Maryland 1815 House of Delegates, Washington County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Maryland 1815 House of Delegates, Washington County
Date:
1815
State:
Maryland
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
John Bowles, Martin Kersher, Jacob Schnebly, Edward G. Williams, Upton Lawrence, John Irwin, John Blackford, John Hershey
Candidates: John BowlesMartin KersherJacob SchneblyEdward G. WilliamsUpton Lawrence[1]John IrwinJohn BlackfordJohn Hershey[2]
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4][5][6]17471746171116941265123912351207
Washington County17471746171116941265123912351207
Fierys32031829731739525246
Town of Hagerstown952968956909386341343338
Town of Hancock114113111112113111113112
Town of Sharpsburg[7]101102104101551544547544
Stovers[8]260245243255176191180165

Notes:

[1]Listed as Upton Bruce in the October 6, 1815 edition of the Federal Republican (Georgetown, DC).
[2]Listed as John Hersey in the October 6, 1815 edition of the Federal Republican (Georgetown, DC).
[3]The October 7, 1815 edition of the Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD) lists 1730 votes for John Bowles, 1728 votes for Jacob Schnebly, 1235 votes for John Hershey and 1213 votes for John Irwin.
[4]The votes for John Hershey in the October 7, 1815 edition of the Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD) do not add up correctly. his votes in Sharpsburg should be 544, in Stover 195, to equal 1235.
[5]The October 6, 1815 edition of the Federal Republican lists 1740 votes for Martin Kershner, 1720 votes for John Bowles, 1728 votes for Jacob Schnebly, 1235 votes for John Hershey and 1214 votes for John Irwin.
[6]The National Intelligencer, Republican Star and Maryland Gazette lists 1730 votes for John Bowles, 1728 votes for Jacob Schnebly, 1230 votes for John Hershey and 1213 votes for John Irwin.
[7]The October 7, 1815 edition of the Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD) lists 544 votes for John Hershey.
[8]The October 7, 1815 edition of the Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD) lists 243 votes for John Bowles, 260 votes for Jacob Schnebly, 145 votes for John Hershey and 165 votes for John Irwin.

References:

The Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown, MD). October 4, 1815.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 5, 1815.
Federal Republican (Georgetown, DC). October 6, 1815.
Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). October 7, 1815.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 7, 1815.
Republican Star or General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 10, 1815.
Maryland Gazette and Political Intelligencer (Annapolis, MD). October 12, 1815.
The Maryland Republican (Annapolis, MD). October 14, 1815.

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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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