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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
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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