Kentucky 1801 Speaker of the House

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

Label:: Kentucky 1801 Speaker of the House
Date:: 1801
State:: Kentucky
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: John Adair, David Purvance

Candidates:	John Adair [1]	David Purvance
Affiliation:	Federalist
Final Result: [2]	30	14
House of Representatives	30	14

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Monday, Nov. 2. . . . the house proceeded to the choice of a Speaker - John Adair and David Purvance, Esqs. were nominated as suitable persons for that office. On taking the vote they stood thus, viz. For John Adair, 30, David Purvance, 14. A majority of the whole number being in favor of Mr. Adair, he was duly elected." The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). November 6, 1801.

References:

The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). November 6, 1801.

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