Georgia 1802 U.S. House of Representatives
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Georgia 1802 U.S. House of Representatives
- Date:
- 1802
- State:
- Georgia
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Milledge, David Meriwether, Peter Early, Samuel Hammond, Joseph Bryan, Francis Willis, Matthew MacAlister, William Crawford, Jared Irwin, scattering
Candidates: | John Milledge[1] | David Meriwether[2] | Peter Early[3] | Samuel Hammond[4] | Joseph Bryan | Francis Willis | Matthew MacAlister | William Crawford | Jared Irwin | scattering |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Republican | ||||||
Final Result: [5] | 8138 | 7763 | 7305 | 5042 | 4469 | 3102 | 2539 | 140 | 15 | 52 |
Bryan County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bulloch County | 76 | 54 | - | 69 | 30 | - | 75 | - | - | - |
Burke County | 412 | 375 | 80 | 360 | 377 | 1 | 60 | - | - | 11 |
Camden County | 68 | 2 | 61 | 63 | 4 | - | 62 | - | - | - |
Chatham County | 152 | 107 | 59 | 136 | 171 | 10 | 152 | - | - | 2 |
Clark County | 270 | 541 | 576 | 20 | 13 | 409 | 116 | - | - | - |
Columbia County | 679 | 569 | 159 | 564 | 512 | 173 | 144 | - | - | 37 |
Effingham County | 27 | 42 | 95 | 67 | 60 | - | 121 | - | - | - |
Elbert County | 573 | 642 | 420 | 303 | 412 | 122 | 16 | - | - | - |
Franklin County | 397 | 240 | 545 | 100 | 211 | 40 | 61 | 140 | - | - |
Glynn County | 36 | 32 | - | 19 | 36 | - | 23 | - | - | - |
Greene County[6] | 437 | 268 | 1078 | 330 | 31 | 431 | 267 | - | - | - |
Hancock County | 939 | 997 | 811 | 673 | 585 | 51 | 7 | - | - | - |
Jackson County | 490 | 541 | 600 | 128 | 148 | 289 | 137 | - | - | - |
Jefferson County | 541 | 525 | 30 | 486 | 503 | 58 | 49 | - | - | 1 |
Liberty County | 65 | 62 | 22 | 48 | 35 | 7 | 66 | - | 15 | - |
Lincoln County[7] | 338 | 250 | 276 | 102 | 99 | 153 | 193 | - | - | - |
McIntosh County | 40 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 61 | 34 | 69 | - | - | - |
Montgomery County | 201 | 120 | 200 | 127 | 82 | 2 | 91 | - | - | - |
Oglethorpe County | 297 | 314 | 335 | 43 | 138 | 62 | 143 | - | - | - |
Richmond County | 153 | 66 | 217 | 144 | 180 | 217 | 175 | - | - | - |
Scriven County | 188 | 186 | 2 | 184 | 94 | - | 96 | - | - | - |
Tattnall County | 89 | 1 | 67 | 21 | 1 | 76 | 47 | - | - | 1 |
Warren County | 360 | 320 | 339 | 422 | 73 | 199 | 181 | - | - | - |
Washington County[8] | 599 | 439 | 263 | 550 | 569 | 66 | 22 | - | - | - |
Wilkes County | 711 | 1044 | 1040 | 75 | 44 | 702 | 166 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]David Meriwether's last name is also spelled Merriwether, Merriweather, and Meriweather.
[6]The Louisville Gazette; and Republican Trumpet (Louisville, GA) lists David Meriwether with 288 votes and Francis Willis with 426 votes.
[7]The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA) lists John Milledge with 388 votes.
[8]The Louisville Gazette; and Republican Trumpet (Louisville, GA) lists John Milledge with 529 votes.
References:
Georgia Executive Minutes, 1802. 559.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). October 8, 1802.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). October 9, 1802.
Augusta Herald (Augusta, GA). October 13, 1802.
Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser (Savannah, GA). October 22, 1802.
The Louisville Gazette; and Republican Trumpet (Louisville, GA). October 27, 1802.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). November 17, 1802.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). November, 1802.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). December 1, 1802.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). September 10, 1803.
Farmer's Gazette (Sparta, GA). September 16, 1803.
Georgia Republican and State Intelligencer (Savannah, GA). September 27, 1803.
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