33rd Delaware General Assembly

The 33rd 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 3, 1809, two weeks before the beginning of the second year of the administration of Governor George Truitt.

33rd Delaware General Assembly
32nd 34th
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Legislative bodyDelaware General Assembly
TermJanuary 3, 1809 (1809-01-03) – January 2, 1810 (1810-01-02)

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

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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  • Stephen Lewis, Kent County

Members

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Senate

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

New Castle County
  • John Merritt
  • Thomas Perkins
  • John Way
Kent County
Sussex County

House of Representatives

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

New Castle County
  • John Bird
  • Levi Boulden
  • Jesse Higgins
  • Thomas Phillips
  • William D. Phillips
  • Andrew Reynolds
  • Leonard Vandergrift
Kent County
  • Edward Joy
  • Stephen Lewis
  • Nicholas Loockerman
  • John Marim
  • Stephen Paradee
  • James B. Ralston
  • Henry M. Ridgely
Sussex County

References

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

Places with more information

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