Pennsylvania 1807 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1807 Speaker of the House
Date:
1807
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
Simon Snyder, Charles Porter
Candidates: Simon Snyder[1]Charles Porter
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]4341
House of Representatives4341

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Extract of a letter from Lancaster, dated December 1, 1807: 'The death of Mr. Carver, left the whole number of members at 85. It was ascertained before the election began, that 84 of those were in the borough: Paul Apple of Bucks, was the absent member. It was known that the Federalists and quids, had after much discussion, settled down upon Charles Porter, of Fayette, as their candidate. Simon Snyder was of course the candidate of the democratic party, and he had the vote of every man who was elected by that party.'" The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 4, 1807.
[3]"Both branches of the legislature met on Tuesday last~ Simon Snyder had 43 votes and Charles Porter 41 for Speaker...Nothing but peace and harmony exists among the democratic members." The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). December 17, 1807.
[4]"The members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, assembled in their respective Chambers on Tuesday last...and Simon Snyder [was chosen] Speaker of the House of Representatives." Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 3, 1807.

References:

Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 3, 1807.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 4, 1807.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). December 11, 1807.
The Crawford Weekly Messenger (Meadville, PA). December 17, 1807.

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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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