16th Delaware General Assembly

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16th Delaware General Assembly
← 15th 17th →
Overview
Legislative body	Delaware General Assembly
Term	October 20, 1791 (1791-10-20) – January 1, 1793 (1793-01-01)

The 16th 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, 1791, and was the last year of the administration of President Joshua Clayton.

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 effect the number of delegates.