Tennessee 1808 Electoral College, District 2

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1808 Electoral College, District 2
Date:
1808
State:
Tennessee
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Baldwin Harle, others
[2]
Electors: Baldwin Harleothers
Affiliation:Republican
Presidential Candidate:James Madison
Final Result: [1]56047
District of Two--
Claiborne County4339
Cocke County261-
Grainger County108-
Jefferson County962
Sevier County526

Notes:

[1]"The following is the return from the different counties composing the second district. There were several candidates, tho' only known in the counties in which they were voted for. The small number of votes is owing to their being no KNOWN opposition to Col. Harle." Wilson's Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). November 23, 1808.
[2]"We are authorized to state that Colonel Baldwin Harle will be a candidate at the ensuing election for elector in the district composed of the counties of Jefferson, Sevier, Cocke, Grainger and Claiborne. Col. Harle is decidedly for Madison. This is the only district in which an oppostion to the Madison candidate was talked of; none however has been set up, and the five candidates in the districts of this state, who have all declared themselves for Madison, are unopposed." Wilson's Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). August 24, 1808.

References:

Wilson's Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). August 24, 1808.
The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). September 14, 1808.
Wilson's Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). November 23, 1808.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

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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).

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