Other High Offices Held
Seventeen of Delaware's governors have held other high offices, with six representing Delaware in the Continental Congress and twelve representing the state in the U.S. Congress. Two have served as President of Pennsylvania. Four (marked with *) resigned to take other offices, three in the U.S. Congress and one to be President of Pennsylvania.
All representatives and senators listed represented Delaware except where noted.
| Name | Gubernatorial term | Other offices held | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKean, ThomasThomas McKean | 1777 | Continental Delegate (including President of the Continental Congress), President of Pennsylvania | |
| Read, GeorgeGeorge Read | 1777–1778 | Continental Delegate, Senator | |
| Rodney, CaesarCaesar Rodney | 1778–1781 | Continental Delegate | |
| Dickinson, JohnJohn Dickinson | 1781–1783 | Continental Delegate, Continental Delegate from Pennsylvania, President of Pennsylvania* | |
| Van Dyke, NicholasNicholas Van Dyke | 1783–1786 | Continental Delegate | |
| Clayton, JoshuaJoshua Clayton | 1789–1796 | Senator | |
| Bassett, RichardRichard Bassett | 1799–1801 | Senator | |
| Mitchell, NathanielNathaniel Mitchell | 1805–1808 | Continental Delegate | |
| Rodney, DanielDaniel Rodney | 1814–1817 | Representative, Senator | |
| Temple, WilliamWilliam Temple | 1846–1847 | Representative | |
| Biggs, Benjamin T.Benjamin T. Biggs | 1887–1891 | Representative | |
| Townsend, Jr., John G.John G. Townsend, Jr. | 1917–1921 | Senator | |
| Buck, C. DouglassC. Douglass Buck | 1929–1937 | Senator | |
| Boggs, J. CalebJ. Caleb Boggs | 1953–1960 | Senator* | |
| du Pont, IV, Pierre S.Pierre S. du Pont, IV | 1977–1985 | Representative | |
| Castle, MichaelMichael Castle | 1985–1992 | Representative* | |
| Carper, Thomas R.Thomas R. Carper | 1993–2001 | Representative, Senator* |
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