20th Delaware General Assembly

Summary

The 20th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware State 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 5, 1796, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Gunning Bedford, Sr.

Governor
Gunning Bedford, Sr.
20th General Assembly
In office
January 5, 1796 – January 3, 1797
Preceded by19th Assembly
Succeeded by21st Assembly

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 edit

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

  • Stephen Lewis, Kent County

Members edit

Senate edit

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

New Castle County
  • John James
  • Thomas Kean
  • Alexander Porter, Jr.
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representatives edit

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

New Castle County
  • William Cooch
  • Joel Lewis
  • Robert Maxwell
  • William McKennan
  • Elias Naudain, Sr.
  • James Stroud
  • Nehemiah Tilton
Kent County
  • Robert Clark
  • George Cummins
  • James Henry
  • Stephen Lewis
  • Abraham Pierce
  • James Raymond
  • William Sorden
Sussex County
  • Elisha Adams
  • John W. Batson
  • Robert Burton
  • William Carlisle
  • Nathaniel Hayes
  • Barclay Townsend
  • William H. Wells

References edit

  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

Places with more information edit