Pennsylvania 1800 Speaker of the House

Office:: Speaker of the House (State)
Title:: Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Pennsylvania 1800 Speaker of the House
Date:: 1800
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: Isaac Weaver, Jonas Preston, William Penrose, Alexander Scott

Candidates:	Isaac Weaver [1]	Jonas Preston	William Penrose	Alexander Scott
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	53	20	1	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Lancaster, to the Editor of the Herald, dated November 8th, 1800: 'On Wednesday the 5th instant, seventy five members of the House of Representatives met, after reading the returns of the general election, proceeded to the choice of a Speaker ... it appeared Isaac Weaver was duly elected Speaker, on Friday the 7th.'" Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA). December 1, 1800.

References:

The Herald of Liberty (Washington, PA). December 1, 1800.

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