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  2. 1st Delaware General Assembly - Wikipedia

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    It met in the town of New Castle, convening October 20, 1776, and was the administration of President John McKinly, effective on February 12, 1777. McKinly was captured by the British on September 22, 1777, and Thomas McKean replaced him until October 20, 1777.

  3. James Sykes (Continental Congress) - Wikipedia

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    Sykes served as a lieutenant under Caesar Rodney in the Dover militia in 1756. In 1776 he was a delegate to the Delaware State Constitutional Convention held at Dover.From November 7, 1776, until January 10, 1777, Sykes served on the Council of Safety, a body which was appointed to act as the state's executive until the Delaware General Assembly was able to choose the state's first President ...

  4. Thomas Clayton - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware.He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party.

  5. 1777 Delaware gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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    The 1777 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on 12 February 1777 in order to elect the First President of Delaware. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Candidate John McKinly was elected by the Delaware General Assembly against other candidates. [1]

  6. 1777 in Delaware - Wikipedia

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    February 12 – John McKinly is sworn as the first president (now governor). [1]September 3 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cooch's Bridge – In a minor skirmish in New Castle County, Delaware, the flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time.

  7. Thomas Collins (governor) - Wikipedia

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    Colonial Delaware currency (1776) signed by Collins. Collins served as Sheriff of Kent County from 1764 until 1767, and was a member of the Colonial Assembly in five of the nine annual sessions during the period from the 1767/68 session through the 1775/76 session.