New York 1798 Speaker of the Assembly, First Session

Office:: Speaker of the Assembly (State)
Title:: Speaker of the Assembly
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1798 Speaker of the Assembly, First Session
Date:: 1798
State:: New York
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the Assembly/Speaker of the Assembly
Candidates:: Dirck Ten Broeck, William Denning

Candidates:	Dirck Ten Broeck [1]	William Denning
Affiliation:
Final Result:	59	42
Assembly[2]	59	42

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"A quorum appearing in the Assembly Chamber, and having taken the usual oaths, proceeded, by ballot, to the choice of a Speaker - and on counting the votes, the numbers stood as follows: For Dirck Ten Broeck 59 ; William Denning 42 ; Majority 17." The Albany Register (Albany, NY). January 5, 1798.

References:

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). January 5, 1798.

The Albany Chronicle (Albany, NY). January 8, 1798.

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