Governors of the Colonies on the Delaware, of the Province, and of the Commonwealth.

John Paul Jacquet.

1655-1664

1655-1657

1655-1657

[The Colony divided into that of the City and Company, 1657.]

Peter Alricks, Deputy Governor of the Colonies on the west side of the Delaware.

[Colonies re-captured by the English, 1674.]

1673-1674

DOMINION OF THE ENGLISH.

Sir Edmund Andross

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1674-1681

PROPRIETARY GOVERNMENT.

William Penn, Proprietary

1681-1693

William Markham, Deputy Governor.... June, 1681-Oct., 1682
William Penn. Proprietary
Oct., 1682-June, 1684
The Council, (Thomas Lloyd, President,) June, 1684-Feb., 1688
1. Thomas Lloyd,

2. Robert Turner, 3. Arthur Cook,

4. John Symcock,

5. JohnEckley,

Five Comm'rs ap-Feb., 1688-Dec., 1688 pointed by Penn,

Captain John Blackwell, Dep. Governor, Dec., 1688-Jan. 1690 The Council, (Thomas Lloyd, President,) Jan., 1690-Mar., 1691 Thomas Lloyd. Deputy Governor of

Province.

Mar., 1691-Apl., 1693

1693-1695

Apl., 1693-Mar., 1695

William Markham, Lieutenant Governor, Apl., 1693-Mar.. 1695

William Penn, Proprietary

1695-1718

Mar., 1695-Dec., 1699
Dec., 1699-Nov., 1701

William Markham, Deputy Governor
William Penn. Proprietary

Nov., 1701-Apl., 1703

Andrew Hamilton, Deputy Governor, (died,)...

The Council, (Edward Shippen, Pres't,) Apl., 1703-Feb., 1704 John Evans, Deputy Governor

Feb., 1704-Feb., 1709

Charles Gookin, Deputy Governor ...... Feb., 1709-May, 1717 Sir William Keith, Deputy Governor... May, 1717-July, 1718 John Penn, Richard Penn, and Thomas Penn, Propri

etaries..

1718-1746

Sir William Keith, Deputy Governor... July, 1718-Aug., 1726
Patrick Gordon, Deputy Governor.. Aug., 1726-Aug., 1736
The Council, (James Logan, President,) Aug., 1736-Aug., 1733
George Thomas, Deputy Governor...... Aug., 1738-May, 1746
[John Penn died 1746; Richard Penn died 1771, when
John Penn, his son, together with Thomas Penn,
became sole Proprietaries, ]
1746-1776
George Thomas, Deputy Governor...... May, 1746-May, 1747
The Council, (Anthony Palmer, Pres't.) May, 1747-Nov., 1748
James Hamilton, Deputy Governor..... Nov., 1748-Oct., 1754
Robert Hunter Morris, Dep. Governor, Oct., 1754-Aug., 1756
William Denny, Deputy Governor...... Aug., 1756-Oct., 1759
James Hamilton, Deputy Governor..... Oct., 1759-Nov., 1763
John Penn, (son of Richard Penn,) Lieu-

tenant Governor

Nov., 1763-A pl., 1771 The Council, (James Hamilton, Pres't,) Apl., 1771-Oct., 1771 Richard Penn, (brother of John Penn,) Lieutenant Governor..

John Penn, Lieutenant Governor.