Pennsylvania 1816 Trustee of the Academy, Chester County

Office:: Trustee of the Academy (County)
Title:: Trustee of the Academy
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 Trustee of the Academy, Chester County
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Trustee of the Academy/Trustee of the Academy
Candidates:: William Latta, Robert T. Evans, John N.C. Grier

Candidates:	William Latta	Robert T. Evans	John N.C. Grier
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [1][2][3]	5816	3117	2788
Chester County	5816	3117	2788
Chatham[4]	530	354	166
Gum Tree	312	138	174
Manor	525	172	351
Marshallton	319	315	17
New London Cross Roads	220	45	175
New Red Lion[5]	373	310	73
Old Red Lion	622	364	258
Oxford[6]	464	123	341
Paoli	890	495	397
Pughtown	639	124	526
Sloan's	323	148	177
West Chester	599	529	133

Notes:

[1]William Latta was supported by both political parties.

[2]Several newspaper sources report 2878 total votes for John N.C. Grier, including the October 17th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) and the October 18th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA).

[3]The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA) from October 26, 1816 reports 5682 total votes for William Latta.

[4]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 reports 364 votes for Robert T. Evans in Chatham.

[5]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 reports 300 votes for Robert T. Evans in New Red Lion.

[6]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 refers to Oxford as "Hood's."

References:

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 15, 1816.

The Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 16, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1816.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 26, 1816.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1816.

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