Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Henrico County

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1788 Constitutional Convention, Henrico County
Date:
1788
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
Edmund Randolph, John Marshall, William Foushee
Candidates: Edmund Randolph[1]John Marshall[2]William Foushee
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4][5]373198187
Henrico County373198187

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"Monday last came on at the courthouse, the election for two persons to represent the county of Henrico in the ensuing State Convention, to be held in this city in June next, to decide on the new Constitution. On the close of the poll, the votes stood as follows, viz. So that his Excellency Edmund Randoldph, and John Marshalls, Esquires, were declared to be duly elected." The Virginia Independent Chronicle (Richmond, VA). March 5, 1788.
[4]The Columbian Herald, or the Southern Star (Charleston, SC) lists Edmund Randolph with 337 votes, John Marshall with 187 votes and William Foushee with 168 votes.
[5]The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA) reported 375 votes for Edmund Randolph.

References:

The Virginia Independent Chronicle (Richmond, VA). March 5, 1788.
Columbian Herald, or the Southern Star (Charleston, SC). March 6, 1788.
Norfolk and The Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics (Portsmouth, NH). March 12, 1788.
The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA). March 14, 1788.

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