Kentucky 1820 Speaker of the House, Ballot 2

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1820 Speaker of the House, Ballot 2
Date:
1820
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
Second Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
George C. Thompson, James Garrard
Candidates: George C. Thompson[1]James Garrard
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]5834
House of Representatives5834

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Frankfort, Monday, Oct. 16. 'Both Houses assembled this day agreeably to resolution passed at the last session of the General Assembly. In the House of Representatives, two several ballots were had for Speaker ...George C. Thompson was therefore duly elected Speaker.'" Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). October 17, 1820.
[3]"Frankfort, Oct. 19. 'Neither candidate having a majority of all the votes, Charles A. Wickliffe, having the smallest number on the list was dropped according to the rule of the House and the votes being taken between Messrs. Thompson and Garrard stood thus: ...Mr. Thompson having a majority of all the votes was declared duly elected.'" Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). October 21, 1820.

References:

Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). October 17, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). October 19, 1820.
The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). October 21, 1820.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). October 23, 1820.

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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).

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