Tennessee 1808 Electoral College, District 5

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1808 Electoral College, District 5
Date:
1808
State:
Tennessee
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
James Robertson
Electors: James Robertson
Affiliation:Republican
Presidential Candidate:James Madison
Final Result: [1]-
District of Five-
Bedford County-
Davidson County-
Dickson County-
Hickman County-
Maury County-
Montgomery County-
Robertson County-
Rutherford County-
Stewart County-
Williamson County-

Notes:

[1]"General Robertson has been unanimously elected Elector for the fifth electoral district to elect a President and Vice President of the United States...We congratulate our fellow citizens on the success of those gentleman, whose firm and inflexible republicanism are so well known. They have both declared their determination to vote for James Madison as President." Impartial Review, or Cumberland Repository (Nashville, TN). November 17, 1808.

References:

The Clarion. April 26, 1808.
Impartial Review, or Cumberland Repository (Nashville, TN). November 17, 1808.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

Page Images

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).
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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