North Carolina 1822 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
North Carolina 1822 Speaker of the House
Date:
1822
State:
North Carolina
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
John D. Jones, James Mebane
Candidates: John D. Jones[1]James Mebane
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]6555
House of Commons6555

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"House of Commons. Monday, Nov. 18. Mr. Pugh moved that John D. Jones, the Representative from the town of Wilmington, be appointed Speaker of the House of Commons; and Mr. Hill from Stokes, moved that James Mebane, one of the Representatives from Orange be appointed. Whereupon a ballot took place and Mr. Jones was reported as duly elected 65 votes to 55." Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). November 22, 1822.
[3]The Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA) lists James Mebane as James McLane.

References:

Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). November 22, 1822.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). November 26, 1822.
Milton Gazette and Roanoke Advertiser (Milton, NC). November 28, 1822.

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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).
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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