19th Delaware General Assembly

The 19th 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 6, 1795, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor Joshua Clayton.

Governor
Joshua Clayton
19th General Assembly
In office
January 6, 1795  January 5, 1796
Preceded by18th Assembly
Succeeded by20th 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

Senate

House of Representatives

  • Peter Lowber, Kent County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
  • Isaac Grantham
  • Thomas Kean
  • John Stockton
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • James Black
    • Archibald Allexander
  • William Cooch
  • William Frazer
  • Samuel Hollingsworth
  • John James
  • William Johnson
  • Alexander Porter, Jr.
Kent County
  • William Adams
  • William Allaband
  • James Douglass
  • Philip Lewis
  • Peter Lowber
  • James Miller
  • Presley Spruance, Sr.
Sussex County
  • John W. Batson
  • Richard Burton
  • William Carlisle
  • David Nutter
  • William Peery
  • William H. Wells
  • John Williams

References

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

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