Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Cape Girardeau County

Office:: Constitutional Convention (Territory)
Title:: Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:: Territory

Label:: Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Cape Girardeau County
Date:: 1820
State:: Missouri
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:: James Evans, Stephen Byrd, Joseph MacFerron, Richard S. Thomas, Alexander Buckner, George F. Bollinger, Johnson Ranney, Joseph Lewis, Erasmus Ellis, Thomas Moseley, Jr., George H. Scripps, James Ravenscroft, Jonathan Buis

Candidates:	James Evans [1]	Stephen Byrd [2]	Joseph MacFerron [3]	Richard S. Thomas [4]	Alexander Buckner [5]	George F. Bollinger	Johnson Ranney	Joseph Lewis	Erasmus Ellis	Thomas Moseley, Jr.	George H. Scripps	James Ravenscroft	Jonathan Buis
Affiliation:	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Restrictionist	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery
Final Result:	522	471	458	424	359	325	303	294	283	230	147	85	4
Cape Girardeau County	522	471	458	424	359	325	303	294	283	230	147	85	4
Town of Byrd	361	333	319	303	241	169	145	143	154	96	112	37	4
Town of Cape Girardeau	114	86	99	87	90	4	-	8	5	36	-	5	-
Town of German	31	40	31	30	19	148	148	143	116	85	32	43	-
Town of Tywappity	16	12	9	4	9	4	10	-	8	13	3	3	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

References:

Missouri Herald (Jackson, MO). May 6, 1820.

Missouri Herald (Jackson, MO). May 13, 1820.

Saint Louis Enquirer (Saint Louis, MO). May 31, 1820.

Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Saint Louis City and County. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1883. 563.

Shoemaker, F. C. Missouri's Struggle for Statehood, 1804-1821. New York: Russell and Russell, 1916. 118.

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