New York 1798 U.S. Senate, Special
- Office:
- U.S. Senate (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1798 U.S. Senate, Special
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
- Candidates:
- John Sloss Hobart, John Addison, John Armstrong, John Taylor, James Watson, James Cocliram
Candidates: | John Sloss Hobart[1] | John Addison | John Armstrong | John Taylor | James Watson | James Cocliram |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | |||||
Final Result: [2] | 100 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Assembly[3] | 72 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
Senate | 28 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Thursday, eleven o'clock A.M. January 11th. Resolved that this House will immediately proceed to nominate a Senator to represent this State in the Senate of the U.S. House of Representatives of the United States of America, in the place of the Hon. Philip Schuyler, who has resigned that appointment." Journal of the New York Assembly, 1798. 40-41.
[3]The Poughkeepsie Journal lists John Addison with 22 votes.
References:
Journal of the New York Assembly, 1798. 40-41.
Journal of the New York State Senate, 1798. 14-15.
The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 16, 1798.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). January 24, 1798.
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