Tennessee 1808 Electoral College, District 1

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1808 Electoral College, District 1
Date:
1808
State:
Tennessee
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
James Sevier
Electors: James Sevier
Affiliation:Republican
Presidential Candidate:James Madison
Final Result: [1]-
District of One-
Carter County-
Greene County-
Hawkins County-
Sullivan County-
Washington County-

Notes:

[1]"We are requested to state that James Sevier, Esq. will be a candidate at the ensuing election for elector of the President and Vice President in the Washington district and that, if elected he will vote for Mr. Madison for President, and exercise his judgement for the public good in selecting the Vice President."

References:

Wilson's Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). June 1, 1808.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

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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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