The 1st 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 the town of New Castle, convening October 20, 1776, and was the administration of President

John McKinly John McKinly (February 24, 1721August 31, 1796) was an American physician and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of the French and Indian War, served in the Delaware General Assembly, was the first elected President of Delawar ...

, effective on February 12, 1777. McKinly was captured by the British on September 22, 1777, and

Thomas McKean Thomas McKean (; March 19, 1734June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States, Founding Father. During the American Revolution, he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, ...

replaced him until October 20, 1777. 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.

Leadership

Legislative Council

George Read George Read may refer to: Soldiers * George C. Read (1788–1862), United States Navy admiral * George E. Read (1838–1910), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * George Windle Read (1860–1934), United States Army major general * George ...

, New Castle County

House of Assembly

, New Castle County

Members

Legislative Council

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

House of Assembly

Assemblymen were elected by the public for a one-year term. There were only seven representatives so two or three unidentified persons are unidentified of others.

References

Places with more information

Delaware Historical Society The Delaware Historical Society began in 1864 as an effort to preserve documents from the Civil War. Since then, it has expanded into a statewide historical institution with several buildings, including Old Town Hall and the Delaware History M ...

website
505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161. *

University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially known as UD, UDel, or Delaware) is a Statutory college#Delaware, privately governed, state-assisted Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Newark, Delaware, United States. UD offers f ...

Library website
181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831–2965. {{DEFAULTSORT:Assembly, 001st Delaware General 0 001 1776 in Delaware 1777 in Delaware