40th Delaware General Assembly

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40th Delaware General Assembly
← 39th 41st →
Overview
Legislative body	Delaware General Assembly
Term	January 2, 1816 (1816-01-02) – January 7, 1817 (1817-01-07)

The 40th 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 2, 1816, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor Daniel Rodney.

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.

• Jesse Green, Sussex County

• Nathan Vickers, Sussex County

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

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

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

• Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
• University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.