington Samuel Mifflin Joseph G. Oliver Major Townsend

Sussex County Isaiah Burton Isaac Cullen John Dickerson Tilghman Layton George Phillips John Robinson John Wilson

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]