[17] He received forty-five votes and was escorted to the chair by Daniel Clymer.
By December 26, 1786, around noon, Wynkoop resigned as speaker and Mifflin was re-elected.
On Saturday, September 4, 1790, the Assembly made an address to the people of the state of Pennsylvania, indicating the body was resigning from power due to concerns that their authority had ceased at the adoption of the new state Constitution.
[19] Wynkoop, along with Jacob Hiltheimer, escorted Richard Peters to the speaker's chair after his election.
[28] According to Wynkoop's obituary, he showed great care for widows and orphans.