Pennsylvania 1807 Commissioner, Allegheny County

Office:
Commissioner (County)
Title:
Commissioner
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1807 Commissioner, Allegheny County
Date:
1807
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Commissioner/Commissioner
Candidates:
William MacCandless, Andrew Watson
Candidates: William MacCandless[1]Andrew Watson
Affiliation:RepublicanConstitutionalist
Final Result: [2]1187643
Allegheny County1187643
Deer275
Elizabeth8733
Fayette11637
Indiana64
McKeesport[3]919
Mifflin13030
Moon7819
Ohio3912
Pine9646
Pitt74121
Pittsburgh175237
Plumb[4]5213
Robinson5424
Saint Clair16253

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Sources published at the time of the election do not include returns from "the district of McKeesport (Versailles), and the township of Indiana" in Allegheny County which "were not returned within the time required by law," as explained in The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 20, 1807. Totals listed here include the returns from both McKeesport and Indiana.
[3]The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA) from October 17 attributes these votes to Versailles.
[4]The Commonwealth from October 17 lists William MacCandless with 48 votes and Andrew Watson 11 votes in Plumb township.

References:

The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh, PA). October 17, 1807.
The Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). October 20, 1807.
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). October 20, 1807.

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