<page_title> John Dickinson </page_title> <section_title> Almanac </section_title> <table> <cell> Delegate <col_header> Public Offices </col_header> <col_header> Office </col_header> </cell> <cell> Delaware <col_header> Public Offices </col_header> <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 18, 1779 <col_header> Public Offices </col_header> <col_header> Began office </col_header> </cell> <cell> Continental Congress <col_header> Public Offices </col_header> <col_header> notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
On January 18, 1779, Dickinson was appointed to be a delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress.