Who was the Governor of Delaware in 1780?

Answer 1

John Cook (born 1730 in Smyrna, Delaware; died October 27, 1789 in Smyrna, Delaware) served as the sixth Governor of Delaware, serving between November 4, 1782 and February 1, 1783. Following the end of Cook's term as Governor, Nicholas Van Dyke (born September 25, 1738 in New Castle County, Delaware; died February 19, 1789 in New Castle County, Delaware) became the seventh Governor of Delaware, serving between February 1, 1783 and October 26, 1786.

Answer 2

Caesar Rodney (born October 7, 1728 in Kent County, Delaware; died June 26, 1784 in Kent County, Delaware) succeeded George Read as the fourth Governor of Delaware, serving between March 31, 1778 and November 6, 1781, including the whole of 1780.

Answer 3

Thomas Collins (born 1732 in Smyrna, Delaware; died March 29, 1789 in Smyrna, Delaware) succeeded Nicholas Van Dyke as the eighth Governor of Delaware, serving between October 28, 1786 and his death, including the whole of 1788.

Answer 4

Gunning Bedford, Sr. (born April 7, 1742 in New Castle County, Delaware; died September 30, 1797 in New Castle County, Delaware) succeeded Joshua Clayton as the eleventh Governor of Delaware, serving between January 19, 1796 and his death.

Following Bedford's death, Daniel Rogers (born January 3, 1754 in Accomac County, Virginia; died February 2, 1806 in Milford, Delaware) became the twelfth Governor of Delaware, serving between September 28, 1797 and January 9, 1799.

Answer 5

Daniel Rogers (born January 3, 1754 in Accomac County, Virginia; died February 2, 1806 in Milford, Delaware) succeeded Gunning Bedford, Sr. as the twelfth Governor of Delaware, serving between September 28, 1797 and January 9, 1799, including the whole of 1798.

Answer 6

Richard Bassett (born April 17, 1745 in Cecil County, Maryland; died August 15, 1815 in Kent County, Delaware) succeeded Daniel Rogers as the thirteenth Governor of Delaware, serving between January 9, 1799 and March 3, 1801, including the whole of 1800.

Answer 7

Charles Polk Jr. (born November 15, 1788 in Bridgeville, Delaware; died October 27, 1857 in Milford, Delaware) succeeded Samuel Paynter as the twenty-seventh Governor of Delaware, serving between January 16, 1827 and January 19, 1830.

Following the end of Polk's term as Governor of Delaware, David Hazzard (born May 18, 1781 in Milton, Delaware; died July 8, 1864 in Milton, Delaware) became the twenty-eighth Governor of Delaware, serving between January 19, 1830 and Janaury 15, 1833.