1777 in Delaware
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Incumbents
- Governor: John McKinly (February 12 to September 22), Thomas McKean (September 22 to October 22), George Read (since October 22)
Events
- February 12 â John McKinly is sworn as the first president (now governor).[1]
- September 3 â American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cooch's Bridge â In a minor skirmish in New Castle County, Delaware, the flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time.
- September 6 â George Washington held an council at Hale-Byrnes House in Stanton.[2][3]
- September 22 â Thomas McKean is sworn as the second president succeeding John McKinly (now governor).[4]
- October 20
- George Read is sworn in as the third governor succeeding Thomas McKean.
- The 2nd Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 1st.
Births
- March 5 â Outerbridge Horsey, lawyer and politician (d. 1842)[5]
- October 10 â Hezekiah Niles, editor and publisher (d. 1839)
- December 21 â James P. Heath, politician (d. 1854)[6]
Undated
- Thomas Clayton, lawyer and politician (d. 1854)[7]
Deaths
- January 3 â John Haslet, Presbyterian clergyman and soldier (b. c. 1727)