South Carolina 1821 House of Representatives, Charleston City, Special
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- South Carolina 1821 House of Representatives, Charleston City, Special
- Date:
- 1821
- State:
- South Carolina
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- Henry Izard, George B. Eckhard, William Sims
Candidates: | Henry Izard[1] | George B. Eckhard | William Sims |
---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | |||
Final Result: [2][3] | 485 | 444 | 145 |
City of Charleston | 485 | 444 | 145 |
Court House[4] | 334 | 234 | 17 |
Inspection[5] | 21 | 14 | 58 |
Market[6] | 130 | 196 | 40 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"At an election held on the 5th and 6th inst. for one Member of the House of Representatives, in the place of Mr. Thomas Lee, appointed Comptroller General, Henry Izard, Esq. was duly elected." Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). November 7, 1821.
[3]The Original Election Returns also note 14 lost votes.
[4]581 voters were present at the Court House.
[5]124 voters were present at the Inspection.
[6]473 voters were present at the Market.
References:
Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). November 7, 1821.
Southern Patriot, and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). November 7, 1821.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). November 8, 1821.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). November 8, 1821.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 304.
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