Pennsylvania 1811 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1811 Speaker of the House
Date:
1811
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
John Todd
Candidates: John Todd[1]
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]-
House of Representatives-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"From our Correspondent at Lancaster, Thursday Morning Dec. 5, "Both houses met on Tuesday. Eighty three members were present in the house of representatives and elected Mr. Todd of Bedford, speaker, by an unanimous vote." The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). December 25, 1811.
[3]"In the house of representatives, John Tod, esq. of Bedford County was unanimously elected speaker." United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). December 6, 1811.

References:

United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). December 6, 1811.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). December 25, 1811.

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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).

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