South Carolina 1814 House of Representatives, Saint John Berkeley Parish

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
South Carolina 1814 House of Representatives, Saint John Berkeley Parish
Date:
1814
State:
South Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Peter Gaillard, Sr., John Palmer, Jr., James Richbourg, Peter Broughton, John Frierson, scattering
Candidates: Peter Gaillard, Sr.[1]John Palmer, Jr.[2]James Richbourg[3]Peter BroughtonJohn Friersonscattering
Affiliation:
Final Result: [4]6255534713
Saint John's Berkeley Parish6255534713
Biggin Church[5]11153451-
Muster House[6][7]3121292-3
Pye's Meeting House[8][9]201921---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Peter Broughton contested the election of John Palmer, Jr. who would not have been elected if he did not receive the 16 votes that were cast for John Palmer. The committee agreed that those 16 votes were indeed meant for John Palmer, Jr. and that he Elected.
[5]John Palmer, Jr. received 9 votes as John Palmer.
[6]32 votes cast at Muster House.
[7]John Palmer, Jr. received 6 votes as John Palmer.
[8]21 votes cast at Pye's Meeting House.
[9]John Palmer, Jr. received 1 vote as John Palmer.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Committee Report on Contested Elections. December 1, 1814. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 290.

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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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