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This is a list of events in the year 1789 in Delaware.
incumbents
edit- president
- Thomas Collins (until March 29th)
- Jehu Davis (March 29th to June 2nd)
- Joshua Clayton (starting June 2nd)
events
editJanuary
edit- January 7th
- former Continental Congressman John Vining of Dover elected a member of the United States House of Representatives beating Rhoads Shankland.
- Voters and electors George Mitchell, John Baning, and Gunning Bedford Jr. elect George Washington as the first President of the United States.
February
editMarch
edit- March 4th
- John Vining of Dover is sworn in as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
- Richard Bassett and George Read are sworn in as the first two United States senators from Delaware.[1]
- March 29th
- President Thomas Collins dies in office.
- Jehu Davis is sworn as the 9th president succeeding Thomas Collins (now governor).[2]
April
editMay
editJune
edit- June 2nd – Joshua Clayton is sworn in as the 10th and last president succeeding Jehu Davis (now to be governor in 1793).[3]
July
editAugust
editSeptember
edit- September 24th – The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 with George Washington nominated Gunning Bedford Jr. as the first judge.[4]
October
edit- October 20th – The 14th Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 13th.
November
editDecember
editundated
edit- Old Asbury Methodist Church is built in Wilmington.
References
edit- ^ "Senators of the United States 1789-present A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. pp. 112–115. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Delaware state, 1781-1792, and of the Constitutional Convention of 1792. Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London : Associated University Presses. 1988. p. 633. ISBN 978-0-87413-309-7.
- ^ Gunning Bedford sr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.