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2. Massachusetts 1787 Constitutional Convention, Boston
3. Massachusetts 1787 Constitutional Convention, Hallowell
4. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention
5. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, Berks County
6. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, Lancaster County
7. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia City
8. Pennsylvania 1787 Constitutional Convention, York County
9. Georgia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Camden County
10. Georgia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Chatham County
11. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Anne Arundel County
12. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Baltimore
13. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Baltimore County
14. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Harford County
15. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
16. Maryland 1788 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
17. Massachusetts 1788 Constitutional Convention
18. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Albany County
19. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Columbia County
20. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Dutchess County
21. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
22. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, New York County
23. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Orange County
24. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Queens County
25. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Ulster County
26. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
27. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Westchester County
28. Rhode Island 1788 Constitutional Convention
29. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Amherst County
30. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Brunswick County
31. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Buckingham County
32. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Essex County
33. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Fauquier County
34. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Fayette County
35. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Frederick County
36. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Henrico County
37. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Mercer County
38. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Norfolk County
39. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Orange County
40. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Powhatan County
41. Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Princess Anne County
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
51. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Northampton County
52. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia City
53. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia County
54. Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, York County
55. South Carolina 1789 Constitutional Convention, The District Eastward of the Wateree
56. Rhode Island 1790 Convention for Adoption of the U.S. Constitution
57. Delaware 1791 Constitutional Convention, Kent County
58. Delaware 1791 Constitutional Convention, New Castle County
59. Delaware 1791 Constitutional Convention, Sussex County
60. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Blount County
61. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Davidson County
62. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Greene County
63. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Hawkins County
64. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Jefferson County
65. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Knox County
66. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Sevier County
67. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Sullivan County
68. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Sumner County
69. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Tennessee County
70. Tennessee 1795 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
71. Kentucky 1798 Constitutional Convention
72. Kentucky 1799 Constitutional Convention, Fayette County
73. Massachusetts 1801 Constitutional Convention, Pittsfield
74. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Clermont County
75. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Fairfield County
76. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Hamilton County
77. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Ross County
78. Ohio 1802 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
79. Louisiana 1811 Constitutional Convention, German Coast Parish
80. Louisiana 1811 Constitutional Convention, Orleans Parish
81. Vermont 1814 Constitutional Convention, Windsor
82. Indiana 1816 Constitutional Convention, Warrick County
83. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Bangor
84. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Dresden
85. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Lewiston
86. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Parsonsfield
87. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Parsonsfield, Ballot 2
88. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Union
89. Massachusetts 1816 Brunswick Convention, Waterville
90. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention
91. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, First Delegate
92. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, First Delegate, Ballot 2
93. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, First Delegate, Ballot 3
94. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, Second Delegate
95. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, Second Delegate, Ballot 2
96. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, Hartford, Second Delegate, Ballot 3
97. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, New Haven
98. Connecticut 1818 Constitutional Convention, New Haven
99. Illinois 1818 Constitutional Convention, Gallatin County
100. Illinois 1818 Constitutional Convention, Madison 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