Thomas McKean
Almanac
Delaware elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday.

Thomas McKean

Section Title: Almanac
Table Section Text: Delaware elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday.

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

Sentence(s)

McKean has the longest tenure as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania from July 28, 1777 and until 1799.

final_sentence: McKean has the longest tenure as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania from July 28, 1777 and until 1799.