43rd Delaware General Assembly

The 43rd 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 5, 1819, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor John Clark.

43rd Delaware General Assembly
42nd 44th
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Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 5, 1819 (1819-01-05) – January 4, 1820 (1820-01-04)

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

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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  • Nathan Vickers, Sussex County

Members

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Senate

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

New Castle County
  • Samuel H. Black
  • George Clark Jr.
  • Andrew Gray
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • Jesse Chandler
  • John T. Cochran
  • John Crawford
    • Peter B. Delany
  • John Crow
  • Joseph W. Day
  • Isaac S. Hendrickson
  • Henry G. Whitely
Kent County
  • Martin W. Bates
  • Jacob Boone
  • John Booth
  • Joshua G. Brinckle
  • John Cummins
  • Jonathan Jenkins
  • John Mitchell
Sussex County
  • Isaiah Burton
  • John Carlisle
  • Charles M. Cullen
  • John Dickerson
  • William N. Polk
  • David Smith
  • Nathan Vickers

References

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

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