Pennsylvania 1797 Sheriff, Philadelphia City and County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1797 Sheriff, Philadelphia City and County
Date:: 1797
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Jonathan Penrose, W. Colladay, James Ash, Andrew Boyd, J. Ker, Jacob Servois, George Honey, Andrew Geyer

Candidates:	Jonathan Penrose [1]	W. Colladay	James Ash	Andrew Boyd	J. Ker	Jacob Servois	George Honey	Andrew Geyer
Affiliation:
Final Result:	1712	1364	968	638	458	380	287	99
City of Philadelphia	560	361	691	375	119	48	91	69
Philadelphia County	1152	1003	277	263	339	332	196	30

Notes:

[1]Elected.

References:

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1797.

The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1797.

Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1797.

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