Tennessee 1804 Electoral College, District 3

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1804 Electoral College, District 3
Date:
1804
State:
Tennessee
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Robert Houston
Electors: Robert Houston[1]
Affiliation:Republican
Presidential Candidate:Thomas Jefferson
Final Result: [2]-
District of Three-
Anderson County-
Blount County-
Knox County-
Roane County-
Sevier County-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"In concurrence with the executive recommendation, a law was enacted on November 3, 1803, dividing the state into five sections and providing that each section was entitled to elect one elector who was empowered to cast his vote for President and Vice-President of the Unites States. The 'sections' as they were specified in the law were as follows: Third; Knox, Sevier, Blount, Roane, and Anderson counties." Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821.

References:

United States' Telegraph Extra (Washington, DC). January 24, 1829.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

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