29th Delaware General Assembly

The 29th 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 1, 1805, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Nathaniel Mitchell.

Governor
Nathaniel Mitchell
29th General Assembly
In office
January 1, 1805  January 7, 1806
Preceded by28th Assembly
Succeeded by30th 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

  • Thomas Laws, Sussex County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
  • William Cooch
  • Thomas Fitzgerald
  • John Way
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • John Bird
  • Peter Brynberg
  • Jesse Higgins
  • Morgan Jones
  • Thomas Perkins
  • James Snow
  • Abraham Staats
Kent County
Sussex County

References

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

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