Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia City

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia City
Date:
1789
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
James Wilson, Hilary Baker, George Roberts, William Lewis, Thomas MacKean
Candidates: James Wilson[1]Hilary Baker[2]George Roberts[3]William Lewis[4]Thomas MacKean[5]
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [6][7]1131111111021037708
City of Philadelphia1131111111021037708

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1181 votes for James Wilson.
[7]The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 788 votes for Thomas MacKean.

References:

Minutes of the Convention. Albert Gallatin Papers. Reel #2.
The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1789.
The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1789.
The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser (York, PA). October 21, 1789.
Baumann, Roland Milton. The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797. Dissertation, Penn. State, 1970. 610-611.

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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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