Pennsylvania 1822 Coroner, Montgomery County

Office:
Coroner (County)
Title:
Coroner
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1822 Coroner, Montgomery County
Date:
1822
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Coroner/Coroner
Candidates:
Jacob Ramsey, Peter Bechtal
Candidates: Jacob RamseyPeter Bechtal
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [1][2]16661104
Montgomery County16661104
Abington78-
Hatborough129-
Hatfield52-
Heist's155-
Hughes's7-
Krepp's--
Lower Merion61-
Norristown[3]497-
Pottstown--
Schliffer's58-
Sumneytown14-
Trappe224-
Whitemarsh291-

Notes:

[1]The Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA) states that Jacob Ramsey was elected with 1621 votes, and does not list an opponent.
[2]Several sources do not list an opposing candidate for Jacob Ramsey, including the American Sentinel and Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and the Spirit of Pennsylvania.
[3]The Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA) reports 467 votes for Jacob Ramsey.

References:

The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1822.
Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser (Norristown, PA). October 16, 1822.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1822.
American Sentinel and Mercantile Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1822.
Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 22, 1822.
Spirit of Pennsylvania (Easton, PA). October 25, 1822.
Bean, Theodore W., ed. History of Montgomery County. Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1884. 526.

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