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The Delaware Constitution of 1792 was the second governing document for Delaware state government. The Constitution was in effect from its adoption, on June 12, 1792, until it was replaced, on December 2, 1831, by a new Constitution. Members of the Delaware Constitutional Convention of 1792. The Convention convened in 1792 and adjourned June 12 ...
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, convening January 1, 1793, two weeks before the beginning of the first year of the administration of Governor Joshua Clayton. This was the first application of the Delaware 1792 Constitution.
Under the amended Delaware Constitution of 1897 the General Assembly consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1 and terms begin on the second Tuesday in January, lasting four years for the Senate and two years for the House. Approximately half of the Senate is elected every two ...
(1792) Archibald Alexander: Robert Haughey: John Dickinson: John Morris John M. Vining: Edward White Daniel Polk: Daniel Rogers: Rhodes Shankland: 17th* (1792) 18th* (1793) Isaac Grantham: Thomas Kean: Isaac Davis James Sykes Jr. George Wilson George Mitchell 18th* (1793) 19th* (1794) John Stockton: Joseph Miller 19th* (1794) 20th* (1795) John ...
The Legislature was called the General Assembly of Delaware and was to meet at least once every year. Only freeholders were eligible for election. [5]The upper house of the General Assembly was called The Legislative Council, and consisted of nine persons, three persons from each county, popularly elected every third year by the freeholders of the county.
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Pages in category "1792 documents" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Delaware Constitution of 1792; J. Journals of the First Fleet; P.
The 1792 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1792. It was the first popular election for the state's chief executive; under the 1776 constitution, the President of Delaware was elected by the legislature. Incumbent President Joshua Clayton ran for re-election.