Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Montgomery County

Office:
Sheriff (County)
Title:
Sheriff
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1807 Sheriff, Montgomery County
Date:
1807
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:
David Dewees, Frederick Bettenman, Israel Bringhurst
Candidates: David Dewees[1]Frederick BettenmanIsrael Bringhurst
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]205619711808
Montgomery County205619711808
Abington241-209
Krep's236-61
Lower Merion139-145
Norristown442-414
Pottstown151-49
Sumney225-75
Trappe223-335
Weber's144-306
Whitemarsh255-214

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The vote total for Frederick Bettenman is listed in the Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) but no township totals are provided.
[3]Neither a vote total or township totals are listed for Frederick Bettenman in the Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA).

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 22, 1807.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 23, 1807.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 27, 1807.

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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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