Pennsylvania 1800 Select Council, Philadelphia City, Special

Office:
Select Council (City)
Title:
Select Councillor
Jurisdiction:
City
Label:
Pennsylvania 1800 Select Council, Philadelphia City, Special
Date:
1800
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Select Council/Select Councillor
Candidates:
William Dawson, Stephen Girard
Candidates: William DawsonStephen Girard
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [1][2]16921647
City of Philadelphia[3][4]16921647

Notes:

[1]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) refers to the Republicans as Jacobins.
[2]Election "in the room of T. Cumpston, resigned." Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), October 16, 1800.
[3]The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1696 votes for William Dawson.
[4]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1662 votes for William Dawson.

References:

The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1800.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1800.

Page Images

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).

These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.