14th Delaware General Assembly
Introduction The '''14th 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, 1789, and was the first year of the administration of President Joshua Clayton. 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 Mitchell, Sussex County===House of Assembly===*Jehu Davis, Kent County
Members ===Legislative Council===Councilors were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year. :'''New Castle County'''  *Gunning Bedford, Sr.*Thomas Kean*Alexander Porter, Jr.:'''Kent County'''*John Banning*John Gordon*Nicholas Ridgely:'''Sussex County'''*Isaac Cooper*George Mitchell*Rhodes Shankland===House of Assembly===Assemblymen were elected by the public for a one-year term. :'''New Castle County'''*Thomas Duff*Peter Hyatt*John James*Kensey Johns*Henry Latimer*Thomas May*Thomas Montgomery:'''Kent County'''*Benjamin Coombe*Jehu Davis*Joshua Fisher*John Gordon*Allen McLane*James Raymond*George Truitt:'''Sussex County'''*John W. Batson*Jeremiah Cannon*John Collins*Isaac Cooper*Nathaniel Hayes*William Moore*Charles Polk, Sr.
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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