Kentucky 1810 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1810 Speaker of the House
Date:
1810
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
John Simpson, Samuel South, William MacMillan
Candidates: John Simpson[1]Samuel SouthWilliam MacMillan
Affiliation:
Final Result: 371414
House of Representatives[2][3][4]371414

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"We are indebted to a particular friend for the following detail of Legislative proceedings:--'Frankfort, Dec. 5, 1810. Both houses of the Legislature were organized on Monday, nearly all the members of both appearing. The house of representatives elected Jno. Simpson of Shelby, their Speaker--votes on the first ballot thus--' John Simpson, 37, Samuel South, 14, and William McMillan, 14." The Reporter (Lexington, KY). December 8, 1810.
[3]"Monday, December 3. Thomas Doughty, Esq. was unanimously re-elected clerk. The House then proceeded to the election of a speaker and Mssrs. Simpson, McMillan and South, being nominated, the votes stood thus: For Mr. Simpson, 37, Mr. McMillan, 14, Mr. South, 14." The Palladium (Frankfort, KY). December 8, 1810.
[4]"A quorum was formed in both houses the first day of the session. Thomas Dougherty was unanimously elected clerk of the lower House, and Willis A. Lee, clerk of the Senate. Mr. John Simpson was elected speaker on the first ballot--viz: John Simpson, 37, William McMillan, 14, Samuel South, 14." Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). December 11, 1810.

References:

Journal of the Kentucky House of Representatives, 1810. 4.
The Palladium (Frankfort, KY). December 8, 1810.
The Reporter (Lexington, KY). December 8, 1810.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). December 11, 1810.
Farmer's Friend (Russellville, KY). December 14, 1810.

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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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