United States: New Jersey: State Governors: 1776-1790 |
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| Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State of New Jersey and the Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same | |
| 4 Sep 1776 - 29 Oct 1784 | William Livingston [1] |
| Vice President of the Legislative Council (ex officio) | |
| 29 Oct 1784 - 29 Oct 1784 | Philemon Dickinson [2][3] |
| Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State of New Jersey and the Territories thereunto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the same | |
| 29 Oct 1784 - 25 Jul 1790 | William Livingston (x) |
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| [1] | Elected 31 Aug 1776 by the Joint Meeting of the Legislative Council and General Assembly at a session in Princeton; arrives to Princeton 4 Sep 1776 and is installed in office on the same day. |
| [2] | Governor Livingston submitted his resignation to the Joint Meeting 29 Oct 1784; this body accepted the resignation, at which point the functions of the Governor devolved on the Vice President of the Legislative Council (Philemon Dickinson) in accordance with Sect. 7 of the Constitution of 1776, but the Joint Meeting immediately re-elected Livingston. |
| [3] | In office: 4 Nov 1783 - 25 Oct 1785 |
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