South Carolina 1808 House of Representatives, Horry District

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
South Carolina 1808 House of Representatives, Horry District
Date:
1808
State:
South Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
William Henry Grice, Thomas Fearwell, Thomas R. Mitchell, Robert Conway, Thomas Rothmahler Livingston, Thomas Carr
Candidates: William Henry Grice[1]Thomas Fearwell[2]Thomas R. MitchellRobert ConwayThomas Rothmahler LivingstonThomas Carr
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4][5][6]999686635219
District of Horry999686635219

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Charleston Times, 20 October 1808, and the Carolina Gazette, 28 October 1808, report that Thomas R. Mitchell received 88 votes and Thomas Livingston received 50 votes.
[4]"We think it necessary to state that there were eighteen votes in the boxes more than there were voters." The Times (Charleston, SC). October 20, 1808.
[5]This election was contested by Robert Conway, and was declared null and void on December 13, 1808, because the managers had improperly conducted the election.
[6]A new election for this county took place, in which Thomas Rothmahler Mitchell was elected, and qualified on November 28, 1809, and William Henry Grice was reelected, and qualified on November 29, 1809.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
The Times (Charleston, SC). October 20, 1808.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 21, 1808.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 28, 1808.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 274.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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