Kentucky 1808 Speaker of the House, Special

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

Label:: Kentucky 1808 Speaker of the House, Special
Date:: 1808
State:: Kentucky
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: Samuel South, Henry Clay, Henry Davidge, Ferguson

Candidates:	Samuel South [1]	Henry Clay	Henry Davidge	Ferguson
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	19	16	8	1
House of Representatives	19	16	8	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Monday, January 11th. The clerk laid before the house a letter from the honorable William Logan late speaker thereof and a member from Lincoln, announcing the resignation of the chair and his seat in the house, ... it was then signified as the pleasure of the house that they immediately proceed to the election of a speaker, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation aforesaid. A majority of votes present being in favor of Henry Clay, he was declared duly elected." The Palladium (Frankfort, KY). January 21, 1808.

References:

The Palladium (Frankfort, KY). January 21, 1808.

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