Tennessee 1796 Electoral College

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1796 Electoral College
Date:
1796
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
Hugh Wilson, Joseph Greer, Daniel Smith
Electors: Hugh Wilson[1]Joseph Greer[2]Daniel Smith[3]
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Presidential Candidate:Thomas JeffersonThomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
Final Result: [4]---
State Electoral College[5][6]---

Notes:

[1]Hugh Wilson was elected for the district of Washington.
[2]Joseph Greer was elected for the district of Hamilton.
[3]Daniel Smith was elected for the district of Mero.
[4]"Acts of Tennessee, 1796, Chapter IV, (Second Session)...divided the state into three electoral districts and named three persons from each county in each district to elect an elector for each of the three districts, namely, Washington, Hamilton, and Mero."
[5]Section 2 of the Enactment mentioned above gives a list of the "appointed electors to elect an elector in the district of Mero, for the purpose aforesaid." that being an elector to elect an elector to elect the President and Vice-President of the United States.
[6]In regard to Sevier County in 1796, a poll list contains the names of 54 voters. "A list of Electors for Sevier County 1796. Returns for Sevier County." No totals are given. This is to be found in the Governor's Papers of John Sevier.

References:

Original Election Returns. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Governors Papers of John Sevier. Box 5, Folder 2. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

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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).

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