19th Delaware General Assembly

American legislative session February 2026 January 2025 Seal of Delaware.svg Delaware General Assembly 1795 1 6 1796 1 5 18th 20th 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, convening January 6, 1795, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor Joshua Clayton. 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 Daniel Rogers, Sussex County 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 StocktonKent County Isaac Davis Joseph Miller James Sykes Jr.Sussex County Thomas Laws George Mitchell Daniel Rogers House of Representatives 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 Memoirs of the Senate Martin Roger A. Roger A. Martin Newark, Delaware 1995 Places with more information Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161. University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965. 1 019 Category:1795 in Delaware Category:1796 in Delaware