Delaware 1797 U.S. Senate

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Delaware 1797 U.S. Senate
Date:
1797
State:
Delaware
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Henry Latimer, David Hall
Candidates: Henry Latimer[1]David Hall
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]166
General Assembly166

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Our legislative body made a House on Friday, sufficient to do Business, they consisted of 7 Senators and Fifteen of the House of Representatives, when they went into the business of appointing a Senator, to supply the vacancy at the expiration of your time. Sixteen votes were for you and seven for David Hall." Gunning Bedford to Henry Latimer. January 8, 1797. Latimer Family Papers. Box 5. Folder 2 MS 117. Special Collections. University of Delaware.

References:

Journal of the Delaware State Senate, 1797. 18.
Gunning Bedford to Henry Latimer. January 8, 1797. MSS 117, Box 5, Folder 2. Latimer Family Papers. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE.

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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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