title: 37th Delaware General Assembly
text: # 37th Delaware General Assembly
  
  The 37th 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 5, 1813, two weeks before the beginning of the third year of the administration of Governor Joseph Haslet.
  
  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 affect the number of delegates. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.
  
  ## Leadership
  
  ### Senate
  
  * Andrew Barratt, Kent County
  
  ### House of Representatives
  
  * Cornelius P. Comegys, Kent 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 Francis H. Haughey John Way | Kent County Andrew Barratt George Cummins James Morris | Sussex County Jesse Green Samuel Paynter, Jr. William H. Wells |
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  ### House of Representatives
  
  Representatives were elected by the public for a one-year term.
  
  | New Castle County George Clarke, Jr. John Harlan George R. Massey George Read, Jr. Abraham Staats Peter Vandever Nicholas G. Williamson | Kent County Thomas Clayton Cornelius P. Comegys Luff Lewis Henry Molleston Jacob Stout Samuel White John Williams | Sussex County Joshua Burton Charles M. Cullen Robert Hill Solomon Moore Caleb Rodney Nathan Vickers Ebe Walter |
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