Pennsylvania 1803 Burgess, Pittsburgh Borough
- Office:
- Burgess (Borough)
- Title:
- Burgess
- Jurisdiction:
- Borough
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1803 Burgess, Pittsburgh Borough
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Burgess/Burgess
- Candidates:
- Presley Nevill, James O'Hara, John Johnston, Thomas Baird
| Candidates: | Presley Nevill[1] | James O'Hara[2] | John Johnston | Thomas Baird |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican |
| Final Result: [3][4][5] | 123 | 123 | 109 | 106 |
| Allegheny County | - | - | - | - |
| Pittsburgh | 123 | 123 | 109 | 106 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Two people are elected Burgesses until March 5, 1804 when a "provision was made for an annual election of one Burgess instead of two" according to Sarah Hutchins Killikelly in The History of Pittsburgh: Its Rise and Progress.
[4]James O'Hara is the "Chief Burgess" for 1803-1804 and Pressley Neville is Burgess. Pressley Neville is "Chief Burgess" after the next election for the period 1804-1805.
[5]In Pittsburgh, "Colonel Presly Neville...held many public positions...In 1803, he was a candidate for chief burgess, but his vote was a tie with that of his opponent, Colonel James O'Hara, who had also been an officer in the Revolution. The determination of the case being with the governor, the decision was in favor of Colonel O'Hara, but under the law Colonel Neville became burgess."
References:
The Tree of Liberty (Pittsburgh, PA). May 21, 1803.
Dahlinger, Charles W. Pittsburgh: A Sketch of Its Early Social Life. New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1916. 105.
Killikelly, Sarah Hutchins. History of Pittsburgh: Its Rise and Progress. Albany, NY: J. R. Lyon Company, 1906. 130.
The Mayors of Pittsburgh 1794 to 1840 - The Chief Burgesses. http://www.popularpittsburgh.com/pittsburgh-info/pittsburgh-history/pittsburgh-mayors/mayors-1840.aspx Accessed 12/29/2011.
Chief Burgesses of Pittsburgh, 1794-1813. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/pittsburgh.html Accessed 12/29/2011.
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