44th Delaware General Assembly
Introduction The '''44th 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, Delaware, convening January 4, 1820, two weeks before the beginning of the year of the administration of Governor Jacob Stout.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===*Jacob Stout, Kings County===House of Representatives===*Nathan Vickers, Sussex 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*Andrew Gray*Jacob Vandegrift:'''Kent County'''*George Cummins*Henry Molleston**John Mitchell*Jacob Stout:'''Sussex County'''*Edward Dingle, Jr.*Joseph Maull*Caleb Rodney===House of Representatives===Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term. :'''New Castle County'''  *William P. Brobson*Levi Clark*Alexander Crawford*John Crow*Joseph W. Day*Henry G. Whitely*Nicholas G. Williamson:'''Kent County'''*Jacob Boone*John Booth*Joshua G. Brinckle*John Cummins*Edward Fisher*William K. Lockwood*Joshua Mifflin:'''Sussex County'''*John Carlisle*Charles M. Cullen*John Dickerson*William N. Polk*David Smith*Nathan Vickers*William H. Wells
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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