South Carolina 1808 House of Representatives, Charleston City
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- South Carolina 1808 House of Representatives, Charleston City
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- South Carolina
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- Langdon Cheves, Henry Middleton, John Johnson, Jr., O'Brien Smith, James Reid Pringle, William Lee, John Horlbeck, Jr., Peter Freneau, William Rouse, William Clement, Thomas Bennett, Jr., Joseph Verree, John Geddes, Thomas Lehre, Philip Moser, Henry Deas, William Drayton, John Dawson, Jr., Keating Lewis Simons, James M. Ward, James Lowndes, Charles Fraser, Henry H. Bacot, John Rutledge, Benjamin Byrd, Thomas R. Smith, Adam Gilchrist, Jonathan Lucas, Jr., Jacob Reed, Peter Wyatt
Candidates: | Langdon Cheves[1] | Henry Middleton[2] | John Johnson, Jr.[3] | O'Brien Smith[4] | James Reid Pringle[5] | William Lee[6] | John Horlbeck, Jr.[7] | Peter Freneau[8] | William Rouse[9] | William Clement[10] | Thomas Bennett, Jr.[11] | Joseph Verree[12] | John Geddes[13] | Thomas Lehre[14] | Philip Moser[15] | Henry Deas | William Drayton | John Dawson, Jr. | Keating Lewis Simons | James M. Ward | James Lowndes | Charles Fraser | Henry H. Bacot | John Rutledge | Benjamin Byrd | Thomas R. Smith | Adam Gilchrist | Jonathan Lucas, Jr. | Jacob Reed | Peter Wyatt |
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Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist |
Final Result: [16][17][18] | 802 | 799 | 782 | 782 | 780 | 765 | 762 | 760 | 756 | 741 | 740 | 725 | 714 | 708 | 702 | 440 | 438 | 428 | 428 | 414 | 403 | 399 | 395 | 393 | 392 | 391 | 385 | 383 | 378 | 357 |
City of Charleston | 801 | 799 | 782 | 782 | 780 | 765 | 762 | 760 | 756 | 741 | 740 | 725 | 714 | 708 | 702 | 440 | 438 | 428 | 428 | 414 | 403 | 399 | 395 | 393 | 392 | 391 | 385 | 383 | 378 | 357 |
Exchange[19] | 336 | 334 | 322 | 324 | 321 | 316 | 302 | 304 | 297 | 291 | 288 | 283 | 264 | 260 | 257 | 383 | 383 | 374 | 377 | 364 | 354 | 354 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 346 | 341 | 338 | 334 | 319 |
Market[20] | 313 | 312 | 309 | 308 | 307 | 303 | 309 | 305 | 308 | 302 | 304 | 296 | 302 | 301 | 295 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
Tobacco Inspection[21] | 153 | 153 | 151 | 150 | 152 | 146 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 148 | 147 | 150 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Notes:
[1]Langdon Cheves is elected to the house, and to the office of Attorney General on December 8, 1808, where he served.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]Elected.
[11]Elected.
[12]Elected.
[13]Elected.
[14]Elected.
[15]Elected.
[16]Charleston Courier, 12 October 1808, lists "167 votes more have been given this year than at the general elections in 1806."
[17]Bartholomew Carroll is elected to replace Peter Freneau, and qualified on November 28, 1809.
[18]William Turpin is elected to replace Langdon Cheves and qualified on November, 28 1809.
[19]676 voters at the Exchange participated in this election.
[20]333 voters at the Market participated in this election.
[21]182 voters at the Tobacco Inspection participated in this election.
References:
Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). October 12, 1808.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 12, 1808.
The Times (Charleston, SC). October 12, 1808.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 14, 1808.
The Times (Charleston, SC). October 14, 1808.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). October 18, 1808.
The Carolina Gazette (Charleston, SC). October 21, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1808.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 276.
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