Almanac
Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. The colonial Attorney General was appointed by the Crown.
The Legislative Council was created in 1776 and its Legislative Councilmen had a three year term. State Assemblymen had a one year term. The whole General Assembly chose the Continental Congressmen for a one year term and the State President for a three year term. However, Read served as State President only temporarily, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Thomas McKean and awaiting the selection of a successor by the General Assembly. The Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court was also selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed.
The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who took office March 4 for a six year term. However, Read's first term was only two years to establish a rotation.
| Public Offices | |||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | ||
| Attorney General | Judiciary | New Castle | October 20, 1763 | October 20, 1774 | Crown | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1764 | October 21, 1765 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 21, 1765 | October 20, 1766 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1766 | October 20, 1767 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1767 | October 20, 1768 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1768 | October 20, 1769 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1769 | October 20, 1770 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 21, 1770 | October 20, 1771 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 21, 1771 | October 20, 1772 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1772 | October 20, 1773 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1773 | October 20, 1774 | |||
| Continental Congressman | Legislature | Philadelphia | September 5, 1774 | October 26, 1774 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1774 | October 20, 1775 | |||
| Continental Congressman | Legislature | Philadelphia | May 10, 1775 | October 21, 1775 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1775 | June 15, 1776 | |||
| Continental Congressman | Legislature | Philadelphia | October 21, 1775 | November 7, 1776 | |||
| Delegate | Convention | New Castle | August 27, 1776 | September 21, 1776 | State Constitution | ||
| Councilman | Legislature | Dover | October 28, 1776 | October 20, 1779 | Speaker | ||
| Continental Congressman | Legislature | Philadelphia | November 7, 1776 | December 17, 1777 | |||
| State President | Executive | Dover | October 20, 1777 | March 31, 1778 | acting | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1780 | October 20, 1781 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1781 | October 20, 1782 | |||
| Councilman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1782 | October 20, 1785 | |||
| Councilman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1785 | October 20, 1788 | |||
| Delegate | Convention | Philadelphia | May 14, 1787 | September 1, 1787 | U.S. Constitution | ||
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | New York | March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1791 | |||
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Philadelphia | March 4, 1791 | September 18, 1793 | resigned | ||
| Chief Justice | Judiciary | Dover | September 30, 1793 | September 21, 1798 | State Supreme Court | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1776/77 | 1st | State Council | non-partisan | John McKinly | Speaker | New Castle at-large |
| 1777/78 | 2nd | State Council | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | Speaker | New Castle at-large |
| 1778/79 | 3rd | State Council | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | New Castle at-large | |
| 1780/81 | 5th | State House | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | New Castle at-large | |
| 1781/82 | 6th | State House | non-partisan | John Dickinson | New Castle at-large | |
| 1782/83 | 7th | State Council | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | New Castle at-large | |
| 1783/84 | 8th | State Council | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | New Castle at-large | |
| 1784/85 | 9th | State Council | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | New Castle at-large | |
| 1785/86 | 10th | State Council | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | New Castle at-large | |
| 1786/87 | 11th | State Council | non-partisan | Thomas Collins | New Castle at-large | |
| 1787/88 | 12th | State Council | non-partisan | Thomas Collins | New Castle at-large | |
| United States Congressional service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1789–1791 | 1st | U.S. Senate | Pro-Administration | George Washington | class 1 | |
| 1791–1793 | 2nd | U.S. Senate | Pro-Administration | George Washington | class 1 | |
| 1793–1795 | 3rd | U.S. Senate | Pro-Administration | George Washington | class 1 | |
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