Virginia 1798 Speaker of the House

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

Label:: Virginia 1798 Speaker of the House
Date:: 1798
State:: Virginia
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: John Wise, Wilson Cary Nicholas

Candidates:	John Wise [1]	Wilson Cary Nicholas
Affiliation:
Final Result:	73	57
House of Delegates[2]	73	57

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Yesterday the General Assembly of this Commonwealth met at the Capitol in this city. -- John Wise was chosen Speaker and Mr. John Stewart Clerk. The votes for Speaker stood as follows:... Majority for J. Wise, Esq. 16." The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). December 4, 1798.

References:

The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). December 4, 1798.

Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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