Pennsylvania 1816 Sheriff, Chester County

Office:: Sheriff (County)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1816 Sheriff, Chester County
Date:: 1816
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Cromwell Pearce, Jesse Evans, Samson Babb, Holland Bowen

Candidates:	Cromwell Pearce [1]	Jesse Evans	Samson Babb	Holland Bowen
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist
Final Result:	3033	2940	2770	182
Chester County	3033	2940	2770	182
Chatham	178	353	354	-
Gum Tree	198	115	127	-
Manor	370	150	123	-
Marshallton	26	305	306	-
New London Cross Roads	185	43	43	-
New Red Lion	81	292	295	-
Old Red Lion[2]	267	374	190	182
Oxford[3][4]	337	120	120	-
Paoli	483	430	444	-
Pughtown	548	109	108	-
Sloan's	199	129	137	-
West Chester	161	520	522	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 reports 257 votes for Cromwell Pearce in Old Red Lion.

[3]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 refers to Oxford as "Hood's."

[4]The American Republican (Downingtown, PA) from October 15, 1816 reports 347 votes for Cromwell Pearce in Oxford.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). October 15, 1816.

The Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). October 16, 1816.

The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1816.

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1816.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1816.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 19, 1816.

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 19, 1816.

The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). October 26, 1816.

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