40th Delaware General Assembly

Governor
Daniel Rodney
40th General Assembly
In office
January 2, 1816  January 7, 1817
Preceded by 39th Assembly
Succeeded by 41st Assembly

The 40th 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, 1816, two weeks before the beginning of the third 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. 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
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • Samuel H. Black
  • John T. Cochran
  • John Crow
  • Victor du Pont
  • Andrew Reynolds
  • John P. Sutton
  • Nicholas G. Williamson
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Isaiah Burton
  • John Carlisle
  • William B. Cooper
  • Charles M. Cullen
  • Robert Hill
    • Louder Layton
  • Nathan Vickers
  • Ebe Walter

References

Places with more information


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