Pennsylvania 1819 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1819 Speaker of the House
Date:
1819
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
Joseph Lawrence, Phineas Jenks, Rees Hill, William Lehman, Wilson Smith
Candidates: Joseph Lawrence[1]Phineas JenksRees HillWilliam LehmanWilson Smith
Affiliation:FindlayiteFederalistBinnsman
Final Result: [2][3][4]56211411
House of Representatives56211411

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Village Record, December 15, affiliates Joseph Lawrence with the Administration party, Phineas Jenks with the Federalist party, and Rees Hill with the Anti-Administration party.
[3]"On the first vote given for Mr. Hill, he rose and said, He was sorry that his name had been made use of, and he wished it to be understood that he was not a candidate at this time." The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) (Lancaster, PA). December 14, 1819.
[4]"Jenkes [sic] voted for William Lehman, Mr. Hill for Wilson Smith and Mr. Lawrence did not vote at all. This probably shows the state of parties pretty correctly. All the federalists in the house voted for Mr. Jenkes [sic], the Old School and Binnsmen for Mr. Hill, and the administration men for Mr. Lawrence. Three members were absent-Baird of Chester County, Kyle of Mifflin and Crissman of Bedford-the first of these is a federalist, the other two democrats, and we believe administration men. So that the probable strength of the parties will be, on questions affecting the administration, 59 for and 38 against it." American Republican. December 14, 1819.

References:

The American Republican (Downingtown, PA). December 14, 1819.
The Carlisle Republican (Carlisle, PA). December 14, 1819.
The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) (Lancaster, PA). December 14, 1819.
Village Record, or Chester and Delaware Federalist (West Chester, PA). December 15, 1819.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). December 17, 1819.
The Susquehanna Democrat (Wilkes-Barre, PA). December 17, 1819.
The Reporter (Washington, PA). December 27, 1819.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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