Pennsylvania 1797 House of Representatives, Philadelphia City

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1797 House of Representatives, Philadelphia City
Date:
1797
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
George Latimer, Francis Gurney, Lawrence Seckle, Robert Waln, Joseph Ball, Jacob Hiltzheimer, Thomas Proctor, Jacob Lawyer Swyler, Benjamin Say, Matthew Lawler, George Keppele, John Porter
Candidates: George Latimer[1]Francis Gurney[2]Lawrence Seckle[3]Robert Waln[4]Joseph Ball[5]Jacob Hiltzheimer[6]Thomas ProctorJacob Lawyer SwylerBenjamin SayMatthew LawlerGeorge KeppeleJohn Porter
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [7][8]957957941931931925605602600600598594
City of Philadelphia957957941931931925605602600600598594

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA) and Oracle of Dauphin use the spelling Seckel for Lawrence Seckle.
[8]The Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 600 votes for Jacob Lawyer Swyler.

References:

Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1797.
The Oracle of Dauphin, and Harrisburgh Advertiser (Harrisburg, PA). October 17, 1797.
Der Unpartheyische Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 17, 1797.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). October 19, 1797.

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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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