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2. Massachusetts 1787 Constitutional Convention, Boston
3. Massachusetts 1787 Constitutional Convention, Hallowell
4. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, Berks County
5. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, Lancaster County
6. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia City
7. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, York County
8. Georgia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Camden County
9. Georgia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Chatham County
10. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Anne Arundel County
11. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Baltimore
12. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Baltimore County
13. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Harford County
14. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
15. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
16. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Albany County
17. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Columbia County
18. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Dutchess County
19. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
20. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, New York County
21. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Orange County
22. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Queens County
23. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Ulster County
24. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
25. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Westchester County
26. Rhode Island 1788 Constitutional Convention
27. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Amherst County
28. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Brunswick County
29. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Buckingham County
30. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Essex County
31. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Fauquier County
32. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Fayette County
33. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Frederick County
34. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Henrico County
35. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Mercer County
36. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Norfolk County
37. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Orange County
38. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Powhatan County
39. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Princess Anne County
40. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Shenandoah County
41. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Bedford County
42. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Bucks County
43. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Chester County
44. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Cumberland County
45. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Dauphin County
46. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Fayette County
47. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Mifflin County
48. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
49. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Northampton County
50. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia City
51. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia County
52. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, York County
53. South Carolina 1789 Constitutional Convention, The District Eastward of the Wateree
54. Delaware 1791 Constitutional Convention, Kent County
55. Delaware 1791 Constitutional Convention, New Castle County
56. Delaware 1791 Constitutional Convention, Sussex County
57. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Blount County
58. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Davidson County
59. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Greene County
60. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Hawkins County
61. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Jefferson County
62. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Knox County
63. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Sevier County
64. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Sullivan County
65. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Sumner County
66. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Tennessee County
67. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
68. Kentucky 1798 Constitutional Convention
69. Kentucky 1799 Constitutional Convention, Fayette County
70. Massachusetts 1801 Constitutional Convention, Pittsfield
71. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Clermont County
72. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Fairfield County
73. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Hamilton County
74. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Ross County
75. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
76. Louisiana 1811 Constitutional Convention, German Coast Parish
77. Louisiana 1811 Constitutional Convention, Orleans Parish
78. Vermont 1814 Constitutional Convention, Windsor
79. Indiana 1816 Constitutional Convention, Warrick County
80. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Bangor
81. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Dresden
82. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Lewiston
83. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Parsonsfield
84. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Parsonsfield, Ballot 2
85. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Union
86. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Waterville
87. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention
88. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, First Delegate
89. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, First Delegate, Ballot 2
90. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, First Delegate, Ballot 3
91. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, Second Delegate
92. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, Second Delegate, Ballot 2
93. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, Second Delegate, Ballot 3
94. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, New Haven
95. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, New Haven
96. Illinois 1818 Constitutional Convention, Gallatin County
97. Illinois 1818 Constitutional Convention, Madison County
98. Alabama 1819 Constitutional Convention, Madison County
99. Massachusetts 1819 Constitutional Convention, Bethel
100. Massachusetts 1819 Constitutional Convention, Dresden
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Constitutional Convention
Convention: In Law, A body constituted by statute to represent the people in their primary relations, and in some sense outside of the constitution, as e.g. for the framing or amending of the constitution itself (Constitutional Convention). In this sense, applied to a body meeting under authority of Congress to frame a constitution for a new state, or convened by a state legislature, in the manner prescribed by law, to revise the constitution of the state.
Oxford English Dictionary
Many states during this time period continued to either create (for new states) or refine their state constitutions. This resulted in numerous elections for convention delegates.
1787 - 1824: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
Office Scope: State / Territory
Role Scope: State / County / District / City