Pennsylvania 1819 Sheriff, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1819 Sheriff, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County
Date:
1819
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
Caleb North, Jacob G. Tryon, Thomas Elliot, Jacob Rush, William Milnor, John Thompson, Martin Reese, James Ash, William Graham
Candidates: Caleb North[1]Jacob G. Tryon[2]Thomas ElliotJacob RushWilliam MilnorJohn ThompsonMartin ReeseJames AshWilliam Graham
Affiliation:FederalistDemocratFederalistDemocratFederalistDemocratDemocratFederalistDemocrat
Final Result: 63493262183417281264891697587164
District of Philadelphia City and County[3][4][5]63493262183417281264891697587164
City of Philadelphia[6][7]35065841019103466818234150493
Ward Cedar3223275752522555414
Ward Chesnut18523554034412242
Ward Dock14813761241113274
Ward High Street1952553336338291
Ward Locust424299266221284496
Ward Lower Delaware2155850781021318342
Ward Middle2413965702217153713
Ward New Market198221323721626284
Ward North40045108977815165114
Ward North Mulberry[8]27610851154651929359
Ward South218158353145929-
Ward South Mulberry33383862275451394719
Ward Upper Delaware226773449110513324
Ward Walnut1251559431794281
Philadelphia County[9][10]284326788156945967093568371
District of Blockley and Kingsessing2008529254559318-
Blockley---------
Kingsessing---------
Bristol58433173927-1
Bustleton96144691482512382-
Frankford9413957422869-8
Germantown1842973621392630-7
District of Kensington1874522261183612102
Moyamensing11270442922734316
Northern Liberties1033104329411334710647449
Ward East---------
Ward West---------
Penn229197235934304433
Roxborough6310643316773-3
District of Southwark and Passyunk58710219514849321811322
District of Southwark---------
Passyunk---------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]The Union and the Democratic Press list 2728 votes for Jacob Rush though the votes add up to 1728.
[4]The American Daily Advertiser lists 680 votes for James Ash.
[5]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) lists the following totals: Caleb North, 6342; Jacob G. Tyron, 3255; Thomas Elliot, 1814; Jacob Rush, 1727; William Milnor, 1311; John Thompson, 894; Martin Reese, 717; James Ash, 594; William Graham, 163.
[6]The Democratic Press lists 1634 votes for Jacob Rush.
[7]The American Daily Advertiser lists 176 votes for James Ash.
[8]The Democratic Press lists 64 votes for William Milnor.
[9]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) and the Democratic Press list the following totals in Philadelphia county: Caleb North, 2836; Jacob G. Tyron, 2671; Thomas Elliot, 795; Jacob Rush, 693; William Milnor, 643; John Thompson, 712; Martin Reese, 376; James Ash, 90; William Graham, 70.
[10]The American Daily Advertiser lists 504 votes for James Ash.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1819.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1819.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 16, 1819.
Franklin Gazette (For the Country) (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1819.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette, and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1819.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 23, 1819.

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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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