John Cook (governor)
Almanac
Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. The State Legislative Council was created in 1776 and its Legislative Councilmen had a three-year term.

John Cook (governor)

Section Title: Almanac
Table Section Text: Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. The State Legislative Council was created in 1776 and its Legislative Councilmen had a three-year term.

Public Offices

Office	Type	Location	Began office	Ended office	notes

Sheriff	Judiciary	Dover	1772	1778	Kent County

Delegate	Convention	Dover	August 27, 1776	September 20, 1776	State Constitution

Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1776	October 20, 1777

Assemblyman	Legislature	Dover	October 20, 1778	October 20, 1779

Councilman	Legislature	Dover	October 20, 1780	November 4, 1782

State President	Executive	Dover	November 7, 1782	February 1, 1783	acting

Assemblyman	Legislature	Dover	October 20, 1783	October 21, 1784

Assemblyman	Legislature	Dover	October 20, 1786	October 21, 1787

Councilman	Legislature	Dover	October 20, 1787	October 26, 1789

Sentence(s)

Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778.
Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778.
Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778.

final_sentence: Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778.
final_sentence: Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778.
final_sentence: Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778.