Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Bucks County

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Convention, Bucks County
Date:
1789
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
Samuel Ogden, Thomas Jenks, John Barclay, Abraham Stout, Samuel Benezet, Richard Blackhouse, Robert Shewell
Candidates: Samuel Ogden[1]Thomas Jenks[2]John Barclay[3]Abraham Stout[4]Samuel BenezetRichard BlackhouseRobert Shewell
Affiliation:
Final Result: [5]1730125512471231502479477
Bucks County1730125512471231502479477
District of Newtown1086897906891193186191
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District of Upper644358341340309293286

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]The Pennsylvania Archives (Vol. XI, Edited by Thomas Lynch Montgomery, 116) and Counter-Revolution in Pennsylvania (Appendix II, 330) both list 1237 total votes for John Barclay and 1237 total votes for Abraham Stout.

References:

Minutes of the Convention. Albert Gallatin Papers. Reel 2.
The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1789.
Brunhouse, Robert Levere. The Counter-Revolution in Pennsylvania, 1776-1790. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical Commission, 1942. 330.
Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, ed. Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series. Vol. XI. Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing, 1907. 114-119.

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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).

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