title: 12th Delaware General Assembly
text: # 12th Delaware General Assembly
  
  The 12th 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 Dover, Delaware, convening October 20, 1787, and was the second year of the administration of President Thomas Collins.
  
  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
  
  * Thomas McDonough, New Castle County
  
  ### House of Assembly
  
  * Thomas Rodney, Kent County
  
  ## Members
  
  ### Legislative Council
  
  Councilors were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year.
  
  | New Castle County Thomas McDonough George Read Nicholas Van Dyke, Sr. | Kent County John Banning John Cook James Tilton | Sussex County Isaac Horsey Alexander Laws Daniel Polk |
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  ### House of Assembly
  
  Assemblymen were elected by the public for a one-year term.
  
  | New Castle County Joshua Clayton Thomas Evans Isaac Grantham Henry Latimer Thomas May Alexander Porter, Jr. Thomas Robinson | Kent County Jehu Davis John Gordon Mark McCall James Raymond John Revell Thomas Rodney John Vining | Sussex County John W. Batson Jeremiah Cannon John Collins Isaac Cooper Nathaniel Hayes Charles Polk, Sr. Peter Robinson |
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