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22. Pennsylvania 1790 Commissioner, Montgomery County
23. Pennsylvania 1790 Commissioner, Philadelphia City
24. Pennsylvania 1790 Commissioner, York County
25. Pennsylvania 1791 Commissioner, Cumberland County
26. Pennsylvania 1791 Commissioner, Fayette County
27. Pennsylvania 1791 Commissioner, Franklin County
28. Pennsylvania 1791 Commissioner, Philadelphia City
29. Pennsylvania 1791 Commissioner, York County
30. Pennsylvania 1792 Commissioner, Berks County
31. Pennsylvania 1792 Commissioner, Cumberland County
32. Pennsylvania 1792 Commissioner, Washington County
33. Pennsylvania 1793 Commissioner, Allegheny County
34. Pennsylvania 1793 Commissioner, Berks County
35. Pennsylvania 1793 Commissioner, Cumberland County
36. Pennsylvania 1793 Commissioner, Dauphin County
37. Pennsylvania 1793 Commissioner, Northumberland County
38. Pennsylvania 1793 Commissioner, York County
39. Pennsylvania 1794 Commissioner, Berks County
40. Pennsylvania 1794 Commissioner, Chester County
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Commissioner
Commissioner: A member of a permanently constituted commission or government board.
Oxford English Dictionary
In most states, the main political unit was the County, and Commissioners were responsible of maintaining the county roads, poor house, county buildings, collection of taxes and other related business.
1787 - 1824: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Office Scope: County / Town(ship) / Hundred / District
Role Scope: County / Town(ship) / Hundred / District
Scope Note: In most of Pennyslvania, this is a County position, but due to the minor civil divisions around Philadelphia, it is also a position for the township of Northern Liberties and the District of Spring Garden.