Pennsylvania 1816 Select Council, Philadelphia City

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

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 Select Council, Philadelphia City
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Select Council/Select Councillor
Candidates:: Robert Waln, Samuel Archer, Horace Binney, John Moore, Stephen Girard, J.W. Thompson, P.S. Duponceau, Michael Fox, George Summers, Alexander Cook, Isaac Boyer

Candidates:	Robert Waln [1]	Samuel Archer [2]	Horace Binney [3]	John Moore [4]	Stephen Girard	J.W. Thompson	P.S. Duponceau	Michael Fox	George Summers	Alexander Cook	Isaac Boyer
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Union Ticket	Old School Republican	Old School Republican
Final Result: [5][6]	2691	2688	2681	2673	1326	1296	1049	1043	894	652	640
City of Philadelphia	2691	2688	2681	2673	1326	1296	1049	1043	894	652	640

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) reports 2680 votes for Horace Binney. October 10, 1816.

[6]"Robert Waln, Esquire, is chosen President of the Select Council, and Thomas Bradford, jun. Esq. Clerk." Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1816.

References:

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1816.

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