Almanac
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 State President for a three year term. However, Davis served as State President only temporarily, filling the vacancy created by the death of Thomas Collins and awaiting the selection of a successor by the General Assembly. Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas were also selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed.
| Public Offices | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | ||
| Judge | Judiciary | Dover | 1777 | 1789 | Justice of the Peace | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | New Castle | October 28, 1776 | October 20, 1777 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1777 | October 20, 1778 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1778 | October 20, 1779 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1779 | October 20, 1780 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 21, 1782 | October 20, 1783 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1783 | October 21, 1784 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1786 | October 21, 1787 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1787 | October 26, 1788 | |||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1788 | October 20, 1789 | |||
| State President | Executive | Dover | March 29, 1789 | June 2, 1789 | acting | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1789 | October 20, 1790 | |||
| Judge | Judiciary | Dover | 1789 | 1792 | Court of Common Pleas | ||
| Judge | Judiciary | Dover | 1793 | 1802 | Justice of the Peace | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1776/77 | 1st | State House | non-partisan | John McKinly | Kent at-large | |
| 1777/78 | 2nd | State House | non-partisan | George Read | Kent at-large | |
| 1778/79 | 3rd | State House | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | Kent at-large | |
| 1779/80 | 4th | State House | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | Kent at-large | |
| 1782/83 | 7th | State House | non-partisan | John Cook | Kent at-large | |
| 1783/84 | 8th | State House | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | Kent at-large | |
| 1786/87 | 11th | State House | non-partisan | Thomas Collins | Kent at-large | |
| 1787/88 | 12th | State House | non-partisan | Thomas Collins | Kent at-large | |
| 1788/89 | 13th | State House | non-partisan | Thomas Collins | Speaker | Kent at-large |
| 1789/90 | 14th | State House | non-partisan | Joshua Clayton | Speaker | Kent at-large |
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