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    John McKinly (February 24, 1721 – August 31, 1796) was an American physician and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of the French and...
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    February 12, 1777, when McKinly became president of Delaware. Shortly after President McKinly's capture and imprisonment, McKean served as the president...
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    Candidate John McKinly was elected by the Delaware General Assembly against other candidates. On election day, 12 February 1777, John McKinly was elected...
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    unless noted. Most sources do not specify the day McKinly was captured; at least one specifies that McKinly and the city of Wilmington were captured the day...
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    administration of President John McKinly, effective on February 12, 1777. McKinly was captured by the British on September 22, 1777, and Thomas McKean replaced him...
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    John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator...
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    First, it promptly put Rodney and McKean back into the Continental Congress. Then, with state President John McKinly in captivity and President George...
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    1776/77 and 1777/78 sessions. At the time of the capture of President John McKinly, Read was in Philadelphia attending Congress; after narrowly escaping...
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  • autumn he is appointed chief engineer of New York City. August 31 – John McKinly, the first president of Delaware, dies in Wilmington, Delaware. September...
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  • Governor: John McKinly (February 12 to September 22), Thomas McKean (September 22 to October 22), George Read (since October 22) February 12 – John McKinly is...
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