Delaware: Speaker of the Assembly: 1776 Speaker of the Assembly 20 Oct 1773 - 27? Jul 1776 Cæsar Rodney [1][2] [1] Rodney was elected Speaker 20 Oct 1773, re-elected 20 Oct 1774, and is also mentioned as the Speaker in a resolve passed by the Assembly 21 Oct 1775 [Journals of the Continental Congress, 3:304]; a complete record of the sessions of 1775-1776 is not known to be in existence [Proceedings of the Assembly of the Lower Counties on Delaware, 46]. [2] Including a period commencing on 14 Jun 1776 when the state authority was assumed in the name of the Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex, upon Delaware. Last updated on: 09 Apr 2016 21:00:00
