The 39th 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 3, 1815, two weeks before the beginning of the second 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.
Leadership
Senate Jesse Green, Sussex 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 Caesar A. Rodney Abraham StaatsKent County George Cummins Henry Molleston 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 Jim Crow Victor du Pont Joseph England George R. Massey Alrichs Ryland John P. Sutton Nicholas G. WilliamsonKent County John Clarke Cornelius P. Comegys Jonathan Jenkins Isaac Lockwood John Mitchell John Pleasanton Spencer WilliamsSussex County Charles M. Cullen Robert Hill Charles Polk Jr. Thomas Townsend Nathan Vickers Ebe Walter Robert Wiltbank
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.