Pennsylvania 1805 Commissioner, Allegheny County

Office:
Commissioner (County)
Title:
Commissioner
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1805 Commissioner, Allegheny County
Date:
1805
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Commissioner/Commissioner
Candidates:
James Sample, William MacClure, William Marks, William MacCully
Candidates: James SampleWilliam MacClureWilliam MarksWilliam MacCully
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [1][2][3]11181081960923
Allegheny County11181081960923
Deer50471818
Elizabeth1311344142
Fayette1161219171
McKeesport[4]71664133
Moon[5]58507465
Ohio[6][7]15135050
Pine61577776
Pitt1471467676
Pittsburgh232230115115
Plumb[8]24246363
Reedsburg[9]7980102102
Robinson[10]29217158
Saint Clair10592141154

Notes:

[1]James Sample is also listed as James Semple.
[2]The numbers listed in the copy of the hand-written "Return of the General Election: Allegheny County, 1805" from the Thaw Family Papers, Box 3, Folder 7, MSS#29, correspond to all of the numbers listed for this election. However, some of the voting places are listed by the name of the owner of the building in which the election is held, such as "John Moon," and not by the name of the township, which in this example is "Moon".
[3]Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA), October 19, 1805, lists incomplete totals for the candidates because not all districts are included, and the district(s) left out is unclear. The incomplete numbers the paper lists are: 879 votes for James Sample, 867 for William MacClure, 811 for William Marks, and 793 votes for William MacCully.
[4]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA), October 15, 1805, lists William Marks with 51 votes.
[5]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA), October 16, 1805, lists William Marks with 79 votes.
[6]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA), October 15, 1805, lists James Sample with 13 votes.
[7]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA), October 16, 1805, lists William Marks and William MacCully each with 51 votes.
[8]The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA), October 15, 1805, lists William MacCully with 68 votes.
[9]Reedsburg is also known as Mifflin township.
[10]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA), October 16, 1805, lists James Sample with 71, William MacClure with 58, William Marks with 29 and William MacCuly with 21 votes.

References:

"Return of the General Election: Allegheny County, 1805". Thaw Family Papers. Box 3, Folder 7, MSS#29.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 15, 1805.
The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). October 16, 1805.
Die Harrisburger Morgenrothe (Harrisburg, PA). October 19, 1805.

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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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