Pennsylvania 1813 U.S. House of Representatives, District 13, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1813 U.S. House of Representatives, District 13, Special
Date:
1813
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Isaac Griffin
Candidates: Isaac Griffin[1]
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2][3]-
District of Thirteen-
Fayette County-
Greene County-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Election to fill the seat of John Smiie, deceased.
[3]"To Nathaniel B. Boileau, Esquire, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, At a special election held on the 16th instant in the counties of Fayette and Greene composing the thirteenth District for a representative in the Congress of the United States, and after comparing and casting up tho' several returns, Isaac Griffin, Esquire, had seven hundred and seventy nine votes of a majority given under our hands and seals this 23rd February 1813." Original Election Certificate.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). February 27, 1813.
Pennsylvania Republican (Harrisburg, PA). March 9, 1813.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 50.

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