Nicholas Van Dyke (governor) - Almanac

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Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. State Legislative Councilmen had a three year term and State Assemblymen had a one year term. The whole General Assembly chose the Continental Congressmen for a one year term and it chose the State President for a three year term.


Public Offices
Office Type Location Began office Ended office notes
Delegate Convention Dover August 27, 1776 September 20, 1776 State Constitution
Councilman Legislature New Castle October 20, 1776 October 20, 1778
Delegate Legislature Philadelphia February 22, 1777 March 1, 1781 Continental Congress
Delegate Legislature Philadelphia March 1, 1781 November 3, 1781 Continental Congress
Delegate Legislature Philadelphia November 3, 1781 February 2, 1782 Continental Congress
Assemblyman Legislature Dover October 20, 1778 October 20, 1779
Assemblyman Legislature Dover October 20, 1779 October 20, 1780
Assemblyman Legislature Dover October 20, 1780 October 20, 1781
Assemblyman Legislature Dover October 20, 1781 October 20, 1782
Assemblyman Legislature Dover October 20, 1782 February 1, 1783
State President Executive Dover February 1, 1783 October 26, 1786
Councilman Legislature Dover October 20, 1786 October 21, 1787
Councilman Legislature Dover October 20, 1788 February 19, 1789


Delaware General Assembly service
Dates Assembly Chamber Majority Governor Committees District
1776/77 1st State Council non-partisan John McKinly New Castle at-large
1777/78 2nd State Council non-partisan George Read New Castle at-large
1778/79 3rd State House non-partisan Caesar Rodney New Castle at-large
1779/80 4th State House 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 House non-partisan John Cook Speaker 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
1788/89 13th State Council non-partisan Thomas Collins New Castle at-large


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

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