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1st Pennsylvania Legislature

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Date: 10 Mar 1683 to 12 Mar 1683
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The first Legislature to meet in Philadelphia in 1683 consisted of 12 members from each of the six counties, three designated as members of the Provincial Council and nine of the General Assembly.[1]

The Provincial Council met on March 10, 1683

  1. William Markham, governor:
  2. Thomas Holme
  3. Lars Persson Cock (abt.1646-abt.1699)
  4. Christopher Taylor
  5. James Harrison
  6. William Biles
  7. John Simcock.
  8. William Clayton
  9. Ralph Withers
  10. William Haige
  11. John Moll
  12. Edward Cantwell
  13. Francis Whitwell
  14. John Richardson
  15. John Hilliard
  16. William Clark
  17. Edward Southern
  18. John Roads.

Two days later on March 12, 1683 the members of the General Assembly met:

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY BUCKS COUNTY CHESTER COUNTY
  1. John Songhurst
  2. John Hart
  3. Walter King
  4. Andrus Bengston
  5. John Moon
  6. Griffith Jones
  7. William Warner
  8. Swan Swanson
  9. Thomas Wynne[2]
  1. William Yardley
  2. Samuel Darke
  3. Robert Lucas
  4. Nicholas Waln
  5. John Wood
  6. John Clows
  7. Thomas Fitzwalter
  8. Robert Hall
  9. James Borden
  1. John Hoskins
  2. Robert Wade
  3. George Wood
  4. John Blunston
  5. Dennis Rochford
  6. Thomas Bracy
  7. John Bezar
  8. John Harding
  9. Joseph Phipps
NEW CASTLE COUNTY KENT COUNTY SUSSEX COUNTY
  1. John Cann
  2. John Darby
  3. Valentine Hollingsworth
  4. Gasparus Herman
  5. John Dehraef
  6. James Williams
  7. William Guest
  8. Peter Alrichs
  9. Henrick Williams
  1. John Biggs
  2. Simon Irons
  3. Thomas Hassold
  4. John Curtis
  5. Robert Bedwell
  6. William Windsmore
  7. John Brinkloe
  8. Daniel Brown
  9. Benoni Bishop
  1. Luke Watson
  2. Alexander Draper
  3. Wilharn Fletcher
  4. Henry Bowman,
  5. Alexander Moleston
  6. John Hill
  7. Robert Bracey
  8. John Kipshaden
  9. Cornelius Verhoof

Sources & Notes

  1. ↑ Joyce, John St. George. Story of Philadelphia. Rex Print House (1919) Google Books
  2. ↑ Thomas Wynne was chosen Speaker Of the Assembly

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Hart-7384 Michele (Hart) Stoen
Just a suggestion that you add a link and the wiki id number to each member listed. Thank you for your great work on this!
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