The 46th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate

Delaware Senate

The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Delaware. It is composed of 21 Senators, each of whom is elected to a four-year term, except when reapportionment occurs, at which time Senators may be elected to a two-year term....

 and the Delaware House of Representatives

Delaware House of Representatives

The Delaware House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly; the state legislature of the U.S. State of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal amount of constituencies, each of whom is elected to a two year term. The Delaware General Assembly...

. Elections were held the first Tuesday of October and terms began on the first Tuesday in January. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening January 1, 1822, two weeks before the beginning of the year of the administration of Governor John Collins

John Collins (governor)

John Collins was an American manufacturer and politician from Collins Mill Pond, in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware...

. He died April 16, 1822 and Governor Caleb Rodney

Caleb Rodney

Caleb Rodney was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware....

 took administration.

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.

Senate

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

New Castle County Victor du Pont Charles Thomas, Jr. Charles Thomas (governor) Charles Thomas was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.... Jacob Vandegrift

Kent County Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the Whig Party. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as Chief Justice of the... George Cummins Maylove Hayes

Sussex County Jesse Green Joseph Maull Joseph Maull Dr. Joseph Maull was an American physician and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Federalist Party, then later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.-Early life and... Caleb Rodney Caleb Rodney Caleb Rodney was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware....

House of Representative

Representatives were elected by the public for a one year term.

New Castle County Jesse Chandler John Harlan Washington Rice Alrichs Ryland William Seal John Sutton William Weldon, II

Kent County William Hopkins James B. Macomb Samuel Mifflin Henry M. Ridgely Henry M. Ridgely Henry Moore Ridgely was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and later the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:Ridgely was born in... Robert Register George Walker Samuel Warren, Jr.

Sussex County Joshua Burton Charles M. Cullen George Howard Peter Robinson David Smith Thomas Townsend John Wilson

Places with more information

• Delaware Historical Society
  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 state-wide historical institution with several venues and a major museum in Wilmington and the historic Read House & Gardens in New Castle.The society...
  
  ; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
• University of Delaware
  University of Delaware
  The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
  
  ; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965