CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. The House of Representatives of the United States is composed of Members elected by districts, with a term of two years. The number apportioned to the State of Pennsylvania has varied at each decennial census, as shown by the following table: List of the Governors of the Colonies on the Delaware, of the Province and of the State. [1657 to 1662, colony divided into city and company.] Col. Richard Nichols, Governor. [Re-captured by the Dutch, 1673.] Anthony Colve, Governor. Peter Alricks, Deputy Governor [Re-captured by the English, 1674.] UNDER THE ENGLISH. Sir Edmund Andross..... Benj. Fletcher, Gov. of New York, Governor 1693 1693 1695 1699 Richard Penn, Lieutenant Governor.................... 1771 1776 IN THE REVOLUTION. The Committee of Safety, Benjamin Franklin, chairman, from September, 1776, to March, 1777. PRESIDENTS OF THE SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. |