November 13, 1732 – The American statesman and pamphleteer John Dickinson was born in Talbot county, Maryland. October 1759 – after practicing law for a little more than a year, Dickinson is elected to the Delaware Assembly as a Kent County representative. (Dickinson age 27) October 1760 – John Dickinson is re-elected and chosen speaker of the Assembly. May 1762 – He is elected to fill in a vacant seat in Pennsylvania Assembly in a special election. October 1764 – He is re-elected to Pennsylvania Assembly. September 1765 – He chairs committee to write instructions for Pennsylvania representatives to the Stamp Act Congress. (John Dickinson is 33) October 1765 – He serves as representative to Stamp Act Congress. December 1765 – He writes and publishes pamphlet "The Late Regulations respecting the British Colonies considered." December 1767 – He writes and publishes series of letters in newspapers titled "Letters From A Pennsylvania Farmer to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies." (Dickinson is 35) October 1770 – He is elected to Pennsylvania Assembly. June 1774 – He is appointed Chairman of the Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence. October 1774 – He is elected to Pennsylvania Assembly; serves as delegate to First Continental Congress; writes "An Address to the Inhabitants of Quebec." May 1775 – He is elected representative to Second Continental Congress. June 1775 – He is appointed Chairman of Committee Safety and Defense for Pennsylvania. July 1775 – He writes the "Olive Branch Petition.", and collaborates with Thomas Jefferson to write "Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms." June 1776 – He chairs committee to write the Articles of Confederation and abstains from the final vote for Independence. Dismissed as a delegate from Congress (currently leading his militia into NJ). November 1776 – He declines elected seat in both Pennsylvania and Delaware Assemblies. January 1777 – The Delaware Assembly appoints Dickinson as delegate to Congress; he declines. April 1779 – He accepts appointment to Congress from Delaware. November 1780 – He is selected to Delaware Assembly. (Dickinson age 48) November 1781 – He is elected to Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, then elected President of Pennsylvania. September 1786 – He leads Delaware delegation to Annapolis Convention, is selected Chairman of convention. May 1787 – He is a delegate at the Constitutional Convention. 1788 – He writes the first of seven letters signed "Fabius." December 1792 – He is elected to the Delaware Assembly. March 1793 – He resigns his senatorial seat. This signals the end of his political career. February 1808 – John Dickinson dies at the age of 75.