Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council was the executive governing body of Pennsylvania during the early years of the United States, functioning as a plural executive that oversaw state administration and military affairs under the 1776 state constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive council
state government body
alsoKnownAs Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania
appliesToTimePeriod late 18th century
category Defunct state executive bodies of the United States
History of Pennsylvania government
composition councillors elected from Pennsylvania counties and the City of Philadelphia
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pennsylvania of 1776
country United States of America
countryOfCitizenship Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania
deputyHeadOfGovernmentTitle Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council
dissolvedBy Constitution of Pennsylvania of 1790
endTime 1790
firstHeadOfGovernment Thomas Wharton Jr.
followedBy Pennsylvania gubernatorial system under the 1790 Constitution
governingDocument Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
governmentalFunction coordination of state military resources
executive oversight of laws passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly
management of state finances and administration
governmentForm plural executive
hasAuthorityOver Pennsylvania militia
military affairs of Pennsylvania
state administration of Pennsylvania
hasRole executive branch of Pennsylvania
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Supreme Executive Council
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era
historicalSignificance example of plural executive model in early U.S. state governments
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativePartner Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania unicameral legislature under the 1776 Constitution
location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
notableHeadOfGovernment Benjamin Franklin
Charles Biddle
John Dickinson
numberOfMembers 12
partOf Government of Pennsylvania
reasonForReplacement adoption of a new constitution creating a single governor
replacedBy Governor of Pennsylvania
Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania
residence Pennsylvania State House
seat Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
significantEvent governed Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War
oversaw wartime mobilization and defense of Pennsylvania
startTime 1777

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Pennsylvania militia subordinateTo Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
revolutionary government of Pennsylvania hasPart Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council (early phase)
linked to: Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
Pennsylvania proprietors exercisedPowerThrough provincial council of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council alsoKnownAs Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
Pennsylvania Committee of Safety replacedBy Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
Pennsylvania Committee of Safety followedBy Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
Pennsylvania Navy commandStructure Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
James Ewing memberOf Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council
James Ewing election Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council election, 1782
linked to: Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council