Virginia 1798 House of Delegates, Prince Edward County

Office:: House of Delegates (State)
Title:: Delegate
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Virginia 1798 House of Delegates, Prince Edward County
Date:: 1798
State:: Virginia
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:: John Purnall, Charles Scott

Candidates:	John Purnall [1]	Charles Scott
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	277	218
Prince Edward County	277	218

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia 1776-1918, included in the Report of the Virginia State Library, Volumes 13-14, lists Peter Johnston and John Purnall as the Delegates to Prince Edward County for the 1798-1799 session (on 51 of that register).

References:

Prince Edward County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.

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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