South Carolina 1824 Sheriff, Charleston District

Office:: Sheriff (District)
Title:: Sheriff
Jurisdiction:: District

Label:: South Carolina 1824 Sheriff, Charleston District
Date:: 1824
State:: South Carolina
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Sheriff/Sheriff
Candidates:: Nathaniel Greene Cleary, Matthew I. Keith, Charles John Steedman

Candidates:	Nathaniel Greene Cleary [1]	Matthew I. Keith	Charles John Steedman
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	1371	1288	216
District of Charleston	1371	1288	216
City of Charleston	1212	931	125
Court House[3]	471	539	62
Inspection[4]	238	82	21
Market[5]	503	310	42
Christ Church Parish	46	15	2
Saint Andrews Parish	19	48	4
Saint Dennis and Saint Thomas Parish	12	16	2
Saint James Goose Creek Parish	10	114	12
Saint James Santee Parish	3	24	62
Lower Saint James Santee	3	18	20
Upper Saint James Santee	-	6	42
Saint John's Berkeley Parish	38	83	3
Saint John's Colleton Parish	31	57	6
Saint Stephens Parish[6]	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Col. Keith entered his protest yesterday against the election as it now stands, and the Managers will meet this morning to decide upon the validity of the objection which he will produce....Col. Steedman withdrew his name as a candidate after the first days' poll." The Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, SC). January 16, 1824.

[3]The Charleston Courier lists 1074 votes cast at the Court House.

[4]The Charleston Courier lists 342 votes cast at the Inspection.

[5]The Charleston Courier lists 851 votes cast at the Market.

[6]"No poll was held in the Parish of Saint Stephens, in consequence of the death of one of the Managers, and the illness of the other." The Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). January 16, 1824.

References:

The Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). January 14, 1824.

City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). January 14, 1824.

Southern Patriot, and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). January 15, 1824.

The Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). January 16, 1824.

Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser (Charleston, SC). January 16, 1824.

City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). January 16, 1824.

Southern Patriot, and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). January 16, 1824.

Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). March 1, 1824.

Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). March 6, 1824.

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