Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |
---|---|
Type | Directorial government |
Status | Disestablished |
Reports to | Pennsylvania General Assembly |
Term length | 1 year |
Constituting instrument | Pennsylvania Constitution (1776) |
Precursor | Colonial Government of Pennsylvania |
Formation | 1777 |
Abolished | 1790 |
The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania[a] was the collective directorial executive branch of the Pennsylvanian state government between 1777 and 1790. It was headed by a president and a vice president (analogous to a governor and lieutenant governor, respectively). The best-known member of the Council was Benjamin Franklin, who also served as its sixth president.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha>
tags or {{efn}}
templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
template or {{notelist}}
template (see the help page).