List of Governors of Delaware - Other High Offices Held

Other High Offices Held

Seventeen of Delaware's governors have held other high offices, with six representing Delaware in the Continental Congress and twelve representing the state in the U.S. Congress. Two have served as President of Pennsylvania. Four (marked with *) resigned to take other offices, three in the U.S. Congress and one to be President of Pennsylvania.

All representatives and senators listed represented Delaware except where noted.

Name Gubernatorial term Other offices held Source
McKean, ThomasThomas McKean 1777 Continental Delegate (including President of the Continental Congress), President of Pennsylvania
Read, GeorgeGeorge Read 1777–1778 Continental Delegate, Senator
Rodney, CaesarCaesar Rodney 1778–1781 Continental Delegate
Dickinson, JohnJohn Dickinson 1781–1783 Continental Delegate, Continental Delegate from Pennsylvania, President of Pennsylvania*
Van Dyke, NicholasNicholas Van Dyke 1783–1786 Continental Delegate
Clayton, JoshuaJoshua Clayton 1789–1796 Senator
Bassett, RichardRichard Bassett 1799–1801 Senator
Mitchell, NathanielNathaniel Mitchell 1805–1808 Continental Delegate
Rodney, DanielDaniel Rodney 1814–1817 Representative, Senator
Temple, WilliamWilliam Temple 1846–1847 Representative
Biggs, Benjamin T.Benjamin T. Biggs 1887–1891 Representative
Townsend, Jr., John G.John G. Townsend, Jr. 1917–1921 Senator
Buck, C. DouglassC. Douglass Buck 1929–1937 Senator
Boggs, J. CalebJ. Caleb Boggs 1953–1960 Senator*
du Pont, IV, Pierre S.Pierre S. du Pont, IV 1977–1985 Representative
Castle, MichaelMichael Castle 1985–1992 Representative*
Carper, Thomas R.Thomas R. Carper 1993–2001 Representative, Senator*

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