Tennessee 1801 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1801 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1801
State:
Tennessee
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
William C.C. Claiborne, John Rhea, John Sevier
[2]
Candidates: William C.C. Claiborne[1]John RheaJohn Sevier
Affiliation:
Final Result: 797712612

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"...the Speaker of the Senate announced, in the presence of both Houses, that it appeared from the returns made that William Charles Cole Claiborne had 79977 votes for Member of Congress--John Rhea, 1261 and--Sevier 2." Journal of the House of Representatives 1801, pgs. 8-9.

References:

Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1801. 8-9.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

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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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