Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Delaware County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1821 House of Representatives, Delaware County
Date:
1821
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
John Lewis, Jr., William Cheyney, Abner Lewis, John Kerlin, John J. Richards
Candidates: John Lewis, Jr.[1]William Cheyney[2]Abner LewisJohn KerlinJohn J. Richards
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [3][4]769497459451370
Delaware County769497459451370
Chester13730122101139
Concord6430677546
Darby164827475100
Middletown[5]270253899025
Newtown13410210711060

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) reports 449 total votes for Abner Lewis. October 27, 1821.
[4]The Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA), October 19; the Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA), October 24; the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA), October 23; and The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA), October 27, report 371 total votes for John J. Richards.
[5]The Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA) lists these votes under "Black Horse" rather than Middletown. October 17, 1821.

References:

Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 17, 1821.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1821.
Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1821.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 23, 1821.
Bellefonte Patriot (Bellefonte, PA). October 24, 1821.
Perry Forester (Landisburg, PA). October 25, 1821.
York Gazette (York, PA). October 26, 1821.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 27, 1821.
Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). November 6, 1821.
The Westmoreland Republican (Greensburgh, PA). November 9, 1821.

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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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