North Carolina 1809 House of Commons, Perquimans County, Special

Office:: House of Commons (State)
Title:: Member of the House of Commons
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: North Carolina 1809 House of Commons, Perquimans County, Special
Date:: 1809
State:: North Carolina
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Commons/Member of the House of Commons
Candidates:: John Clary, William Jones, Thomas Arrinton

Candidates:	John Clary	William Jones	Thomas Arrinton
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]	173	53	2
Perquimans County	173	53	2

Notes:

[1]John Clary had been elected in the regular election to the House of Commons. Accused of impregnating his step-daughter and with the Assembly threatening to "free itself from the contamination of grossly impure and unworthy characters," Clary resigned his seat and returned to Perquimans County to clear his name. In this special election, he was again re-elected to the Assembly. On December 20, the Assembly voted 68 to 28 to eject him for being "guilty of a crime so enormous it renders unfit that he should be permitted to continue as a member."

References:

Legislative Papers. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

Journal of the North Carolina House of Commons, 1809.

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