9th Delaware General Assembly explained

Body:	Delaware General Assembly
Before:	8th
After:	10th

The 9th 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. The Assembly met in the state capital, Dover, convening October 20, 1784, in the second year of the administration of Delaware President Nicholas Van Dyke Sr.

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

• Thomas McDonough, New Castle County

House of Assembly

• Thomas Duff, New Castle County

Members

Legislative Council

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

New Castle County George Craighead Thomas McDonough George Read

Kent County Richard Bassett Vincent Loockerman Silas Snow

Sussex County Henry Neill Joshua Polk William Polk

House of Assembly

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

New Castle County Gunning Bedford Sr. Jacob Broom William Clark Thomas Duff Peter Hyatt John James Samuel Smith

Kent County John Gordon Francis Many Charles Nixon James Raymond John Revell Jacob Stout Jenifer Taylor

Sussex County Isaac Bradley James Douglass Robert Houston Simon Kollock George Mitchell William Peery Nathaniel Waples

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].