Pennsylvania 1820 Select Council, Philadelphia City
- Office:
- Select Council (City)
- Title:
- Select Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- City
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1820 Select Council, Philadelphia City
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Select Council/Select Councillor
- Candidates:
- Joseph S. Lewis, William Rush, John M. Scott, William Meredith, Lewis Clapier, Manuel Eyre, Michael Fox, James Houston, William Boyd, Levi Garret, Alexander Cook
Candidates: | Joseph S. Lewis[1] | William Rush[2] | John M. Scott[3] | William Meredith[4] | Lewis Clapier | Manuel Eyre | Michael Fox | James Houston | William Boyd | Levi Garret | Alexander Cook |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Old School Republican | Old School Republican | Old School Republican |
Final Result: [5][6] | 3436 | 2671 | 2638 | 2622 | 1298 | 1262 | 1239 | 1226 | 898 | 877 | 847 |
City of Philadelphia | 3436 | 2671 | 2638 | 2622 | 1298 | 1262 | 1239 | 1226 | 898 | 877 | 847 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]The American Daily Advertiser, October 12, lists the Federalist candidates as "Federal Republicans" and the Republicans as "Findlay Democrats." This newspaper also notes that Joseph S. Lewis ran on both the Federal Republican and Old School Republican tickets.
[6]The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), October 11, lists Levi Garret, William Boyd, and Alexander Cook as "Radicals or Fragments of Factions."
References:
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1820.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1820.
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