moved into the St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery at Smyrna. He was the first State President to die in office. The Thomas Collins state office building on U.S. Highway 13 in Dover is named in his honor. Almanac Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. State Legislative Councilmen had a three-year term and State Assemblymen had a one-year term. The whole General Assembly chose the State President for a three-year term. The county sheriff also had a three-year term. Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas were also selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed. References External links Hall of Governors Portrait Gallery, Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover. Delaware’s Governors Delaware Historical Society; website University of Delaware; Library website 1732 births 1789 deaths People from Smyrna, Delaware People of colonial Delaware 18th-century American Episcopalians Delaware Independents Governors of Delaware Independent state governors of the United States Members of the Delaware House of Representatives Delaware state senators Delaware Court of Common Pleas judges American planters Delaware militiamen in the American Revolution Burials in Kent County, Delaware 18th-century American politicians