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42. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Shenandoah County
43. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Bedford County
44. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Bucks County
45. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Chester County
46. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Cumberland County
47. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Dauphin County
48. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Fayette County
49. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Mifflin County
50. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
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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