Pennsylvania 1812 Mayor, Philadelphia City

Office:
Mayor (City)
Title:
Mayor
Jurisdiction:
City
Label:
Pennsylvania 1812 Mayor, Philadelphia City
Date:
1812
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Mayor/Mayor
Candidates:
John Barker, Robert Wharton, John Geyer
Candidates: John Barker[1]Robert WhartonJohn Geyer
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]2182
City of Philadelphia---
General Assembly---
Common Council---
Select Council---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The Select and Common Councils have elected Alderman John Barker, Mayor of the city of Philadelphia." The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1812.
[3]"The Select and Common Councils of this city, in joint meeting yesterday, proceeded to the election of a Mayor for the ensuing year. On counting the ballots...John Barker was duly elected to that office." The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1812, The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1812.

References:

The Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1812.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 24, 1812.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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