South Carolina 1798 House of Representatives, Charleston City

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
South Carolina 1798 House of Representatives, Charleston City
Date:
1798
State:
South Carolina
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
John Blake, Thomas Lowndes, Nathaniel Russell, Thomas Ratcliff, Thomas Roper, Basil Lanneau, Thomas Lehre, Samuel Stent, William Johnson, Jr., Fredrick Rutledge, Dominick Augustin Hall, John Bowman, Jacob Sass, John Drayton, John Casper Folker
Candidates: John Blake[1]Thomas Lowndes[2]Nathaniel Russell[3]Thomas Ratcliff[4]Thomas Roper[5]Basil Lanneau[6]Thomas Lehre[7]Samuel Stent[8]William Johnson, Jr.[9]Fredrick Rutledge[10]Dominick Augustin Hall[11]John Bowman[12]Jacob Sass[13]John Drayton[14]John Casper Folker[15]
Affiliation:
Final Result: 798785760748730693679614579533495489479470405
City of Charleston798785760748730693679614579533495489479470405
Saint Michael Parish---------------
Saint Philip Parish---------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Nathaniel Russell is elected, but declined to serve on November 28, 1798.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Thomas Lehre is elected to the house, and to the office of Sheriff of Charleston District on December 21, 1798, where he served.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]Fredrick Rutledge is elected for Saint Philip and Saint Michael and also for Saint James Santee, but chose to serve for the former on November 27, 1798.
[11]Elected.
[12]Elected.
[13]Elected.
[14]John Drayton is elected to the house, and to the office of Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina on December 6, 1798, where he served.
[15]Elected.

References:

Porcupine's Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). November 2, 1798.
Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Vol. 1. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1974. 252-253.

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