Pennsylvania 1796 Select Council, Philadelphia City

Office:: Select Council (City)
Title:: Select Councillor
Jurisdiction:: City

Label:: Pennsylvania 1796 Select Council, Philadelphia City
Date:: 1796
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Select Council/Select Councillor
Candidates:: John Connelly, Thomas Cumpston, Samuel M. Fox, Henry Pratt, Francis Gurney, James Read, Caleb North, John Miller, Jr., Godfrey Haga, John Bleakley, Samuel Coates, John Hollowell, John Dunlap, William Van Phull, Conrad Hanse, David Jackson, Matthew Carey, Isaac Pennington, Stephen Girard, Abraham Shoemaker, James Irwin, James Sarswood, Thomas Leiper, William Adcock

Candidates:	John Connelly	Thomas Cumpston	Samuel M. Fox	Henry Pratt	Francis Gurney	James Read	Caleb North	John Miller, Jr.	Godfrey Haga	John Bleakley	Samuel Coates	John Hollowell	John Dunlap	William Van Phull	Conrad Hanse	David Jackson	Matthew Carey	Isaac Pennington	Stephen Girard	Abraham Shoemaker	James Irwin	James Sarswood	Thomas Leiper	William Adcock
Affiliation:					Federalist
Final Result: [1][2]	2631	1544	1540	1434	1427	1427	1425	1396	1392	1382	1371	1362	1233	1165	1142	1127	1119	1116	1103	1101	1097	1094	1093	113
City of Philadelphia	2631	1544	1540	1434	1427	1427	1425	1396	1392	1382	1371	1362	1233	1165	1142	1127	1119	1116	1103	1101	1097	1094	1093	113

Notes:

[1]The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia lists the name T. Cumster for Thomas Cumpston, J. Blakely for John Bleakley and the spellings Connely for John Connelly, Prat for Henry Pratt, and Coats for Samuel Coates.

[2]The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia lists 1137 votes for David Jackson. The vote total for William Adcock is listed as "?113."

References:

Gales's Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1796.

Baumann, Roland Milton. The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797. Dissertation, Penn. State, 1970. 620.

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