South Carolina 1814 House of Representatives, Saint John Berkeley Parish
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- South Carolina 1814 House of Representatives, Saint John Berkeley Parish
- Date:
- 1814
- State:
- South Carolina
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- Peter Gaillard, Sr., John Palmer, Jr., James Richbourg, Peter Broughton, John Frierson, scattering
Candidates: | Peter Gaillard, Sr.[1] | John Palmer, Jr.[2] | James Richbourg[3] | Peter Broughton | John Frierson | scattering |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||||||
Final Result: [4] | 62 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 1 | 3 |
Saint John's Berkeley Parish | 62 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 1 | 3 |
Biggin Church[5] | 11 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 1 | - |
Muster House[6][7] | 31 | 21 | 29 | 2 | - | 3 |
Pye's Meeting House[8][9] | 20 | 19 | 21 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Peter Broughton contested the election of John Palmer, Jr. who would not have been elected if he did not receive the 16 votes that were cast for John Palmer. The committee agreed that those 16 votes were indeed meant for John Palmer, Jr. and that he Elected.
[5]John Palmer, Jr. received 9 votes as John Palmer.
[6]32 votes cast at Muster House.
[7]John Palmer, Jr. received 6 votes as John Palmer.
[8]21 votes cast at Pye's Meeting House.
[9]John Palmer, Jr. received 1 vote as John Palmer.
References:
Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Committee Report on Contested Elections. December 1, 1814. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 290.
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