29th Delaware General Assembly

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29th Delaware General Assembly
28th 30th
Overview
Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 1, 1805 (1805-01-01) – January 7, 1806 (1806-01-07)

The 29th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of the American state of Delaware, 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.

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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  • Thomas Laws, 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
  • William Cooch
  • Thomas Fitzgerald
  • John Way
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
  • John Bird
  • Peter Brynberg
  • Jesse Higgins
  • Morgan Jones
  • Thomas Perkins
  • James Snow
  • Abraham Staats
Kent County
Sussex County

References

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