Kentucky 1815 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1815 Speaker of the House
Date:
1815
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
John J. Crittenden, John Rowan, William B. Blackburn
Candidates: John J. CrittendenJohn RowanWilliam B. Blackburn
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2][3]272417
House of Representatives272417

Notes:

[1]"To the Editor. Frankfort, Dec. 4, 1815. The Legislature this day commenced with a very large majority of all members. William B. Blackburn, John Rowan, and John J. Crittenden were nominated for Speaker, to the House of Representatives. : Crittenden, 27, Rowan 24, Blackburn, 17." The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). December 6, 1815.
[2]"Frankfort, Dec. 4, 1815. The Legislature this day commenced with a very large majority of all members. William B. Blackburn, John Rowan and John J. Crittenden were nominated for Speaker to the House of Representatives. : Crittenden, 27, Rowan, 24, Blackburn, 17." Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). December 8, 1815.
[3]"On Monday last according to law, the members of the Legislature convened in the Capitol. A quorum being formed, the house proceeded to the choice of a Speaker--when it appeared that John J. Crittenden, Esq. had a majority of the votes for that office." Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). December 11, 1815.

References:

The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). December 6, 1815.
The Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). December 8, 1815.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). December 11, 1815.

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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).
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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