The 8th 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. The Assembly met in the state capital, Dover, convening October 20, 1783, in the first year of the administration of Delaware President Nicholas Van Dyke, Sr.
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 affect the number of delegates.
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delaware, general, assembly, meeting, legislative, branch, state, government, consisting, delaware, legislative, council, delaware, house, assembly, elections, were, held, first, october, terms, began, twentieth, october, assembly, state, capital, dover, conve. The 8th 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 The Assembly met in the state capital Dover convening October 20 1783 in the first year of the administration of Delaware President Nicholas Van Dyke Sr PresidentNicholas Van Dyke8th General AssemblyIn office October 20 1783 October 20 1784Preceded by7th AssemblySucceeded by9th Assembly 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 affect the number of delegates Contents 1 Leadership 1 1 Legislative Council 1 2 House of Assembly 2 Members 2 1 Legislative Council 2 2 House of Assembly 3 References 4 Places with more informationLeadership editLegislative Council edit Caesar Rodney Kent County House of Assembly edit Robert Bryan New Castle CountyMembers editLegislative Council edit Councilors were elected by the public for a three year term one third posted each year New Castle County Isaac Grantham Thomas McDonough George Read Kent County John Banning Richard Bassett Caesar Rodney Sussex County John Collins Joshua Polk William Polk House of Assembly edit Assemblymen were elected by the public for a one year term New Castle County Gunning Bedford Sr Robert Bryan Joshua Clayton Thomas Duff John James Thomas Kean Samuel Smith Kent County Philip Barratt John Cook Jehu Davis John Gordon William Molleston Charles Ridgely Edward White Sussex County John Collins James Douglass William J Hall David Hazzard Simon Kollock William Peery Nathaniel WaplesReferences editMartin Roger A 1995 Memoirs of the Senate Newark Delaware Roger A Martin Places with more information editDelaware 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 8th Delaware General Assembly amp oldid 1072116243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
