Pennsylvania 1810 House of Representatives, Philadelphia County

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1810 House of Representatives, Philadelphia County
Date:: 1810
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Jacob Holgate, Isaac Heston, John MacLeod, Jacob Shearer, Isaac Johnson, Christian Sheetz, Francis Engle, Samuel Castor, James Engle, John Thompson, William Paul, Charles Souder, Joshua Jones, John Whitehead, Robert Vaux, Joseph Bird, William Hill, Jacob Fry

Candidates:	Jacob Holgate [1]	Isaac Heston [2]	John MacLeod [3]	Jacob Shearer [4]	Isaac Johnson [5]	Christian Sheetz [6]	Francis Engle	Samuel Castor	James Engle	John Thompson	William Paul	Charles Souder	Joshua Jones	John Whitehead	Robert Vaux	Joseph Bird	William Hill	Jacob Fry
Affiliation:	New School	New School	New School	New School	New School	New School	Old School	Old School	Old School	Old School	Old School	Old School	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [7][8][9][10][11]	1970	1964	1953	1950	1938	1909	1648	1562	1547	1543	1543	1520	1106	1104	1099	1099	1091	973
Philadelphia County	1970	1964	1953	1950	1938	1909	1648	1562	1547	1543	1543	1520	1106	1104	1099	1099	1091	973
District of Blockley and Kingsessing	89	90	89	89	89	86	45	45	45	45	45	43	82	82	84	82	76	82
District of Germantown and Bristol	233	224	224	224	224	223	130	36	35	35	36	36	120	126	125	125	125	19
District of Lower Dublin, Byberry, and Moreland	106	106	103	102	107	104	45	47	44	46	44	45	122	116	115	115	116	116
Northern Liberties	1147	1142	1132	1134	1124	1101	732	731	734	733	731	714	418	422	416	415	413	410
Ward East	521	519	517	513	512	503	389	389	388	389	389	376	201	201	201	199	199	198
Ward West	626	623	616	621	612	598	343	343	344	344	343	338	217	220	215	216	214	212
Oxford	94	93	91	92	86	90	51	65	52	48	50	48	54	48	49	50	49	48
Roxborough[12]	78	89	89	89	89	89	47	40	41	39	39	39	25	25	25	25	25	16
District of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk[13][14]	223	220	225	220	219	216	598	598	596	597	598	595	285	285	285	287	287	282

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]"Jacob Fry replaced Charles Magnett." The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1810.

[8]Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists the name James Caster in place of Samuel Castor. October 11, 1810.

[9]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) lists the name James Caster in place of Samuel Castor. October 12, 1810.

[10]Der Libanoner Morgenstern (Lebanon, PA) from October 17, 1810 lists 1980 votes for Jacob Holgate, 1910 votes for Christian Sheetz, 1651 votes for Francis Engle, 1549 votes for Samuel Castor, 1523 votes for James Engle, and 1519 votes for Charles Souder in Philadelphia County.

[11]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) from October 11, 1810 lists 1980 votes for Jacob Holgate, 1910 votes for Christian Sheetz, 1651 votes for Francis Engle, 1549 votes for Samuel Castor, 1543 votes for James Engle, and 1519 votes for Charles Souder in Philadelphia County.

[12]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) from October 12, 1810 lists 44 votes for James Engle in Roxborough Township.

[13]Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 11, 1810 lists 233 votes for Jacob Holgate in the district composed of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk Townships.

[14]The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) from October 12, 1810 lists 233 votes for Jacob Holgate in the district composed of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk Townships.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 1, 1810.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1810.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1810.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1810.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1810.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1810.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1810.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1810.

The Pennsylvania Democrat (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1810.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1810.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1810.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1810.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1810.

Der Libanoner Morgenstern (Lebanon, PA). October 17, 1810.

Amerikanischer Beobachter (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1810.

Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 23, 1810.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 27, 1810.

The Reporter (Washington, PA). October 29, 1810.

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