27th Delaware General Assembly

27th Delaware General Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Delaware General Assembly
Term	January 4, 1803 (1803-01-04) – January 3, 1804 (1804-01-03)

The 27th 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 4, 1803, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor David Hall.

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

• James Sykes Jr., 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 John Bird Thomas Fitzgerald John Way

Kent County George Cummins James Sykes Jr. George Truitt

Sussex County Charles Draper Nathaniel Hayes Daniel Rogers

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County George Clark Jr. Phillip Lewis William Poole Abraham Staats James Stroud William Whann Adam Williamson

Kent County Thomas Clayton James Henry Stephen Lewis John Marim Henry Molleston William Sorden William Warner

Sussex County Jesse Green Outerbridge Horsey Thomas Laws Armwell Long Peter Robinson Caleb Rodney George Waller

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].