Pennsylvania: Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council: 1777-1790
The term of the President of the Supreme Executive Council is presumed to have commenced upon taking the oath of office, as required by Section 40 of the Constitution of 1776, and to have concluded upon the expiration of the three-year term as a member (councillor) of the Council.
| President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| 4 Mar 1777 - 23 May 1778 | Thomas Wharton, Jr. |
| Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ex officio) | |
| 23 May 1778 - 1 Dec 1778 | George Bryan |
| President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| 1 Dec 1778 - 12 Oct 1779 | Joseph Reed [1] |
| Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ex officio) | |
| 12 Oct 1779 - 15 Oct 1779 | Matthew Smith |
| President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| 15 Oct 1779 - 9 Oct 1781 | Joseph Reed |
| Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ex officio) | |
| 9 Oct 1781 - 15 Nov 1781 | William Moore |
| President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| 15 Nov 1781 - 8 Oct 1782 | William Moore |
| Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ex officio) | |
| 8 Oct 1782 - 7 Nov 1782 | James Potter |
| President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| 7 Nov 1782 - 11 Oct 1785 | John Dickinson [2] |
| Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ex officio) | |
| 11 Oct 1785 - 18 Oct 1785 | Charles Biddle |
| President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| 18 Oct 1785 - 14 Oct 1788 | Benjamin Franklin |
| Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ex officio) | |
| 15 Oct 1788 - 5 Nov 1788 | David Redick |
| President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
| 5 Nov 1788 - 20 Dec 1790 | Thomas Mifflin [3] |
- Joseph Reed was elected a councillor for the county of Philadelphia at the General Election held on 13 Oct 1778, to serve the remainder of the 3-year term of Thomas Wharton, Jr., who had died on 23 May 1778. Wharton's term was due to expire on the day of the next General Election—12 Oct 1779. Accordingly, Reed’s term as councillor, and thus his tenure as President of the Supreme Executive Council, concluded on 12 Oct 1779. However, on the same day, Reed was again elected as councillor for the county of Philadelphia and was re-elected as President on 15 Oct 1779. He served two additional years in that capacity, as the Constitution of 1776 (Sect. 19) prohibited any person from holding the office of President for more than "three successive years."
- Also in Delaware.
- Also in the United States.