Thomas McKean - Almanac

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Delaware elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. 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. Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas were also selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed. McKean served as State President only temporarily, filling the vacancy created by John McKinly's capture and resignation and awaiting the arrival of George Read.

Pennsylvania elections were held in October as well. The Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council was created in 1776 and counsellors were popularly elected for three-year terms. A joint ballot of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Council chose the President from among the twelve Counsellors for a one-year term. The Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was also selected by the General Assembly and Council for the life of the person appointed.

Public Offices
Office	State	Type	Location	Began office	Ended office	notes
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1763	October 20, 1764
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1764	October 21, 1765
Judge	Lower Counties	Judiciary	New Castle	1765	1774	Court of Common Pleas
Delegate	Lower Counties	Legislature	New York	October 7, 1765	October 19, 1765	Stamp Act Congress
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 21, 1765	October 20, 1766
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1766	October 20, 1767
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1767	October 20, 1768
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1768	October 20, 1769
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1769	October 20, 1770
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1770	October 21, 1771
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 21, 1771	October 20, 1772
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1772	October 20, 1773	Speaker
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1773	October 20, 1774
Delegate	Lower Counties	Legislature	Philadelphia	September 5, 1774	October 26, 1774	Continental Congress
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1774	October 20, 1775
Delegate	Lower Counties	Legislature	Philadelphia	May 10, 1775	October 21, 1775	Continental Congress
Assemblyman	Lower Counties	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1775	June 15, 1776
Delegate	Lower Counties	Legislature	Philadelphia	October 21, 1775	November 7, 1776	Continental Congress
Delegate	Delaware	Convention	Dover	August 27, 1776	September 21, 1776	State Constitution
State Representative	Delaware	Legislature	New Castle	October 28, 1776	September 22, 1777	Speaker
Chief Justice	Pennsylvania	Judiciary	Philadelphia	July 28, 1777	December 17, 1799	State Supreme Court
State President	Delaware	Executive	New Castle	September 22, 1777	October 20, 1777	Acting
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	York	December 17, 1777	June 27, 1778	Continental Congress
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	July 2, 1778	January 18, 1779	Continental Congress
State Representative	Delaware	Legislature	Dover	October 20, 1778	October 20, 1779
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	January 18, 1779	December 22, 1779	Continental Congress
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	December 24, 1779	February 10, 1781	Continental Congress
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	February 10, 1781	March 1, 1781	Continental Congress
President	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	March 1, 1781	November 4, 1781	Confederation Congress
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	November 5, 1781	February 2, 1782	Confederation Congress
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	February 2, 1782	November 2, 1782	Confederation Congress
Delegate	Delaware	Legislature	Philadelphia	November 4, 1782	February 1, 1783	Confederation Congress
Delegate	Pennsylvania	Convention	Philadelphia	1789	1790	State Constitution
Governor	Pennsylvania	Executive	Philadelphia	December 17, 1799	December 15, 1802
Governor	Pennsylvania	Executive	Philadelphia	December 15, 1802	December 18, 1805
Governor	Pennsylvania	Executive	Philadelphia	December 18, 1805	December 20, 1808

Delaware General Assembly service
Dates	Assembly	Chamber	Majority	Governor	Committees	District
1776/77	1st	State House	non-partisan	John McKinly	Speaker	New Castle at-large
1778/79	3rd	State House	non-partisan	Caesar Rodney		New Castle at-large

Election results
Year	Office	State	Subject	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1799	Governor	Pennsylvania	Thomas McKean	Republican	38,036	54%	James Ross	Federalist	32,641	46%
1802	Governor	Pennsylvania	Thomas McKean	Republican	47,879	83%	James Ross	Federalist	9,499	17%
1805	Governor	Pennsylvania	Thomas McKean	Independent	43,644	53%	Simon Snyder	Republican	38,438	47%

Signers of the United States Declaration of Independence

J. Adams S. Adams Bartlett Braxton Carroll Chase Clark Clymer Ellery Floyd Franklin Gerry Gwinnett Hall Hancock Harrison Hart Hewes Heyward Hooper Hopkins Hopkinson Huntington Jefferson F. Lee R. Lee Lewis Livingston Lynch McKean Middleton L. Morris R. Morris Morton Nelson Paca Paine Penn Read Rodney Ross Rush Rutledge Sherman Smith Stockton Stone Taylor Thornton Walton Whipple Williams Wilson Witherspoon Wolcott Wythe

Signers of the Articles of Confederation

A. Adams S. Adams T. Adams Banister Bartlett Carroll Clingan Collins Dana Dickinson Drayton Duane Duer Ellery Gerry Hancock Hanson Harnett Harvie Heyward Holten Hosmer Huntington Hutson Langworthy Laurens F. Lee R. Lee Lewis Lovell Marchant Mathews McKean G. Morris R. Morris Penn Reed Roberdeau Scudder Sherman Smith Telfair Van Dyke Walton Wentworth Williams Witherspoon Wolcott

Presidents of the Continental Congress

First Continental Congress	Peyton Randolph Henry Middleton

Second Continental Congress	Peyton Randolph John Hancock Henry Laurens John Jay Samuel Huntington

Confederation Congress	Samuel Huntington Thomas McKean John Hanson Elias Boudinot Thomas Mifflin Richard Henry Lee John Hancock David Ramsay Nathaniel Gorham Nathaniel Gorham Arthur St. Clair Cyrus Griffin

Italics indicate acting presidents Did not serve

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