Virginia 1798 House of Delegates, Amelia County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1798 House of Delegates, Amelia County
Date:
1798
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
Joseph Eggleston, Joshua Chaffin, Alexander Jones
Candidates: Joseph Eggleston[1]Joshua Chaffin[2]Alexander Jones
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4][5]338194206
Amelia County338194206

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"It appears to your committee, that at the close of the poll for election of delegates, to represent the county of Amelia, in the month of April last, the number of votes stoods as followeth: For Alexander Jones 206, For Joshua Chaffin 194. That it appeared to your committee, that 61 votes ought to be stricken off from the poll of the said Alexander Jones, the persons not being qualified to vote according to law ~ and then the number will stand For Joshua Chaffin 194 Alexander Jones 145." The Examiner (Richmond, VA). February 5, 1799.
[4]Joseph Eggleston was elected to the U.S. Congress and therefore was not present in this Assembly. He was succeeded by William B. Giles. See Amelia Special election.
[5]Joseph Eggleston was elected to fill the seat of William B. Giles, who resigned his U.S. Senate seat October 20, 1798. Willam B. Giles then ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in the Amelia County special election to fill the seat of Mr. Eggleston.

References:

Amelia County Poll List. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). November 23, 1798.
The Examiner (Richmond, VA). February 5, 1799.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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