Delaware: Presidents of the State: 1777-1793

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Delaware: Presidents of the State: 1777-1793
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State [1]
21 Feb 1777 - 12/13 Sep 1777	John McKinly [2]
Speaker of the Assembly, President, Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State
22 Sep 1777 - 15 Oct 1777	Thomas McKean [3]
Vice-President and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State
15 Oct 1777 - 2 Apr 1778	George Read
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State [1]
2 Apr 1778 - 14 Nov 1781	Cæsar Rodney
14 Nov 1781 - 31 Jan 1783	John Dickinson [4]
Vice-President and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State
31 Jan 1783 - 8 Feb 1783	John Cook [5]
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State [1]
8 Feb 1783 - 28 Oct 1786	Nicholas Van Dyke
28 Oct 1786 - 29 Mar 1789	Thomas Collins
Vice President and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State
29 Mar 1789 - 4 Jun 1789	Jehu Davis
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State [1]
4 Jun 1789 - 12 Jun 1792	Joshua Clayton
President of the State of Delaware
12 Jun 1792 - 14 Jan 1793	Joshua Clayton

Also in official use: President, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief of the Delaware State.
McKinly was captured by the British army during the night of 12/13 Sep 1777. The functions of the President devolved on the Speaker of the Legislative Council George Read who was absent from Delaware. Thomas McKean in his capacity as Speaker of the House of Assembly assumed executive auhority on 22 Sep 1777, pending the arrival of Read on 15 Oct 1777.
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Also in Pennsylvania.
Acting on the instructions from President Dickinson, the Speaker of the Legislative Council John Cook assumed the functions of the President on or after 4 Nov 1782. The resignation of Dickinson was accepted by the House of Assembly on 31 Jan 1783.

Last update: 05 Dec 2023