Tennessee 1807 Speaker of the House

Office:: Speaker of the House (State)
Title:: Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Tennessee 1807 Speaker of the House
Date:: 1807
State:: Tennessee
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: William Lillard, John Tipton, Willie Blount

Candidates:	William Lillard	John Tipton	Willie Blount
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1]	12	9	3
House of Representatives	12	9	3

Notes:

[1]"The house then proceeded to ballot for a Speaker, when Messrs. Tipton, Blount and Lillard were put in nomination...Upon counting the votes, Mr. Trimble reported that John Tipton had nine votes, William Lillard had twelve, and Willie Blount had three...Whereupon Mr. Blount's name was withdrawn and the house proceeded to ballot a second time and ...reported that Mr. Tipton had a majority of the whole house." Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1807. 2-3.

References:

Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1807. 2-3.

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