The 38th 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 on the first Tuesday of October and terms began on the first Tuesday of January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening on January 4, 1814, two weeks before the beginning of the first 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. The population of the county did not affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.
Leadership Senate Andrew Barratt, Kent County
House of Representatives Cornelius P. Comegys, Kent County
Members Senate Senators were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.
New Castle County Samuel H. Black Abraham Staats John WayKent County Andrew Barratt George Cummins James MorrisSussex County Benjamin Burton Thomas Fisher Jesse Green
House of Representatives Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.
New Castle County Joseph England George R. Massey George Read Jr. Alichs Ryland John P. Sutton Peter Vandever Nicholas G. WilliamsonKent County John Clarke Thomas Clayton Cornelius P. Comegys Luff Lewis Henry Molleston Jacob Stout Spencer WilliamsSussex County Joshua Burton Charles M. Cullen Robert Hill Solomon Moore Charles Polk Jr. Nathan Vickers Ebe Walter
References
Places with more information 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.