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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. State Assemblymen had a one year term. The whole General Assembly chose the Continental Congressmen for a one year term and the State President for a three year term. The county sheriff also had a three year term. Associate Justices of the state Supreme Court were also selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed.

Public offices
Office	Type	Location	Began office	Ended office	notes
Sheriff	Executive	Dover	October 1, 1755	October 1, 1756	Kent County
Sheriff	Executive	Dover	October 1, 1756	October 1, 1757	Kent County
Sheriff	Executive	Dover	October 1, 1757	October 2, 1758	Kent County
Justice of the Peace	Judiciary	New Castle	1759	1769	Court of Common Pleas
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1761	October 20, 1762
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1762	October 20, 1763
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1763	October 20, 1764
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1764	October 20, 1765
Delegate	Legislature	New York	October 7, 1765	October 19, 1765	Stamp Act Congress
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1765	October 20, 1766
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1766	October 20, 1767
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1767	October 20, 1768
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1768	October 20, 1769
Associate Justice	Judiciary	New Castle	1769	1777	Supreme Court
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1769	October 20, 1770	Speaker
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1770	October 20, 1771	Speaker
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1771	October 20, 1772
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1772	October 20, 1773
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1773	October 20, 1774
Delegate	Legislature	Philadelphia	August 2, 1774	March 16, 1775	Continental Congress
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1774	October 20, 1775
Delegate	Legislature	Philadelphia	March 16, 1775	October 21, 1775	Continental Congress
Assemblyman	Legislature	New Castle	October 20, 1775	June 15, 1776	Speaker
Delegate	Legislature	Philadelphia	October 21, 1775	November 7, 1776	Continental Congress
Delegate	Legislature	York	December 17, 1777	June 27, 1778	Continental Congress (did not serve)
Delegate	Legislature	Philadelphia	July 2, 1778	January 18, 1779	Continental Congress (did not serve)
State President	Executive	Dover	March 31, 1778	November 6, 1781
Delegate	Legislature	Philadelphia	February 2, 1782	February 1, 1783	Continental Congress (did not serve)
Delegate	Legislature	Philadelphia	February 1, 1783	June 21, 1783	Continental Congress (did not serve)
Delegate	Legislature	Princeton	June 30, 1783	November 4, 1783	Continental Congress (did not serve)
Delegate	Legislature	Annapolis	November 26, 1783	April 8, 1784	Continental Congress (did not serve)
Councilman	Legislature	Dover	October 20, 1783	June 26, 1784

Delaware General Assembly service
Dates	Assembly	Chamber	Majority	Governor	Committees	District
1783/84	8th	State Council	non-partisan	Nicholas Van Dyke	Speaker	Kent at-large

Signers of the United States Declaration of Independence

J. Adams S. Adams Bartlett Braxton Carroll Chase Clark Clymer Ellery Floyd Franklin Gerry Gwinnett Hall Hancock Harrison Hart Hewes Heyward Hooper Hopkins Hopkinson Huntington Jefferson F. Lee R. Lee Lewis Livingston Lynch McKean Middleton L. Morris R. Morris Morton Nelson Paca Paine Penn Read Rodney Ross Rush Rutledge Sherman Smith Stockton Stone Taylor Thornton Walton Whipple Williams Wilson Witherspoon Wolcott Wythe