Pennsylvania 1810 House of Representatives, Berks County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1810 House of Representatives, Berks County
Date:
1810
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Conrad Feger, David Kirby, Daniel Rose, George Shall, Adam Ruth, Peter Frailey, John Adams, Charles Shoemaker, Jr., Jacob Epler, Michael Mosser
Candidates: Conrad Feger[1]David Kirby[2]Daniel Rose[3]George Shall[4]Adam Ruth[5]Peter FraileyJohn AdamsCharles Shoemaker, Jr.Jacob EplerMichael Mosser
Affiliation:ConstitutionalistConstitutionalistConstitutionalistRepublicanConstitutionalistConstitutionalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [6][7][8]1957194719381928183118081803179916901650
Berks County[9][10]1957194719381928183118081803179916901650
Bethel11111189111189898989
Crolls146145145177142538383838
Forrest127127124117127128117118115118
Hamburg7674792067491207213190199
Kutztown137140134180133146178174170159
Mahantango1826261826717361718
Muthardt9110010018740102125125128122
Orwigsburg263258257114256283125140126117
Pine Grove24262652262450525050
District of Reading[11]815792794519751767582536494471
Alsace73777829737728332927
Bern2117171031919100104101102
Cumru636063100656910210510295
Exeter51474733474931333026
Heidelberg29292840803239444038
Maidencreek50494826475125272423
Oley70696944636738393735
City of Reading398384384130347342205137117111
Ruscomb Manor60606014606114141414
Tulpehocken3433341063433106107106106
Whitehorse112111110101109108104102102101
Wommelsdorf103104986210210365696562

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]The Pennsylvania Democrat (Philadelphia, PA) from October 13, 1810 lists the Republican candidates as Arabs.
[7]The Republican candidates are listed as Snyderites in The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA) from October 19, 1810.
[8]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) refers to the Constitutionalist candidates as members of "the Quids and Federalists united, called 'the Old School'." October 16, 1810.
[9]The Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA) from October 20, 1810 lists 1779 total votes for Charles Shoemaker, Jr.
[10]Der Libanoner Morgenstern (Lebanon, PA) from October 24, 1810 lists 1809 total votes for Peter Frailey.
[11]"The following is the official return for members of the assembly, from the first election district of Berks county. Nothwithstanding the brags of the vagabond Binns, the Germans of Reading have manfully repelled the embrace of Snyder and his Arabs." The Pennsylvania Democrat (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1810.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Pennsylvania Democrat (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1810.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1810.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 16, 1810.
The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1810.
Lancaster Journal (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1810.
Der Libanoner Morgenstern (Lebanon, PA). October 24, 1810.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 27, 1810.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). November 12, 1810.

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