Pennsylvania 1807 Speaker of the Senate

Office:: Speaker of the Senate (State)
Title:: Speaker of the Senate
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1807 Speaker of the Senate
Date:: 1807
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the Senate/Speaker of the Senate
Candidates:: Presley Carr Lane

Candidates:	Presley Carr Lane [1]
Affiliation:	Republican
Final Result: [2][3][4]	-
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Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Both branches of the legislature met on Tuesday last~...and Presly C. Lane was elected speaker by a unanimous vote of the senate. Nothing but peace and harmony exists among the democratic members." The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). December 17, 1807.

[3]"The members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, assembled in their respective Chambers on Tuesday last, when Presly Carr Lane was chosen Speaker of the Senate." Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 3, 1807.

[4]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA) from December 11, 1807, reports that Presley C. Lane was elected by "unanimous vote." and Jacob Somers and James Harris were absent from the vote.

References:

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 3, 1807.

Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). December 11, 1807.

The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). December 17, 1807.

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