Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Howard County

Office:: Constitutional Convention (Territory)
Title:: Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:: Territory

Label:: Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Howard County
Date:: 1820
State:: Missouri
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:: Benjamin H. Reeves, Nicholas S. Burckhartt, Duff Green, Jonathan S. Findlay, John Ray, David Todd, Charles Kavanaugh, James Hickman, John Walker, Benjamin Cooper, David Woods, Augustus Storrs, Bennett Clark, Gray Bynum, Thomas Hardeman, William Boon, John Adams, Henry Knous, Thomas Hatton, Samuel C. MacNess

Candidates:	Benjamin H. Reeves [1]	Nicholas S. Burckhartt [2]	Duff Green [3]	Jonathan S. Findlay [4]	John Ray [5]	David Todd	Charles Kavanaugh	James Hickman	John Walker	Benjamin Cooper	David Woods	Augustus Storrs	Bennett Clark	Gray Bynum	Thomas Hardeman	William Boon	John Adams	Henry Knous	Thomas Hatton	Samuel C. MacNess
Affiliation:	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery	Pro-Slavery
Final Result:	1359	915	883	681	601	567	534	433	413	348	336	326	289	282	168	159	139	86	70	40
Howard County	1359	915	883	681	601	567	534	433	413	348	336	326	289	282	168	159	139	86	70	40
Town of Bonne Femme	15	14	12	-	2	8	13	11	9	4	7	-	18	1	-	-	6	-	-	-
Town of Boon's Lick	23	24	29	13	3	3	17	2	2	33	2	-	30	20	6	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Cedar	77	23	77	66	34	64	18	63	-	1	-	6	3	5	10	-	-	6	5	-
Town of Chariton	340	83	272	231	72	68	226	34	252	103	216	67	64	5	29	6	46	11	7	1
Town of Fishing River[6]	35	6	61	58	1	-	21	-	-	27	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Franklin	505	427	225	199	272	322	141	238	107	176	61	184	150	140	72	13	56	33	20	39
Town of Grand River	20	14	18	20	-	4	11	-	3	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Missouri	60	75	56	44	54	1	31	5	28	20	5	17	-	21	4	-	1	7	4	-
Town of Moniteau	201	142	127	63	89	64	75	58	-	39	38	28	38	77	38	123	24	29	34	-
Town of Roche Perce	118	115	67	45	75	33	2	22	12	17	2	24	16	11	9	17	6	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]The votes from Fishing River were rejected and not included in the total votes.

References:

Missouri Intelligencer (Franklin, MO). May 13, 1820.

Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Saint Louis City and County. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1883. 563.

Shoemaker, F. C. Missouri's Struggle for Statehood, 1804-1821. New York: Russell and Russell, 1916. 117.

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