41st Delaware General Assembly

The 41st 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, 1817, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor John Clark.

Governor
John Clark
41st General Assembly
In office
January 7, 1817  January 6, 1818
Preceded by40th Assembly
Succeeded by42nd Assembly

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

  • Nathan Vickers, Sussex County

Members

Senate

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

New Castle County
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representative

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

New Castle County
  • Samuel H. Black
  • John T. Cochran
  • Joseph W. Cochran
  • Victor du Pont
  • Andrew Gray
  • Arnold S. Naudain
  • Peter Vandever
Kent County
  • James Battell
  • Thomas Condy
  • John Cummins
  • John Mitchell
  • Joseph G. Rowland
  • Spencer Williams
  • John Wood
Sussex County
  • Isaiah Burton
  • John Carlisle
  • William B. Cooper
  • Charles M. Cullen
  • Solomon Evans
  • David Smith
  • Nathan Vickers

References

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

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