Northwest Territory 1800 Territorial Legislature, Trumbull County

Office:
Territorial Legislature (Territory)
Title:
Territorial Representative
Jurisdiction:
Territory
Label:
Northwest Territory 1800 Territorial Legislature, Trumbull County
Date:
1800
State:
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Territorial Legislature/Territorial Representative
Candidates:
Edward Paine
Candidates: Edward Paine[1]
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]38
Trumbull County38

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The elections were after the old English model, not by ballot but viva voce. The electors, presided over by the sheriff, announced their vote orally. Only 42 electors attended this election. The widely separated little frontier communities could send only a few men so great a distance. There was no one present from Cleveland." A History of Cleveland, Ohio. 232.

References:

Kennedy, James Harrison. A History of the City of Cleveland. Cleveland: Imperial Press, 1896. 95.
Orth, Samuel P. A History of Cleveland, Ohio. Chicago: S. J. Clarke, 1910. 232.
Whittlesey, Charles. Early History of Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, 1867. 359.

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