30th Delaware General Assembly

The 30th 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 7, 1806, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor Nathaniel Mitchell.

Governor
Nathaniel Mitchell
30th General Assembly
In office
January 7, 1806  January 6, 1807
Preceded by29th Assembly
Succeeded by31st 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 affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

  • Jesse Green, Sussex County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
  • George Clark, Jr
  • 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
  • George Gillespie
  • Dr. William Hazlett
  • John Merritt
  • Thomas Perkins
  • Andrew Reynolds
  • Isaac Starr
Kent County
Sussex County
  • Joshua Burton
  • Thomas Cooper
  • Edward Dingle, Jr.
  • Jesse Green
  • Thomas Laws
  • Isaac Marshall
  • George Waller

References

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

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