17th Delaware General Assembly

	17th Delaware General Assembly The 17th 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 1, 1793, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Joshua Clayton. This was the first application of the Delaware Constitution of 1792, Delaware 1792 Constitution. 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 Party, Federalist majority. Leadership Senate Daniel Rogers (politician), Daniel Rogers, Sussex County House of Representatives George Wilson, Kent County Stephen Lewis, Kent County Members Senate Senators were elected by the public for a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Edward Roche (politician) Edward Roche (April 10, 1754 – April 6, 1821) was an American merchant who served in both houses of the Delaware General Assembly, as a delegate to the Delaware state Constitutional convention (political meeting), constitutional convention, and in the American Revolutionary War. Biography Roche was born in County Cork, County Cork, Ireland on 10 April 1754 to Lawrence Roche and Mary Manning. He left Ireland at age 14 and arrived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he reportedly became an apprentice with a local merchant. On April 1, 1782, he married Eliza Brinckle in Red Lion Hundred, Red Lion Hundred, Delaware; the couple would go on to have nine children. Following his apprenticeship, Roche launched his own business in New Castle, Delaware at the age of 21. Shortly afterwards, the Revolutionary War broke out. Roche, inspired by the writings of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Fathers and other early Americans calling for independence, joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Delaware General Assembly The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 representatives. It meets at Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware, convening on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years, with a second session of the same Assembly convening likewise in even-numbered years. Normally the sessions are required to adjourn by the last day of June of the same calendar year. However the Governor can call a special session of the legislature at any time. Members are elected from single-member districts, all apportioned to roughly equal populations after each decennial Census. Elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and about one-half of the Senate is elected every two years for a four-year term, and the entire House of Representatives is elected every two years for a two-year term. Vacancies are filled throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	16th Delaware General Assembly The 16th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Legislative Council and the Delaware House of Assembly. Elections were held the first day of October and terms began on the twentieth day of October. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening October 20, 1791, and was the last year of the administration of President Joshua Clayton. The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three councilors and seven assemblymen for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Leadership Legislative Council George Mitchell, Sussex County House of Assembly Allan McLane, Kent County Members Legislative Council Councilors were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year. House of Assembly Assemblymen were elected by the public for a one-year term. References * Places with more information Delaware Historical Societywebsite 505 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	18th Delaware General Assembly The 18th 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 7, 1794, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor Joshua Clayton. 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 * Daniel Rogers, Sussex 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. House of Representatives Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term. References Places with mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]