New Jersey 1799 Clerk
- Office:
- Clerk (County)
- Title:
- Clerk
- Jurisdiction:
- County
- Label:
- New Jersey 1799 Clerk
- Date:
- 1799
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- Legislative
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Clerk/Clerk
- Candidates:
- Lucius W. Stockton, Samuel R. Stewart, Jacob Benjamin
| Candidates: | Lucius W. Stockton[1] | Samuel R. Stewart | Jacob Benjamin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 31 | 11 | 7 |
| In convention | 31 | 11 | 7 |
| Legislative Council | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| General Assembly | 23 | 10 | 6 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"HUNTERDON. ... Lucius W. Stockton, esquire, requested leave, in writing, to resign his commission as clerk of the pleas; Resolved, That his resignation be accepted. Lucius W. Stockton, Samuel R. Stewart and Jacob Benjamin, esquires, being in nomination for the clerk's office, the meeting proceeded to the choice, when the votes stood as follow: ... Whereby it appeared that Lucius W. Stockton, esquire, was duly chosen." Journal of the New Jersey State Assembly, 1799. 41-42.
[3]"HUNTERDON.--Lucius W. Stockton, re-appointed clerk of the county. State of the Votes.--Stockton, 31. Stewart, 11. Benjamin, 7." New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). November 7, 1799.
References:
Journal of the New Jersey State Assembly, 1799. 41-42.
New-Jersey Journal (Elizabethtown, NJ). November 7, 1799.
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