Pennsylvania 1802 Coroner, Philadelphia County

Office:: Coroner (County)
Title:: Coroner
Jurisdiction:: County

Label:: Pennsylvania 1802 Coroner, Philadelphia County
Date:: 1802
State:: Pennsylvania
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Coroner/Coroner
Candidates:: John Dennis, Thomas Hopkins, Andrew Nilson, Worrel, Rush, John Kling

Candidates:	John Dennis [1]	Thomas Hopkins	Andrew Nilson	Worrel	Rush	John Kling
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Federalist			Federalist
Final Result: [2]	2463	1809	1017	978	810	491
Philadelphia County	1863	1324	1017	978	810	491

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists John Dennis with 1107 votes, Thomas Hopkins with 1085 votes, Worrel with 978 votes, Rush with 810 votes, Andrew Nilson with 594 votes, and does not mention John Kling. Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) and The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list John Dennis with 1863 votes, Thomas Hopkins with 1324 votes, Andrew Nilson with 1017 votes, John Kling with 491 votes, and do not mention Worrel or Rush.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.

The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1802.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1802.

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