Louisiana 1816 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Louisiana 1816 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1816
State:
Louisiana
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Thomas B. Robertson
Candidates: Thomas B. Robertson[1]
Affiliation:Republican
Final Result: [2]2644
Ascension Parish134
Assumption Parish-
Avoyelles Parish-
Concordia Parish34
East Baton Rouge Parish171
Feliciana Parish269
Iberville Parish91
Lafourche Parish-
Natchitiches Parish-
Orleans County[3]-
District of Cannes Brutees69
City of New Orleans872
Plaquemine Parish91
Ouachita Parish-
Rapides Parish178
Saint Bernard Parish[4][5]69
Saint Charles Parish68
Saint Helena Parish176
Saint James Parish163
Saint John the Baptist Parish130
Saint Landry Parish-
Saint Martin Parish-
Saint Mary Parish-
Saint Tammany Parish129
West Baton Rouge Parish-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Mr. Robertson has no opposition for congress, and receives through the state a very unanimous vote." Alexandra Herald. August 7, 1816 and The City Gazette (Charlestown). August 8, 1816.
[3]Orleans County was divided up into at least three electorial districts, First Senatorial, Second Senatorial and Third Senatorial, and they often alternated the names. The first district was often referred to as Plaquemines, the Second as New Orleans City and the third as Cannes Brutees.
[4]Saint Bernard is listed as Terre-aux-Boeus in the Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA).
[5]The Lousiana Courier lists 70 votes for Thomas Robertson in Terre-aux-Boeus.

References:

Manuscript Returns, dated July 19, 1816. Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). July 5, 1816.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). July 8, 1816.
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). August 1, 1816.
The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA). August 7, 1816.
The City Gazette (Charlestown). August 8, 1816.

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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).
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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).
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).
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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