Chester County and its people .. . idents of the neighborhood, findtherein a comfortable and secure retreat in their declining Home occupies a beautiful site upon Levering Avenue, over-looking the waters of the Wissahickon. Miss Gorgas is the presi-dent of the Board of Managers. Miss Gorgas also takes a warm interest in the work of Lin-coln University, and secured the erection of Livingston Hall. Inthis hall commencements are held, and it has been a most usefuladjunct to the school. The Home for Incurables, aud the Epis-copal Hospital, in the city of Philadelphia, have each a bed en-
Chester County and its people .. . idents of the neighborhood, findtherein a comfortable and secure retreat in their declining Home occupies a beautiful site upon Levering Avenue, over-looking the waters of the Wissahickon. Miss Gorgas is the presi-dent of the Board of Managers. Miss Gorgas also takes a warm interest in the work of Lin-coln University, and secured the erection of Livingston Hall. Inthis hall commencements are held, and it has been a most usefuladjunct to the school. The Home for Incurables, aud the Epis-copal Hospital, in the city of Philadelphia, have each a bed en-dowed by Miss Gorgas. Gorgas Park on Kidge Avenue, Eoxborough, containing aboutfive of ground, was presented by her in 1893 to the City ofPhiladelphia. This park has since been enlarged by the additionthereto of adjoining properties. Miss Gorgas is a member of HolyTrinity Episcopal Church, West Chester, and has ever been agenerous patron of its charities and has contributed largely toits building fund. CHAPTER XI. CHARLTON LEWIS. Ai\D IT 8 PEOPLE. 427 CHAPTER XI. POLITICS—GOVERNMENT UNDER PENN—THE COLONIAL —THE SEVERAL CONSTITUTIONS—MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY—THE EARLV CONGRESSES REPRESENTATION OF CHESTER COUNTY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS — JOHN MORTON—SENATORS PROMINENT POLITICIANS OF THE COUNTY ELECTORS POLITICAL CHANGES CONVENTIONS—MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL COUNTY OFFICERS—RECENT CON-VENTIONS POPULATION OF THE COUNTY. THE form of government prepared by William Peun for thegovernment of his Province was somewhat unique, especially ascompared with the forms of government now in existence in theseveral States and in the United States itself. Under Pennsform of government there was to be but one legislative body,which was called the Assembly, and the executive branch con-sisted of a Governor and a Council. The Assembly was to consistof not less than 200 nor more than 500 persons. The first Assem-bly elected under writs issued by William Penu to t
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