2nd Delaware General Assembly

The 2nd 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. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening October 20, 1777, and was the administration of President George Read. He resigned and was replaced by President Caesar Rodney, effective March 31, 1778.

President
George Read &
Caesar Rodney
2nd General Assembly
In office
October 20, 1777 – October 20, 1778
Preceded by1st Assembly
Succeeded by3rd 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 effect the number of delegates.

Leadership

Legislative Council
  • George Read, New Castle County

House of Assembly
  • Samuel West, Kent County

Members

Legislative Council

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

New Castle County
  • Peter Hyatt
  • George Read
  • Nicholas Van Dyke, Sr.
Kent County
Sussex County
  • John Clowes
  • John Jones
  • Samuel S. Sloss
    • William Conwell

House of Assembly

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

New Castle County
  • Robert Armstrong
  • James Black
  • Robert Bryan
  • William Clark
  • George Craighead
  • Isaac Lewis
  • Samuel Patterson
Kent County
  • John Clayton
  • Jehu Davis
  • Richard Lockwood
  • William Molleston
  • Charles G. Ridgely
  • Jacob Stout
  • Samuel West
Sussex County
  • George Adams
  • John Collins
  • Levin Derrickson
  • Joseph Hall
  • Simon Kollock
  • William Peery
  • Nathaniel Waples
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gollark: "Precognitive processing: could it be the next technology to revolutionize communication?"
gollark: "0.7% of Internet-connected computers are now posessed by ghosts."
gollark: And protestors insisting that cursing random bacteria to store data was "uNnAtUrAl".
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References
  • Martin, Roger A. (1995). Memoirs of the Senate. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.

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