22nd Delaware General Assembly

22nd Delaware General Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Delaware General Assembly
Term	January 2, 1798 (1798-01-02) – January 1, 1799 (1799-01-01)

The 22nd 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 2, 1798, two weeks before the beginning of the only full year of the administration of Governor Daniel Rogers.

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

• Isaac Davis, Kent County

House of Representatives

• Stephen Lewis, Kent County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County Archibald Alexander John James Edward Roche

Kent County George Cummins Isaac Davis James Sykes Jr.

Sussex County unknown Nathaniel Hayes Woodman Stockley

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County Robert Armstrong Richard C. Dale William Johnson Joel Lewis Caesar Augustus Rodney James Stroud Nehemiah Tilton

Kent County Joseph Barker Peter Caverly Manlove Emerson Stephen Lewis James Raymond Nicholas Ridgely William Warner

Sussex County Joshua Burton Jesse Green David Owens Samuel Paynter Thomas Robertson Thomas Sorden William H. Wells

References

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

Places with more information

• Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; [phone].
• University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; [phone].