11 Facts About Henry Molleston

Henry Molleston III was an American physician and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware.

Henry Molleston was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and was elected Governor of Delaware, but died before taking office.

Henry Molleston was the son of Henry and Sarah Manlove Molleston.

Henry Molleston's ancestor, Alexander Mollestine, was probably Dutch, and was an early settler of Lewes.

Henry Molleston's grandfather, Henry, was a member of the Colonial Assembly in 1687.

Henry Molleston married Mary Combe in 1793 and they had three known children: Elizabeth, Jemima Ann, and a son.

Henry Molleston was a physician, but was a miller and was known to have had two mills on Isaac's Branch of the St Jones River.

Henry Molleston was a Trustee of Union Academy in Camden.

Henry Molleston was a member of the convention that wrote and approved the Delaware Constitution of 1792.

Henry Molleston was Speaker of the State Senate from the 1817 session through the 1819 session.

Henry Molleston's death precipitated something of a political crisis, as this situation was not anticipated in the constitution.