Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
TypeDirectorial government
StatusDisestablished
Reports toPennsylvania General Assembly
Term length1 year
Constituting instrumentPennsylvania Constitution (1776)
PrecursorColonial Government of Pennsylvania
Formation1777
First holderThomas Wharton Jr.
Final holderThomas Mifflin
Abolished1790
Superseded byGovernment of Pennsylvania

The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was the collective directorial executive branch of the Pennsylvanian state government between 1777 and 1790. It was headed by a president and a vice president (analogous to a governor and lieutenant governor, respectively). The best-known member of the Council was Benjamin Franklin, who also served as its sixth president.

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