Legislature of Delaware, United States, from 1807–1808
| 31st Delaware General Assembly |
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| Legislative body | Delaware General Assembly |
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| Term | January 6, 1807 (1807-01-06) – January 5, 1808 (1808-01-05) |
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The 31st 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, 1807, two weeks before the beginning of the third 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
Senate
House of Representatives
- William Warner, Kent County
Members
Senate
Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.
- New Castle County
- George Clark Jr.
- Thomas Perkins
- John Way
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- Kent County
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- Sussex County
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House of Representatives
Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.
- New Castle County
- George Gillespie
- Peter Jacquett
- John Merritt
- Patrick O'Flynn
- John R. Phillips
- Leonard Vandergrift
- Peter Williams
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- Kent County
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- Sussex County
- Joshua Burton
- Thomas Cooper
- Edward Dingle Jr.
- Jesse Green
- Robert Hill
- Nathan Vickers
- George Waller
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References
- Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.
